Contracts Manager, APAC
AnthropicAbout Anthropic
Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems.
About the role
Anthropic is seeking a Contracts Manager to join our team in Singapore as one of the founding members of our Commercial Legal team in the region. Embedded within our in-region commercial and legal operations, you'll work closely with local in-region counsel and lead counsel to support commercial and technology transactions across the region. We'll rely on you to help review, draft, and negotiate commercial and procurement contracts that support our cutting-edge AI systems. You'll also serve as a key partner in translating global legal strategy into regional execution, including supporting the triage of regional matters, rolling out process improvements and initiatives driven from global headquarters, and running local enablement sessions to keep business teams informed and aligned.
As one of our first commercial legal hires in Singapore, you'll help establish how we build and scale the contracting function across Southeast Asia and the wider APAC region, building scalable processes and collaborating across Product, Sales, Finance, Business Operations, Research, and Procurement teams.
Key responsibilities
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Draft, analyze, negotiate, and complete complex commercial transactions with our enterprise customers, vendors, and strategic partners, including IP licensing agreements
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Propose and develop scalable solutions to improve contracting efficiency
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Collaborate with business units and legal team members to streamline contract management processes, identify potential risks, and drive continuous improvement in contract handling efficiency
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Work cross-functionally with the Product, Sales, Business Operations, Research, and Procurement teams to achieve key business objectives and deliver strategic, business-minded and creative solutions
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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
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Drive the regional rollout of process improvements, policy updates, and programs initiated from global headquarters, including planning and facilitating loca
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