Manager, Contracts and Compliance

• Work closely with the VP of Legal and stakeholders across the organization to ensure legal contract provisions, such as provisions concerning privacy, intellectual property, and compliance are analyzed in line with DonorsChoose standards, with an eye toward providing pragmatic and business-minded compliance solutions
• Prepare contract compliance analysis and summaries
• Draft discrete customized and templated contracts with support from attorneys
• Complete final review of contracts, including by comparing contracting documents and preparing those contracts for signature
• Partner with other DonorsChoose teams, Finance, Procurement, Information Technology, and Operations, to ensure contracts are consistent with internal policies and processes
• Manage contract lifecycle management system
• Contribute to various contract process improvement projects, including the creation and updates of legal templates, playbooks, training materials, and CLM processes
• Manage the organization’s legal risk management processes and portfolio
• Develop and manage contract compliance communications for the Legal Team
• Other duties as assigned by the VP of Legal

This role may be perfect for you if:

• You hold a BA or BS degree; a JD and/or CIPP-US certification is a plus, but not required.
• You have 2 to 5+ years of experience drafting consultant, technology, and grant agreements with an emphasis on technology and data privacy matters.
• You are skilled at collaborating cross-functionally and enjoy working with diverse teams.
• You have experience working within contract lifecycle management systems (such as LinkSquares, SpotDraft, or HighQ) and are familiar with Slack.
• You enjoy building processes and thrive in situations where there is ambiguity to be resolved
• You are proactive—when you notice something that needs attention, you speak up and aren’t afraid to ask questions

Compensation & Benefits

Our compensation philosophy ensures that we are both externally competitive with tech-forward nonprofits of a similar size and internally fair in our pay practices. The following ranges represent the target offer range given the scope and experience expectations for this role.

• The hiring salary range for this role is $68,000 - $80,000.
• We have a hiring salary range of $72,5000 - $87,550 for specific higher cost-of-labor locations, which include New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Boston, and Washington, D.C.

Once employees are hired, everyone at DonorsChoose is eligible to receive annual performance-based raises as they grow in their role. We are open to a variety of experiences and recognize that the person we hire may be less experienced or more senior than this job description as posted. If you don’t check every box listed here, or you know you’d bring additional experience to the table, we hope you’ll submit your application.

In addition, we offer full-time staff 25 paid vacation days per year and 11 paid holidays, a rich employer-paid individual and family health plan, a matching 401(k) plan (up to 5% of base salary), annual professional development stipend, and casual and flexible work environment. To learn more about what it is like to work for DonorsChoose, visit our careers page.

Hybrid Workplace and Other Details

In this role, you’ll have the option to work a flexible hybrid schedule in our NYC office, or to work fully remotely from CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IL, IN, ME, MA, MD, MI, NJ, NY, OR, PA, RI, TX, VA, WA, WI.

Candidates who are not in the NYC area should expect to travel to our NYC office on an as-needed basis, about 4-6 times per year. All work-related travel expenses will be covered by the organization.

DonorsChoose participates in E-Verify. We will provide the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.

DonorsChoose Core Values

EQUITY

Combating systemic inequity is crucial to a brighter future for all. This reality fuels our ambitions and drives us to persevere.

INGENUITY

Complex problems require innovative solutions. We dream big, get creative, roll up our sleeves, and take action. We believe the best products can change the world.

HUMANITY

People are the heart of our team and the communities we serve. Our compassion informs our goals and how we work together to achieve them.

INTEGRITY

We strive to do right. We’re up-front about the facts. We boldly learn and grow from mistakes.

LEARNING

Education is the beating heart of our organization, inside and out. We’re curious. We listen. We know we don’t know everything.

GRATITUDE

We begin and end with thanks. We take joy in our mission, our communities, and each other.