About this role
Role Overview
- Draft, review, and redline standard agreements (such as NDAs, Order Forms, and standard SOWs) using established templates and playbooks.
- Act as the first point of contact for internal business partners initiating new contract requests; ensure all required information is gathered before legal review.
- Manage the signature process (e.g., DocuSign), ensuring all internal approvals and financial authorizations are secured prior to execution.
- Own the Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) system. You will upload signed contracts, enter key metadata (renewals, termination dates, payment terms), and ensure data integrity.
- Assist the Contracts Manager and Legal team in maintaining the library of templates, self-help guides, and legal FAQs to improve efficiency.
- Coordinate with Finance and Security teams to ensure vendors complete necessary due diligence questionnaires during the contracting phase.
Requirements
- 2–5 years of experience in contract administration, legal operations, or a paralegal role, preferably within a tech or fast-paced corporate environment.
- Post-secondary education (Bachelor’s degree or College Diploma); a Paralegal certificate is highly preferred.
- Proficiency with eSignature tools, Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) software, and legal drafting solutions.
- Experience reviewing standard contracts and spotting deviations from standard terms; ability to interpret basic legal concepts (confidentiality, term, termination).
- specific attention to detail with the ability to manage high volumes of paperwork and track multiple deadlines without letting things slip through the cracks.
- Ability to explain the status of a contract clearly to non-legal business partners and chase down approvals diplomatically.
Benefits
- Top-tier health benefits and life insurance
- Long-term group savings with employer match using our Wealthsimple for Business platform
- 20 vacation days + 4 wellness days per year, and unlimited sick and mental health days
- 90 days away program: Employees can work outside of Canada for up to 90 days per calendar year
- A wide variety of peer and company-led Employee Resources Groups (e.g., Rainbow, Women of Wealthsimple, Black @ WS)