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Join Turnitin as an Associate Contracts Manager to oversee commercial contracts for SaaS products, ensuring compliance and operational effectiveness while collaborating across departments.

Responsibilities: Manage and govern SaaS commercial contracts, support sales cycles, review agreements for risks, draft contract extensions, and train staff on contracting processes.

Skills: Strong written communication, experience with RFP processes, data privacy management, and training; desirable skills include paralegal certification and familiarity with SFDC and contract management systems.

Qualifications: BA/BSc or equivalent, experience in commercial contract management/negotiation in a SaaS environment, and knowledge of data privacy regulations (US and GDPR).

Location: Remote work available based in the USA.

Compensation: $64275 - $107125 / Annually

Company Description

When you join Turnitin, you'll be welcomed into a company that is a recognized innovator in the global education space. For over 25 years, Turnitin has partnered with educational institutions to promote honesty, consistency, and fairness across all subject areas and assessment types. Over 21,000 academic institutions, publishers, and corporations use our services: Feedback Studio, Originality, Gradescope, ExamSoft, Similarity, and iThenticate.

Experience a remote-centric culture that empowers you to work with purpose and accountability in a way that best suits you, supported by a comprehensive package that prioritizes your overall well-being. Our diverse community of colleagues are all unified by a shared desire to make a difference in education.

Turnitin is a global organization with team members in over 35 countries including the United States, Mexico, United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, India, and the Philippines.

Turnitin, LLC is an equal opportunity employer- vets/disabled.

Job Description

The Associate Contracts Manager is responsible for governing commercial contracts, primarily for SaaS products served from the United States licensed by US and non-US educational and government institutions, supporting the sales cycle, giving advice and guidance which enables operational effectiveness for both our Direct and Indirect sales channels.

• Work with multiple department leaders to address business, financial, insurance and legal terms in contracts with customers, vendors, and suppliers.
• Review commercial and vendor agreements to understand risks, consequences, and impacts, escalating where applicable.
• Draft and process contract extensions and addenda as required.
• Provide governance on contract approval and execution to ensure deals are closed appropriately.
• Interact with Finance and relevant professional services to ensure the proper treatment of special financial arrangements particular to different trading countries.
• Support the Proposals team in tender and RFP processes, particularly regarding contractual responses, data privacy and risk assessment. Partner with participating departments on bid decisions.
• Train sales and support staff on contracting processes and common legal questions.

Qualifications

Essential:

• Strong written communication
• BA/BSc
• Commercial contract management / negotiation experience, ideally in a SaaS environment
• Data Privacy experience, especially US and GDPR
• RFP contractual response preparation experience
• Training experience

Desirable:

• Paralegal certificate
• Previous experience of working within an international company/with non-US customers
• Experience with SFDC
• Experience with Ironclad or other contract management system

Additional Information

The expected annual base salary range for this position is: $64,275/year to $107,125/year. This position is bonus eligible / commission-based.

As a Remote-First company, actual compensation will be provided in writing at the time of offer, if extended, and is determined by work location and a range of other relevant factors, including but not limited to: experience, skills, degrees, licensures, certifications, and other job-related factors. Internal equity, market and organizational factors are also considered.

Total Rewards @ Turnitin

Turnitin maintains a Total Rewards package that is competitive within the local job market. People tend to think about their Total Rewards monetarily — solely as regular pay plus bonus or commission. This is what they earn in exchange for what they do. However, Turnitin delivers more than just these components. Beyond the intrinsic rewards of unleashing your potential to positively impact global education, and thriving in an organization that is free of politics and full of humble, inclusive and collaborative teammates, the extrinsic rewards at Turnitin include generous time off and health and wellness programs that offer choice and flexibility and provide a safety net for the challenges that life presents from time to time. Experience a remote-centric culture that empowers you to work with purpose and accountability in a way that best suits you, supported by a comprehensive package that prioritizes your overall well-being.

Our Mission is to ensure the integrity of global education and meaningfully improve learning outcomes.

Our Values underpin everything we do.

• Customer Centric - We realize our mission to ensure integrity and improve learning outcomes by putting educators and learners at the center of everything we do.
• Passion for Learning - We seek out teammates that are constantly learning and growing and build a workplace which enables them to do so.
• Integrity - We believe integrity is the heartbeat of Turnitin. It shapes our products, the way we treat each other, and how we work with our customers and vendors.
• Action & Ownership - We have a bias toward action and empower teammates to make decisions.
• One Team - We strive to break down silos, collaborate effectively, and celebrate each other’s successes.
• Global Mindset - We respect local cultures and embrace diversity. We think globally and act locally to maximize our impact on education.

Global Benefits

• Remote First Culture
• Health Care Coverage*
• Education Reimbursement*
• Competitive Paid Time Off 
• 4 Self-Care Days per year
• National Holidays*
• 2 Founder Days + Juneteenth Observed
• Paid Volunteer Time*
• Charitable contribution match*
• Monthly Wellness or Home Office Reimbursement*
• Access to Modern Health (mental health platform)
• Parental Leave*
• Retirement Plan with match/contribution*

* varies by country

Seeing Beyond the Job Ad

At Turnitin, we recognize it’s unrealistic for candidates to fulfill 100% of the criteria in a job ad. We encourage you to apply if you meet the majority of the requirements because we know that skills evolve over time. If you’re willing to learn and evolve alongside us, join our team!

Turnitin, LLC is committed to the policy that all persons have equal access to its programs, facilities and employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.