Contract Administrator

Contract Administrator

Southgate, CA | Full-Time | On-Site

Why this role

Join a fast-moving Legal team where you’ll own projects end to end, lead negotiations, and build the processes that keep the business humming. You’ll work closely with a brilliant attorney, making this a uniquely dynamic opportunity for a Contract Administrator who thrives on autonomy and problem-solving.

What you’ll do

• Project manage the contract lifecycle from intake to execution: scope requirements, set timelines, run stakeholder updates, clear blockers, and drive to on-time completion.
• Lead contract negotiations in partnership with the Chief Legal Officer/attorney: draft and redline, propose fallback positions, align on playbooks, and close favorable terms.
• Build and improve processes: create intake forms, SOPs, templates, playbooks, RACI/SLAs, and reporting that scale the department’s effectiveness.
• Lead the implementation and optimization of contract lifecycle management by collaborating with IT and business teams to ensure successful software deployment, data integrity, and streamlined workflow automation.
• Own the contracts database and legal intranet pages: governance, taxonomy, version control, and user enablement.
• Create actionable dashboards & reports (renewals, expirations, obligations, cycle time, negotiation outcomes, workload).
• Support legal responses: coordinate information gathering and document prep for subpoenas, discovery, and similar inquiries.
• Manage cross-functional work with Procurement, Sales, Finance, Ops, and external partners/consultants.
• Communicate crisply: run standups/check-ins, publish status updates, and brief execs on risk, path-to-green, and decisions needed.
• Be hands-on where needed—no task too small when it moves the project forward.

You’ll thrive here if you…

• Are self-managing: you prioritize, sequence work, and keep multiple projects moving without being chased.
• Enjoy partnering with high-caliber experts, translating legal nuance into business action.
• Love turning ambiguity into process and process into measurable results.

Required Qualifications

• College degree required.
• 3 years in a Contract Administrator or closely related role (in-house legal or commercial operations).
• Demonstrated project management capability: planning, timelines, stakeholder comms, risk/issue tracking, and delivery.
• Proven experience drafting/reviewing/redlining contracts and supporting/leading negotiations.
• Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently and drive them to completion with minimal supervision.
• Strong skills in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint; DocuSign experience preferred.
• Clear, concise written and verbal communication and meticulous organization/time management.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required, Juris Doctor a plus.
• In-house paralegal experience and/or exposure to customer service or procurement environments.
• Hands-on contract management/contract lifecycle management experience.
• Familiarity with building templates, playbooks, SOPs, SLAs, and reporting.

The fine print

• This is a full-time, direct-hire, on-site role in Southgate, CA.

This is a full-time, direct-hire, on-site role. Qualified and interested candidates are urged to apply: Zach Hoofring, AVALON, zach@avalonstaffing.com OR Jackie Hoofring, AVALON, jackie@avalonstaffing.com

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