BlackRock
Vice President, Contracting Innovation Lead-SMA Solutions
$150K–$205K
Sausalito, CA +1 · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 9, 2026
- Location
- Sausalito, CA
San Francisco, CA - Experience
- 6-10 years.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent industry experience.
About the job
Leads process improvement, automation, and AI-enabled innovation across the contract lifecycle for BlackRock’s SMA Solutions contracting function.
What you'll do
- Lead initiatives to streamline contracting workflows, reduce manual effort, and improve operational scale and stakeholder experience.
- Evaluate and deploy AI tools, workflow automations, and productivity solutions for contract review, knowledge management, reporting, and self-service.
- Partner with business and technology teams to deliver solutions, track performance, and support documentation, governance, and adoption.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent industry experience.
- 6-10 years of experience in contract management, legal operations, business operations, process improvement, or a related function.
- Demonstrated experience leading process improvement, automation, technology implementation, or operational transformation initiatives.
- Experience supporting contract lifecycle management processes and related business workflows; hands-on experience with AI and automation technologies.
Nice to have
- Experience with CLM platforms, preferably DocuSign CLM, and workflow or low-code platforms such as Salesforce, Airtable, or Microsoft Power Platform.
- Experience building AI assistants, copilots, agents, or knowledge management solutions; experience in financial services or another regulated environment.
Pay
USD$150,000.00 - USD$205,000.00 (base salary)
Tools
DocuSign CLM, Salesforce, Airtable, Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft Copilot, Copilot Studio, ChatGPT, Claude (Anthropic)
AI focus
Deploys AI-enabled solutions, assistants, copilots, and automations for contracting operations, including contract review, knowledge management, reporting, self-service, and operational decision-making; also supports development and execution of an AI strategy framework for the SMA business.
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