Contracts Manager

Scale AI · Washington, DC · Public Sector · listed October 20, 2026

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The shape of it

Seniority
Manager
Experience asked
5+ years
Where
Not stated
Stated pay
$138,400 – $173,000 USD
Requirements listed
10
Length
1,027 words

In the posting’s own words

Scale is at the forefront of powering artificial intelligence. We believe that to build exceptional artificial intelligence, you need exceptional human intelligence. Scale operates the largest global platform of knowledge workers that help deliver the human intelligence needed to build artificial intelligence.

What it asks for · 10

  • Experience with a wide array of legal documents and contractual agreements, including NDAs, task orders, modifications, prime contracts, vendor agreements, and other commercial contracts
  • Bachelor’s degree.
  • 5+ years of experience as a contracts manager, paralegal, or similar experience
  • Experience with Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) terms and mitigation plans.
  • Strong background working with SaaS or other technology companies.
  • Experience with government acquisitions via Broad Agency Announcement, Commercial Solutions Opening, Other Transaction Authority, SBIR Phase 3, Consortiums, and other unique competitive and non-competitive government procurement types.
  • Experience with GSA schedules, Government Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs), BPAs, and other multi-award contract vehicles.
  • A track record of taking initiative and being resourceful to accomplish ambitious goals.
  • Effective organizational skills and and ability to juggle many competing priorities.
  • Fluency with spreadsheets, basic statistics, and an ability to use data to drive decisions.

Also a plus

  • Strong background working with SaaS or other technology companies.
  • Experience with government acquisitions via Broad Agency Announcement, Commercial Solutions Opening, Other Transaction Authority, SBIR Phase 3, Consortiums, and other unique competitive and non-competitive government procurement types.
  • Experience with GSA schedules, Government Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs), BPAs, and other multi-award contract vehicles.
  • A track record of taking initiative and being resourceful to accomplish ambitious goals.
  • Effective organizational skills and and ability to juggle many competing priorities.
  • Fluency with spreadsheets, basic statistics, and an ability to use data to drive decisions.
  • Experience working with various business tools such as Salesforce, Airtable, and Jira.
  • Understanding of contract basics and a desire and willingness to learn.

Degree language

  • Bachelor’s degree.

Tools and skills named

Ways of working
  • Cross-functional2×
  • Jira
Go to market
  • SaaS
  • Salesforce
Security & compliance
  • Security2×
Data
  • Statistics

Words the posting leans on

  • contract15×
  • legal9×
  • experience8×
  • government7×
  • processes7×
  • agreements6×
  • acquisition4×
  • management4×
  • systems4×
  • vendor4×
  • build3×
  • business3×
  • commercial3×
  • knowledge3×
  • maintain3×
  • negotiate3×

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