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Fora Travel · 1 day ago

Contracts & Legal Operations Specialist

Fora Travel is a modern travel agency that empowers travel enthusiasts to become successful travel advisors. They are seeking a Contracts & Legal Operations Specialist to manage the full contract lifecycle, streamline legal processes, and ensure agreements are clear and efficient.

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Responsibilities

Draft, review, and revise partnership agreements and a wide range of additional commercial agreements (vendor agreements, service agreements, NDAs, SaaS/MSA, SOWs, amendments), ensuring consistency with company standards
Identify risks, propose contract edits, and provide practical recommendations
Maintain, update, and improve contract templates and clause libraries
Own the end-to-end execution process: steer contracts through internal systems and coordinate input from various teams, redlining, approvals, signatures, and archiving
Manage the contract repository and build out a new contract management system
Track key dates, renewal terms, obligations, and compliance requirements
Build, refine, and document internal contract workflows to increase efficiency
Serve as the primary point of contact for internal teams (Finance, Sales & Marketing, Partners, Business Ops and Advisor Experience) on contract-related questions
Coordinate with stakeholders to gather requirements and ensure timely deal execution
Support Legal with research, compliance tasks, and special projects
Help implement scalable processes and systems to support company growth
Identify operational bottlenecks and propose improvements to workflows and documentation
Create dashboards, trackers, or lightweight systems to keep deals moving efficiently
Contribute to policy development, knowledge bases, and internal training materials

Qualification

Contract DraftingContract Lifecycle ManagementLegal OperationsMicrosoft Office SuiteAttention to DetailProcess ImprovementCommunication SkillsProject Management

Required

3–7+ years of experience in contracts administration/paralegal role in in-house corporate legal department and/or large law firm creating, reviewing or administering contracts, or a similar role
Experience drafting, redlining, comparing and negotiating contracts
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
Experience with contract lifecycle management tools and document management systems
Excellent attention to detail and organization; able to manage cross-functional projects and multiple workflows simultaneously
Strong sense of ownership with ability to anticipate needs and execute autonomously
Strong written and verbal communications skills; able to interact professionally with business leaders and external partners
Bachelor's degree in a law, business, finance, or related field
Authorized to work in the U.S., and available to work in person at our office in Lower Manhattan 4 days/week

Preferred

Paralegal certificate, coursework in business/legal studies or JD preferred
Experience in a fast-paced startup or travel organization is strongly preferred
Experience managing partner onboarding or procurement workflows
Experience with reviewing and negotiating non-disclosure agreements
Familiarity with privacy/security concepts (e.g., DPAs, SOC reports, compliance questionnaires)
Experience building or improving processes from scratch, including by leveraging AI

Benefits

Unlimited vacation
Health Insurance (including an option completely covered by Fora HQ)
Dental & Vision Insurance
Wellhub Memberships
401k plan with company match
Commuter Benefits
Supplemental Life Insurance
Stock Options

Company

Fora Travel

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Fora is the modern travel agency.

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$78.5M
Key Investors
Insight PartnersForerunner
2025-01-01Series C· $40M
2023-01-01Series B· $20M
2022-08-11Series A· $13.5M

Leadership Team

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Henley Vazquez
Co-Founder
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Jake Peters
Co-Founder & Chief Product and Technology Officer
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