Contracts Manager (EMEA)

Join Anthropic, a cutting-edge AI company, as a Contracts Manager in London. In this role, you will support commercial and technology transactions across the EMEA region, collaborate with various teams, and drive process improvements. You will have the opportunity to work in a fast-paced technology startup environment and make a significant impact on the company's mission.

• Review, draft, and negotiate commercial and procurement contracts that support cutting-edge AI systems.
• Collaborate with business units and legal team members to streamline contract management processes, identify potential risks, and drive continuous improvement in contract handling efficiency.
• Partner closely with in-region counsel and lead counsel on day-to-day triage of regional legal matters, ensuring workload is prioritized effectively and seamlessly coordinated between regional and global teams.
• Ability to independently draft, review, and negotiate complex commercial and procurement contracts
• Experience managing the full contract lifecycle for technology transactions, sales organizations, and/or partnerships
• Substantive knowledge of software and SaaS agreements, reseller agreements, services agreements, strategic partnerships, and general commercial contract terms
• 8+ years of related contract management experience, with at least 5 years supporting technology transactions, sales organizations, and/or partnerships
• Experience operating in a fast-paced technology startup where priorities shift rapidly and schedules "move to the left"
• Prior experience as part of a global or distributed legal team, including partnering with colleagues across regions and navigating the nuances of aligning local needs with centralized priorities
• Strong habits around async communication, proactive status updates, and operating effectively with a remote manager across time zones
• A track record of operating with a high degree of autonomy while keeping global stakeholders appropriately informed — comfortable setting your own cadence and exercising sound judgment about when to escalate versus when to decide
• An understanding of what's important in the context of a contract and the organization's mission, including when to be flexible and when to draw a hard line
• A knack for identifying and implementing efficient processes and policies
• A preference for straightforward, concise explanations over legalese and overwrought drafting
• Comfort operating outside your areas of expertise and in uncharted legal territory
• Excellent verbal and written communication, analytical, collaboration, and interpersonal skills
• The ability to thrive as a member of cross-functional teams building frontier technologies, with a desire to develop a deep understanding of our technical teams and what we are building
• Authentic integrity and a deep understanding of the importance of ethics in business
• We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification