VP, Commercial Contracting & Legal Operations

Match Group
Los Angeles, New York, Dallas
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 310,000 - 335,000 annuallyFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceExperience: 15+ yearsEducation: professionalSkills: ["Leadership","Communication","Collaboration","Strategic thinking","Business judgment"]

Own Match Group’s global commercial contracting strategy and contracting operations, consolidating work across multiple brands into a single, dedicated function. Lead a team of commercial contracting professionals and set the approach for drafting, negotiating, and managing procurement, vendor, and SaaS/technology agreements. Build scalable playbooks and governance while partnering with Legal AI Enablement to modernize contract lifecycle management and legal-tech tooling with AI and automation.

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VP, Commercial Contracting & Legal Operations

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Job Summary

Own Match Group’s global commercial contracting strategy and contracting operations, consolidating work across multiple brands into a single, dedicated function. Lead a team of commercial contracting professionals and set the approach for drafting, negotiating, and managing procurement, vendor, and SaaS/technology agreements. Build scalable playbooks and governance while partnering with Legal AI Enablement to modernize contract lifecycle management and legal-tech tooling with AI and automation.
Location: Los Angeles, New York, Dallas
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Sr. Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own global commercial contracting strategy and oversee drafting, negotiation, and management of procurement, vendor, and SaaS/technology agreements.
  • •Lead the Legal Operations function for contract lifecycle management, billing, and legal-tech tooling strategy and execution.
  • •Reimagine contracting with AI in the loop by partnering with Legal AI Enablement to accelerate review, drafting, negotiation support, and risk triage.
  • •Extend commercial contracting support to central teams including procurement, workplace experience, finance, real estate, and operations.
  • •Develop scalable processes—playbooks, templates, and governance—using AI and automated processes to scale consistency across brands.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 310,000 - 335,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health Insurance401k MatchingEquityPaid HolidaysParental LeavePet InsuranceLearning Budget

Key Requirements

  • •15+ years of experience in commercial contracting, procurement, or vendor management, including significant negotiation and people-management experience.
  • •Substantial experience leading Legal Operations for a global legal team, with knowledge of Legal Ops practices and trends.
  • •Deep experience negotiating and structuring SaaS, technology licensing, procurement, and other vendor agreements at scale.
  • •J.D. from an accredited institution and an active law license in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction (required).
  • •Genuine AI-forward mindset, using AI tools today and driving adoption of AI and automation in contracting and Legal Ops.
Experience:15+ yearsCommercial contractingProcurementVendor managementLegal OperationsSaaSTechnology licensing
Education:Professional (JD, MD, etc.)
Skills:LeadershipCommunicationCollaborationStrategic thinkingBusiness judgment
Tech Stack:ClaudeChatGPTGeminiContract AI platformsAIAutomation

Company Brief

Match Group
Operates a portfolio of consumer dating products and services, including Tinder, Match.com, PlentyOfFish, and Hinge, connecting millions of users globally through mobile and web platforms.
Industry: Digital Media
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Dallas, United States
Founded: 1995
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