Job Description
Sonatype is the software supply chain security company. We provide the world’s best end-to-end software supply chain security solution, combining the only proactive protection against malicious open source, the only enterprise grade SBOM management and the leading open source dependency management platform. This empowers enterprises to create and maintain secure, quality, and innovative software at scale.
As founders of Nexus Repository and stewards of Maven Central, the world’s largest repository of Java open-source software, we are software pioneers and our open source expertise is unmatched. We empower innovation with an unparalleled commitment to build faster, safer software and harness AI and data intelligence to mitigate risk, maximize efficiencies, and drive powerful software development.
More than 2,000 organizations, including 70% of the Fortune 100 and 15 million software developers, rely on Sonatype to optimize their software supply chains.
About the Team:
The Sonatype Legal team currently consists of five people. We play a broad, cross-functional role at Sonatype as we assist the company in various areas, ranging from negotiating customer and vendor transactions, assisting the development and marketing teams with new product rollouts, managing data privacy, and supporting Human Resources with employment-related issues.
Overview of Role:
This is an opportunity to work closely with a US-based legal team and gain exposure to US commercial contracting and corporate compliance practices. As a Contracts Administrator, you will play an integral part in the Sonatype Legal team. Your responsibilities will support and enable the core work of the team. You will provide day-to-day support for the Legal team and interact with various teams across Sonatype. We also see this as an opportunity for you, with our assistance, to learn and develop your legal, operations, and project management skills. As your knowledge and understanding grow over time, we anticipate you taking on more responsibility.
This will be the first Colombia team member to join the Legal Team.
What you'll do:
- Work closely with the Legal team to facilitate vendor and customer transactions, including documentation support and retaining records.
- Manage customer and vendor contract databases.
- Assist with vendor onboarding and compliance processes.
- Ensure existing organizational policies, processes, playbooks, and guidelines are effectively documented and accessible and identifying opportunities for improvement and implementing solutions.
- Assist the team with day-to-day department operations, including drafting communications, summarizing legal developments, and facilitating internal programs or initiatives.
What you bring:
- 3+ years of prior experience in a contract administrator, paralegal, or legal assistant role.
- Proven ability to manage competing priorities with a strong sense of urgency in a fast-paced, high-volume environment, consistently meeting deadlines with a high level of accuracy.
- Solid English proficiency, both written and spoken.
- Experience with enterprise-grade applications, such as CRM and CLM systems .
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office software and Google Workspace.
- Advanced professional English proficiency required. Legal or professional working English, not conversational level.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional university degree required. Law degree not required.
- A strong sense of prioritization along with high attention to detail and strong collaboration, teamwork and autonomy.
It'd be great if you also had:
- Experience with a CMS.
- Experience working in-house at a software company.
Things we're proud of:
- 2025 Best DevSecOps Solution by DevOps Dozen
- Visionary in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Application Security Testing
- 2025 DEVIES Award to our SBOM Manager new product for its innovation and impact in developer technology
- 2024 Industry Leader in Forrester-Wave for Software Composition Analysis (2024 Q4 report)
- 2023 Fast Company Best Places for Innovators
- 2023 Gartner's Magic Quadrant
- 2023 Software Report's Top 100 Software Companies
- 2023 BuiltIn Best Places to Work
- 2022 Frost & Sullivan Technology Innovation Leader Award
- 2022 PeerSpot Silver Peer Award in Software Composition Analysis
- 2022 Tech Ascension Best DevOps Security Solution Award
- 2022 NVCT Cyber Company of the Year
- Company Wellness days - We shut down company operations during some days of the year (5 in total) to enable all employees to pursue personal growth and enjoy much-needed and deserved additional rest.
- Paid Volunteer Time Off (VTO)
From the Hiring Manager:
"You will be joining a rapidly growing software company where, given the small size of the teams, you will instantly become a key contributor and have the opportunity to have a meaningful impact on the company at an exciting time in our history. We are committed to helping you learn and develop in your role and exploring innovative and creative ways to ensure you receive the professional development you desire. This is a fantastic professional opportunity for someone willing to take the initiative and add value to the company across different business functions."
At Sonatype, we value diversity and inclusivity. We offer perks such as parental leave, diversity and inclusion working groups, and flexible working practices to allow our employees to show up as their whole selves. We are an equal-opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please do not hesitate to let us know.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
Interested in this role?
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