Commercial Contracts Manager

About our group:

Seagate's Legal team is a diverse, dynamic, innovative, and engaged team. Our attorneys and other professionals work collaboratively as valued business partners to support Seagate's strategy and objectives. The Commercial Contracts team provides clear, practical legal guidance to support business teams across engineering, procurement, finance, and executive leadership. Our focus is on helping the company grow while managing risk responsibly. We work on a wide range of commercial agreements and stay current with legal developments in technology, data privacy, and global business.

We value teamwork, sound judgment, and straightforward communication.

• Under the general supervision of a Seagate attorney, draft and negotiate contracts - primarily responsible for managing a portfolio of commercial contracts supporting Seagate's global operations
• Use AI tools to assist with routine tasks, including contract review.
• Partner with internal requestors to determine business requirements and negotiate contract terms based on Seagate's business requirements
• Recognize non-standard terms and work with attorneys and relevant internal stakeholders to review and approve contract terms
• Contract Management - independently manage contract workflow and approval processes to ensure that internal stakeholders review and approve contracts according to Seagate policies.
• Maintain a database of contracts and update throughout the contract lifecycle, from requesting, drafting, and signing; through amending, renewing, terminating, and archiving
• Work cross-functionally to support other areas of the legal department, such as compliance, dispute resolution, intellectual property, government relations, and labor law; and will help coordinate matters between Seagate attorneys and outside counsel

• Use of independent judgment and creative problem solving
• Thorough understanding of the implications of the work in protecting Seagate
• Ability to make recommendations for sound business solutions
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple contracts, tasks, and projects
• Excellent critical thinking skills

• Drafting, negotiating and managing a variety of commercial contracts, ranging from routine to complex. Specifically with the following types of agreements:
  • Manufacturing-related contracts experience, including direct materials supply agreements, equipment purchase and service agreements
  • IT/SaaS agreements
• Using Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) software tools
• Experience using AI tools in business environment (ideal)
• Interviewing internal clients to understand their business requirements
• Converting business requirements into contractual requirements
• Summarizing contracts and legal documents for internal review
• Summarizing contracts for stakeholders
• Reviewing internal policies with the ability to explain internal policies to stakeholders
• Collaborating on cross-functional projects and teams to improve processes & procedures, and solving complex problems
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Word and other Microsoft Office software products
• Bachelor's degree and/or related experience

• Experience using Apttus CLM
• Experience negotiating information security contract language
• Experience negotiating logistics-related agreements, such as warehousing, ground and air transportation, JIT hubs, etc.

The estimated base salary range for this position is $73,000.00 - $. The individual salary is based on work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Seagate offers comprehensive benefits to its eligible employees, including, but not limited to, eligibility to participate in discretionary bonus program, medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, short- and long-term disability, 401(k), employee stock purchase plan, health savings account, dependent care, and healthcare spending accounts.

Seagate also offers paid time off, including 12 holidays, flexible time off provided pursuant to Seagate policy, a minimum of 48 hours of paid sick leave, and 16 weeks of paid parental leave. The benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year and may differ depending on work location.

We prefer candidates who can work in a hybrid work structure at one of our primary locations in Bloomington, MN or Longmont, CO to foster collaboration and team engagement. While Bloomington, MN or Longmont, CO is preferred, we may also consider exceptional candidates for remote work arrangements in the United States if they do not reside within 50 miles of a site.

Our Bloomington, MN campus spans two suburbs, Edina and Bloomington, and serves as the Recording Head development and manufacturing arm of Seagate. Located in the heart of a bustling community, Seagate offers an on-site cafe, or if you prefer, you can drive to one of many restaurants just minutes away. Need to grab a gift over lunch…