Lifecycle Legal Engineer (Technical Success Manager)
$130k - $135k USD
Ironclad is the leading AI contracting platform that transforms agreements into assets. Contracts move faster, insights surface instantly, and agents push work forward, all with you in control. Whether you’re buying or selling, Ironclad unifies the entire process on one intelligent platform, providing leaders with the visibility they need to stay one step ahead. That’s why the world’s most transformative organizations, from Rivian to the World Health Organization and the Associated Press, trust Ironclad to accelerate their business.
We’re consistently recognized as a leader in the industry: a Leader in the Forrester Wave and Gartner Magic Quadrant for Contract Lifecycle Management, a Fortune Great Place to Work, and one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Workplaces. Ironclad has also been named to Forbes’ AI 50 and Business Insider’s list of Companies to Bet Your Career On. We’re backed by leading investors including Accel, Y Combinator, Sequoia, BOND, and Franklin Templeton. For more information, visit www.ironcladapp.com or follow us on LinkedIn.
The Lifecycle Legal Engineer (LLE) is a technical, customer-facing role focused on ensuring customers achieve deep adoption and measurable value following their initial product implementation. This role acts as a strategic technical partner, moving customers from initial activation to advanced product maturity.
What You Will Be Doing:
Drive early adoption: Provide post-hypercare support to customers following their initial implementation to help drive early adoption and value realization
Scale outcome-based plays: Use data, dashboards and playbooks to proactively monitor adoption trends, flag risk signals, and execute repeatable success motions across book of business; Support churn-risk intervention/light services engagements to help reduce churn
Consult with expertise: Host technical consults focused on best practice recommendations, workflow optimization and product education; conduct light troubleshooting and liaise with Support for customers experiencing technical issues
Optimize configurations: Conduct instance assessments and discuss customer business requirements to identify areas where configuration can be streamlined or improved; enable customers to use the latest and greatest features/functionality
Advance customer maturity: Guide customers through the full adoption journey—from activation to foundational to advanced use cases—leveraging best practices and tailored recommendations to help them unlock deeper value
Collaborate cross-functionally: Work closely with Product, Engineering, Sales, and other partners to share insights, influence roadmap improvements, and jointly strategize on account-level needs across the book of business
Be the voice of the customer: Advocate for customer needs internally, ensuring product enhancements and process improvements reflect real-world use
Continuously improve: Contribute to playbook development, automation ideas, and internal processes that make customer success more scalable
Position future value: Maintain a strong understanding of the product roadmap and effectively position upcoming capabilities—helping customers envision solutions that may not yet exist today and preparing them for future adoption
Key Skills:
Experience: 3+ years of experience in a customer-facing, product-oriented role at a B2B SaaS company (e.g. Technical Account Manager, Implementation Consultant)
Technical Curiosity: Passion for learning new technologies and driving outcomes through technical solutions. Comfortable translating business requirements into scalable product configurations and workflows
Customer-first Mindset: Curiosity for understanding customers’ goals and values and turning them into measurable adoption plans while appropriately managing customers' expectations, and achieving mutual success plans
Domain Familiarity: Understanding of CLM (contract lifecycle management) or legal ops business processes is preferred; Exposure to AI‑assisted contracting (smart import, clause extraction, playbooks, redline assist) is a plus
Strong Communication: Ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders; ability to write clear assessments and recommendations; ability to manage sensitive customer conversations
Ownership and Organization: Capable of managing time strategically, prioritizing work based on various factors, and owning the success of interactions with customers
Growth Mindset: Comfortable navigating change and iteration in a fast-moving organization
Values Alignment: Someone who embodies Ironclad’s Values: Drive, Intent, Integrity, and Empathy
Operational Rigor: Able to navigate ambiguity while contributing to and improving repeatable processes and operational workflows
Salary Range: $130,000 - $135,000
The base salary range represents the minimum and maximum of the salary range for this position based at our San Francisco headquarters. The actual base salary offered for this position will depend on numerous factors, including individual proficiency, anticipated performance, and the location of the selected candidate. Our base salary is just one component of Ironclad’s competitive total rewards package, which also includes equity awards (a new hire grant, along with opportunities for additional awards throughout your tenure), competitive health and wellness benefits, and a commitment to career growth and development.
US Full-Time Employee Benefits at Ironclad:
100% health coverage for employees (medical, dental, and vision), and 75% coverage for dependents with buy-up plan options available
Market-leading leave policies, including gender-neutral parental leave and compassionate leave
Family forming support through Maven for you and your partner
Paid time off - take the time you need, when you need it
Monthly stipends for wellbeing, hybrid work, and (if applicable) cell phone use
Mental health support through Modern Health, including therapy, coaching, and digital tools
Pre-tax commuter benefits (US Employees)
401(k) plan with Fidelity with employer match (US Employees)
Regular team events to connect, recharge, and have fun
And most importantly: the opportunity to help build the company you want to work at
**UK Employee-specific benefits are included on our UK job postings
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.