Contracts Manager / Paralegal

Form Energy, Inc. is seeking a Contracts Manager/Paralegal in Weirton, WV, to support its growing legal department and business functions as it scales up battery manufacturing. The role involves managing legal agreements, assisting with negotiations, ensuring compliance, and refining workflows. Ideal candidates should be organized, detail-oriented, and thrive in a fast-paced environment. This position offers an opportunity to contribute to innovative energy storage solutions and be part of a transformative mission in clean energy.
Are you ready to build America’s energy future? Form Energy is an American manufacturing and energy technology company. We’re revolutionizing energy storage with cost-effective, multi-day technology designed to keep the electric grid secure and reliable, even during extended periods of stress. By strengthening the electric system and reimagining what’s possible, we’re giving clean energy a whole new form!

In recent years, Form Energy has earned a number of accolades, including being named by TIME as a “Best Invention”, MIT Technology Review as a “Top Climate Tech Company To Watch”, and Fast Company as “One of the Next Big Things In Tech”. We are making rapid progress on our mission of delivering energy storage for a better world, and our team is growing just as rapidly to meet demand. We have signed contracts with leading electric utilities across the United States. Trial production of our iron-air batteries has already begun, and this year, production will take off to high volumes at our new factory in West Virginia.

Working for Form Energy is more than just a job, it’s a chance to be part of something extraordinary. And now - right as we significantly scale up battery manufacturing - might be the most exciting moment in the company’s history to join. We are assembling a team of highly talented and driven individuals across the country. Driven by our core values of humanity, excellence, and creativity, our team is determined to deliver on our mission and transform the energy landscape for the better.

Feeling energized to make a meaningful impact on the world? Then keep reading - you’ve come to the right place.

Role Description

As Form Energy transforms the grid, we are looking for a Contracts Manager or Paralegal to help to scale the impact of the legal department and to support key business functions across the company. This person will play an essential role in the legal department, managing various legal agreements (including terms and conditions, NDAs, supply agreements, service agreements and other standard agreements), assist with review, redlining, negotiation and execution of agreements and terms and conditions, collaboration with legal team and internal stakeholders to ensure compliance with company policies, assist with operationalizing and refining workflows within the legal department, and contributing significantly to the Legal team's level of client service and valued partnership with the business.

We are looking for a highly organized, detail-oriented, and collaborative person who thrives in a fast-moving environment and gets excited about developing processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness.

What you'll do:
• Review, prepare and negotiate various template agreements across different departments (including Business Development, Supply Chain, IP).
• Develop, implement and maintain efficient and effective systems for managing information, projects and workflows to ensure accurate and timely responses.
• Assist in creating and maintaining various templates to ensure the business can transact quickly and efficiently.
• Manage and maintain internal repositories of agreements and be the first line of defense in helping clients interpret contractual obligations.
• Support contract finalization and execution, while coordinating cross-functionally relating to internal approvals.
• Manage relationships with outside counsel, including monitoring correspondence, onboarding new counsel, and reviewing invoices.
• Monitor, update, and help develop strategic and tactical goals in order to meet organizational goals.

What you'll bring:
• 4+ years experience as a paralegal contracts manager or similar position (in-house experience or energy background strongly preferred)
• BA or BS Degree from an undergraduate institution
• Experience with a wide array of legal documents and contractual agreements, including NDAs, consulting agreements, and other commercial contracts
• Familiarity with patents and other intellectual property documentation
• High level of professionalism and motivation, and ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively in a fast-paced, rapidly changing startup environment
• Ability to take initiative to identify and complete tasks with little or no supervision
• Ability to manage multiple projects and be adaptable with rapidly changing priorities
• Demonstrated capacity and passion for organization and efficiency
• Excellent written, verbal, analytical, and interpersonal skills

#LI-Hybrid

#LI-CB1

Humanity is a cornerstone of Form Energy’s culture, and we make sure our compensation and benefits reflect that. Form Energy offers competitive salaries, stock options, and a holistic benefits package to ensure all employees have what they need to thrive while working here.

When it comes to you and your family’s health, we cover 100% of medical, dental, and vision premiums for full-time employees - and 80% of healthcare premiums for dependents. This starts from day one. We also offer at least 12 weeks of paid leave for new parents (up to 20 weeks for birthing parents), and generous vacation policies to give employees time to recharge when needed.

To build America’s energy future, we need everyone at the table. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply to our open jobs.

Compensation Range: $97.2K - $138.7K