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CLM Administrator
Owns the CLM stack that keeps workflows, integrations, reporting, and templates working.
What this person does
Owns the contract-lifecycle-management software itself — workflows, integrations, user access, reporting, template library, clause library. They are the person who makes Ironclad / Agiloft / Conga / DocuSign CLM / SirionLabs / ContractWorks actually work for your company.
This role didn't exist 5 years ago. It exists now because the CLM market has matured to the point where the software is powerful enough to require an admin and the org has enough contract volume to justify one.
In a 500-FTE company, this is often a 0.5 FTE role attached to a Contract Manager. In a 2,000+ FTE company, it's a dedicated hire.
JD template
CLM Administrator — Legal Operations
[Company] · [Location / Remote]
The role
You'll own [CLM tool] end-to-end at [Company] — workflows, integrations,
reporting, template/clause library, user access, and continuous improvement.
You're the bridge between legal, sales, procurement, finance, and IT for
anything that touches the contract pipeline.
What you'll do
- Configure and maintain workflows in [CLM tool] — intake forms, approval
routing, conditional logic, e-signature integration
- Own the template + clause library; partner with attorneys to keep
pre-approved language current
- Build and maintain integrations with Salesforce, NetSuite/[ERP], Slack,
and [identity provider]
- Run quarterly reporting on cycle time, approval bottlenecks, contract
value flowing through each workflow
- Train new users; serve as Tier-1 support for legal/sales/procurement on
CLM questions
- Own data quality — metadata extraction, OCR cleanup, repository hygiene
What we're looking for
- 2+ years administering a CLM platform (Ironclad, Agiloft, Conga,
DocuSign CLM, SirionLabs, ContractWorks, or similar)
- Comfortable building no-code/low-code workflows; bonus for SQL or
basic scripting
- Has trained non-technical users on contract software before
- Experience with at least one CLM-adjacent integration (Salesforce CPQ,
Slack approvals, identity provider SSO)
- Bonus: certification in [your CLM] (Ironclad has Certified Admin program;
Agiloft has Certified Implementer)
Comp band: $[X]K base + [bonus structure]Interview rubric
75 minutes: 45 technical + 30 fit.
Technical (45 min): open the candidate's preferred CLM admin console (sandbox you provide) and have them:
| Task | Time | What to look for |
|---|---|---|
| Build a 3-step approval workflow | 15 min | Clean conditional logic; uses dynamic role assignment, not hardcoded users |
| Add a new clause to the library + tag for retrieval | 10 min | Understands clause taxonomy; can articulate why metadata matters |
| Diagnose a stuck contract (you've seeded one) | 10 min | Uses audit log first; doesn't immediately escalate |
| Walk through how they'd integrate with Salesforce | 10 min | Knows the difference between API integration, native package, and middleware |
Fit (30 min): what got them into CLM admin, how they think about partnership with legal vs. with IT, what would make them leave.
Common hiring mistakes
- Hiring a legal-ops generalist for an admin role. Generalists won't go deep enough on the platform to actually move the needle on cycle time.
- Hiring a Salesforce admin and assuming the skills transfer. They mostly do — except Salesforce admins haven't worked with attorneys, and the partnership dynamic with legal is genuinely different.
- Not paying for certification. Tool-specific cert (Ironclad Certified Admin: ~$0–$500; Agiloft Certified Implementer: $1,500–$3,000) pays for itself in month one of a $130K hire.
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