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Contracts & Legal Operations Manager

United States, Sunnyvale 110000.00 - 170000.00 USD / Year · Job Posted February 17, 2026
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As Contracts & Legal Operations Manager at Cerebras, you will have a broad and critical mandate that includes administering and improving our contract management systems and processes, negotiating a variety of contracts, structuring and maintaining compliance programs for complex commercial transactions, and managing diligence data rooms. This role will afford you the opportunity to broaden your skillset and work on a diverse set of legal issues with a team that supports cutting-edge AI and advance compute technologies.

Job Responsibility

  • Maintain and improve our legal operations systems and expand our legal operations function, including maintaining our contracts management system and administering our trade compliance system
  • Investigate, test and manage AI tools for legal team
  • Draft, review and negotiate NDAs, procurement, SaaS and marketing agreements
  • Be the source of truth on the company’s contracts and related documentation
  • Develop and maintain compliance programs to ensure compliance with complex commercial agreements and governance policies
  • Provide cross functional training to stakeholders

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of experience as a contracts manager, contracts administrator, legal operations manager or similar role, with direct experience in managing and negotiating contracts
  • Experience using and administering contract lifecycle management systems and other legal ops tools
  • Demonstrable experience developing and maintaining compliance processes for complex commercial agreements and cross functional projects
  • Desire to build durable and scalable processes and systems
  • Maniacal obsession for organization, meticulous attention to detail, and relentless commitment to driving open matters to closure
  • A hands-on and proactive mindset, and a willingness to take on any task, big or small

What we offer

  • Build a breakthrough AI platform beyond the constraints of the GPU
  • Publish and open source their cutting-edge AI research
  • Work on one of the fastest AI supercomputers in the world
  • Enjoy job stability with startup vitality
  • Our simple, non-corporate work culture that respects individual beliefs

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