# Contracts Manager at Neuralink

Contracts Manager at Neuralink in South San Francisco, California, United States. On-site, full-time. Posted September 8, 2026.

- Company: Neuralink
- Location: South San Francisco, California, United States
- Workplace: On-site
- Job type: Full-time
- Experience: 4+ years
- Posted: 2026-09-08
- Apply: https://boards.greenhouse.io/neuralink/jobs/7989339003?gh_jid=7989339003
- Source: https://jobmagic.ai/jobs/contracts-manager-neuralink-c07p77

## Requirements

- Bachelor's degree (J.D. preferred), or equivalent practical experience
- 4+ years of contract management experience, preferably in a hardware, technology, medical device, or manufacturing environment
- Proficiency with contract management systems
- High attention to detail and excellent organizational skills
- Proficiency with common commercial contract terms and legal principles
- Demonstrated ability to independently manage a high volume of contracts from intake through execution, with strong judgment about when to escalate
- Experience working cross-functionally with legal and business teams
- Effective negotiation, drafting, and communication skills
- Proven ability to maintain strict confidentiality and exercise professional judgment when handling sensitive information

## Description

**About Neuralink:**

We are creating devices that enable a bi-directional interface with the brain. These devices allow us to restore movement to the paralyzed, restore sight to the blind, and revolutionize how humans interact with their digital world.
**Team Description:**

We are a small, dedicated legal team, deeply embedded in the business. You will be a vital part of this collaborative and adaptive team that embraces a growth mindset and is committed to operating with maximum efficiency. We handle a wide range of legal issues, and you will help us run our contracting process end-to-end, strengthen the operational infrastructure that allows Legal to scale with the company, and make a tangible, company-wide impact as we grow.

**Job Description and Responsibilities:
**

Neuralink is seeking a skilled Contracts Manager to join our Legal team. This role partners closely with Procurement/Supply Chain, Operations, Construction, and Engineering to support the company's procurement and operations initiatives. As a key liaison between business stakeholders and the legal team, the successful candidate will excel in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and demonstrate exceptional attention to detail. This is a hands-on role focused on day-to-day contracting and operational efficiency, and you will always have an attorney to whom you can escalate complex legal questions. This is a fully on-site role based in our South San Francisco office.

*What you’ll do:*

- Review, negotiate, draft, and manage a high volume of commercial agreements, including non-disclosure agreements, vendor agreements, statements of work, order forms, amendments, and renewals

- Serve as the primary triage point for incoming legal support requests, resolving standard requests independently and escalating complex or high-risk issues to the attorneys on the team

- Own the contract workflow end-to-end, including intake, e-signature, execution, filing, and post-signature obligation tracking

- Manage and build upon Legal's technology platform, including contract lifecycle management, e-signature, and document storage systems

- Develop and implement process improvements, automation, and AI-enabled tooling to increase contract efficiency and reduce cycle times

- Create and manage contract templates, playbooks, fallback positions, and self-service workflows that let the business move quickly on standard agreements

- Manage contract repositories and databases

- Develop strong relationships with internal business clients and stakeholders

**Required Qualifications: 
**

- Bachelor's degree (J.D. preferred), or equivalent practical experience

- 4+ years of contract management experience, preferably in a hardware, technology, medical device, or manufacturing environment

- Proficiency with contract management systems

- High attention to detail and excellent organizational skills

- Proficiency with common commercial contract terms and legal principles

- Demonstrated ability to independently manage a high volume of contracts from intake through execution, with strong judgment about when to escalate

- Experience working cross-functionally with legal and business teams

- Effective negotiation, drafting, and communication skills

- Proven ability to maintain strict confidentiality and exercise professional judgment when handling sensitive information

**Preferred Qualifications: 
**

- Prior experience with Ironclad, Lexion, or similar contract lifecycle management systems, including implementation or administration

- Prior experience at an in-house legal department, particularly at a high-growth or regulated company

- Experience supporting procurement, supply chain, construction, or hardware manufacturing contracting

- Familiarity with leveraging AI/generative technology and legal tech tools to drive process automation and efficiency

- Experience organizing and maintaining legal files, contracts, or corporate records

- Technology-savvy, including proficiency with productivity software, database software, electronic signature, and cloud storage tools

**Additional Requirements and Competencies:**

- **Act with kindness.** Communicates clearly and respectfully with stakeholders and builds trust across non-legal teams

- **Deliver urgently without compromise.** Consistently meets contract turnaround commitments without sacrificing accuracy, and implements workflow improvements rather than absorbing inefficiency

- **Demand excellence.** Exceptional attention to detail at high volume, and catches errors in terms, party names, exhibits, and signature blocks before they become problems

- **Focus on the user.** Treats internal business partners as customers and designs contracting processes around reducing friction

- **Roll up your sleeves. **A commitment to a "no job is too big or too small" approach to work

- **Think from first principles.** Questions why a process exists and applies good judgment about what to preserve, what to improve, and what to rebuild

**Expected Compensation:**

The anticipated base salary for this position is expected to be within the following range. Your actual base pay will be determined by your job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. We also believe in aligning our employees’ success with the company's long-term growth. As such, in addition to base salary, Neuralink offers equity compensation (in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSU)) for all full-time employees.
Base Salary Range:$88,800—$133,200 USD
**What We Offer:**

Full-time employees are eligible for the following benefits listed below.

- An opportunity to change the world and work with some of the smartest and most talented experts from different fields

- Growth potential; we rapidly advance team members who have an outsized impact

- Excellent medical, dental, and vision insurance through a PPO plan

- Paid holidays

- Commuter benefits

- Meals provided

- Equity (RSUs) **Temporary Employees & Interns excluded*

- 401(k) plan **Interns initially excluded until they work 1,000 hours*

- Parental leave **Temporary Employees & Interns excluded*

- Flexible time off **Temporary Employees & Interns excluded*