Contract Specialist

Tulip, the leader in AI-native frontline operations, is helping companies around the world equip their workforce with composable, connected apps, leading to higher quality work, improved efficiency, and end-to-end traceability across operations. Tulip’s cloud-native, no-code platform, powered by embedded AI, is driving the digital transformation of industrial environments through composable, human-centric solutions that go beyond disrupting the Manufacturing Execution System (MES) category.

A spinoff out of MIT, Tulip is headquartered in Somerville, MA, with offices in Germany, Hungary, Singapore, and Israel. Tulip has been recognized as a World Economic Forum Global Innovator, a 2024 Deloitte Technology Fast award winner, one of Energage’s Top Workplaces USA, and one of Built In Boston’s “Best Places to Work” and “Best Midsize Places to Work.”

About the Role

Tulip is expanding its Commercial & Legal capabilities in Budapest, and we’re looking for a Contract Specialist who can be the day-to-day engine behind our commercial contracting and procurement processes. In this role, you’ll review a wide range of commercial agreements (with a focus on software/SaaS), manage NDAs at scale, and lead vendor/procurement contract reviews. You’ll partner closely with Sales, Customer Success, Finance, Security, and our Legal team to keep deals moving quickly while protecting Tulip’s risk profile. This role reports into our global legal department partnering closely with the Head of Legal and senior stakeholders across the business. A law degree is a plus, but not required.

About You

• You have experience reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts. Software or SaaS is a plus but not required.
• You’re excited to help build and scale a procurement and contract operations function in a high-growth environment.
• You’re comfortable spotting risk in commercial and vendor contracts and suggesting practical alternatives.
• You like structure: playbooks, templates, trackers, and clean documentation make you happy.
• You’re collaborative, clear in your written communication, and able to explain contract issues to non-lawyers without legalese.

What You’ll Do
Customer & Partner Commercial Contracts

• Review, redline, and help negotiate customer-facing agreements including MSAs, order forms, subscription terms, SOWs, data processing agreements, SLAs, and partner/reseller agreements.
• Identify and clearly explain contractual risks to stakeholders (e.g. liability caps, indemnities, IP ownership, data security, audit rights, termination) and propose commercially sensible fallback positions.
• Apply and maintain Tulip’s contract playbooks and clause library, ensuring consistent positions across deals while recognizing when escalation is needed.
• Collaborate with Sales, Customer Success, and Finance to unblock deals while protecting revenue recognition, compliance, and risk standards.

Vendor & Procurement Contracts

• Lead the legal/contract side of procurement processes for software vendors, consultants, and other third parties.
• Review and negotiate vendor agreements (including SaaS, tools, consultants, and professional services) to align with Tulip’s standards on data protection, information security, confidentiality, IP, and commercial terms.
• Coordinate with IT, Security, Finance, and business owners to ensure vendor contracts meet internal requirements and are properly approved.
• Maintain visibility into key vendor obligations (renewal dates, notice periods, SLAs, audit rights, data protection commitments) and flag upcoming renewals and risks.

NDAs and High-Volume Standard Agreements

• Own the end-to-end NDA process (customer, partner, and vendor): generate templates, review counterparty forms, and ensure quick turnaround.
• Maintain NDA templates and fallback positions that balance speed with reasonable protection for Tulip.
• Support other standard form agreements (e.g. evaluation agreements, simple pilots, mutual confidentiality terms) and streamline workflows for high-volume use.

Contract Operations & Process Improvement

• Help implement and maintain contract management tools (CLM, storage, trackers), ensuring contracts are organized, searchable, and accurately tagged.
• Create and update checklists, playbooks, and training materials for Sales, Customer Sucess, Procurement, and other teams on how to use Tulip’s standard terms and when to escalate.
• Track and report on key metrics such as turnaround times, common redlines, exceptions, and renewal timelines, feeding insights back into process and template improvements.
• Partner with Finance to ensure contracts support audit, compliance, and revenue recognition requirements (e.g., clear contract boundaries, term/renewal structure, and pricing language).

Collaboration & Stakeholder Support

• Serve as a first-line point of contact for contract questions from Sales, Customer Success, Procurement, and internal stakeholders in Hungary and globally.
• Coordinate with Tulip’s Head of Legal and external law firms for escalated issues, unusual structures, or high-risk terms.
• Contribute to cross-functional projects that touch contracts and vendors (e.g., new product launches, data protection updates, security questionnaires, policy changes).

Working At Tulip

We know even great candidates experience imposter syndrome. Even if you don’t match every requirement, applying gives you the opportunity to be considered. 

We’re building a strong, diverse team that values hard work, families, and personal well-being. Benefits of working with us include:

• Direct impact on product and culture
• Private Healthcare insurance 
• Company equity
• Virtual company events and happy hours
• Flexible work schedule and unlimited vacation policy
• Team Lunches in KFT Hub and office snacks
• Learning & Development benefits 
• HU Eyeglass Benefit
• An inclusive, dog-friendly office with diverse and inspiring colleagues

We are an equal opportunity employer. At Tulip, we celebrate all. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Help us build an inclusive community that will transform frontline operations.

This role is located in Budapest, HU - We are a hybrid work environment and are in the office 3+ days/per week.