Director, Commercial Contracts
Dallas, TX
Contract
Onsite
1 month ago
About the role
Who We Are
We’re not in the wing business. We’re in the flavor business. It’s been our mission to Serve the World Flavor since we first opened in 1994, and we’re just getting started. 1997 saw the opening of our first brand partner operated Wingstop location, and by 2002 we had served the world one billion wings. It’s flavor that defines us and has made Wingstop one of the fastest growing brands in the restaurant industry.
Above all else – our success is largely due to our people and our core values, or what we call The Wingstop Way of being entrepreneurial, service-minded, fun, and authentic. We believe having a strong people foundation centered on these collective values creates a crave-worthy culture and talented team, as well as ensures our brand is poised for accelerated growth. We all win together.
What We’ll Need
The Director, Commercial Contracts will support Wingstop’s legal and business teams through the drafting, review, negotiation, interpretation, and administration of a broad range of commercial agreements. This role will partner closely with stakeholders across marketing, operations, supply chain, technology, franchising, development, and finance to help advance business priorities while managing contractual, operational, and compliance risk.
This role requires a highly organized, practical, and business-minded contracts professional who can manage competing priorities, build strong stakeholder relationships, and translate complex contract terms into clear guidance for the business.
What You’ll Need
Who You Are
No job is too small. You recognize that the real work happens in the restaurants, and everything we do should support their success. You stay humble, roll up your sleeves, and always look for ways to help. You learn from others and contribute wherever you can.
You care deeply about doing great work and driving results. You’re curious, ask questions, and seek out opportunities to improve. You don’t just point out problems—you bring solutions, ideas, and perspectives that move the team forward.
You take full responsibility for your work and see things through to completion. You aren’t afraid to fail because you know that failure is a part of learning and growth. You take action, move fast, and keep pushing forward.
You lead with empathy, respect, and emotional intelligence. You collaborate effectively, fostering a culture of trust and constructive feedback. You understand the importance of teamwork and ensure that your actions build others up rather than break them down.
You push yourself and others to be better. You embrace healthy conflict, knowing that great ideas and strong teams emerge from honest, constructive conversations. You believe that leaders create leaders and are committed to fostering a culture of growth, challenge, and continuous improvement.
Benefits
FLAVOR PERKS:
Fun Is The Best Flavor
Wingstop provides equal opportunities for everyone that works for us and everyone that applies to join our team, without regard to sex or gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, any service, past, present, or future, in the uniformed services of the United States (military or veteran status), or any other consideration protected by federal, state, or local law.
We’re not in the wing business. We’re in the flavor business. It’s been our mission to Serve the World Flavor since we first opened in 1994, and we’re just getting started. 1997 saw the opening of our first brand partner operated Wingstop location, and by 2002 we had served the world one billion wings. It’s flavor that defines us and has made Wingstop one of the fastest growing brands in the restaurant industry.
Above all else – our success is largely due to our people and our core values, or what we call The Wingstop Way of being entrepreneurial, service-minded, fun, and authentic. We believe having a strong people foundation centered on these collective values creates a crave-worthy culture and talented team, as well as ensures our brand is poised for accelerated growth. We all win together.
What We’ll Need
The Director, Commercial Contracts will support Wingstop’s legal and business teams through the drafting, review, negotiation, interpretation, and administration of a broad range of commercial agreements. This role will partner closely with stakeholders across marketing, operations, supply chain, technology, franchising, development, and finance to help advance business priorities while managing contractual, operational, and compliance risk.
This role requires a highly organized, practical, and business-minded contracts professional who can manage competing priorities, build strong stakeholder relationships, and translate complex contract terms into clear guidance for the business.
- Draft, review, negotiate, and manage a broad range of commercial agreements, including vendor and supplier contracts, consulting agreements, confidentiality agreements, technology agreements, marketing agreements, licensing and manufacturing agreements, master service agreements, and other business and operational contracts.
- Advise internal stakeholders on contractual obligations, business risks, operational considerations, and recommended paths forward.
- Own day-to-day contract lifecycle processes, including intake, review coordination, approval routing, renewal tracking, document organization, and process adherence.
- Partner cross-functionally with legal, finance, procurement, marketing, IT, franchising, development, and operations teams to support strategic initiatives and business operations.
- Identify contractual, operational, and compliance risks, escalate material issues, and help resolve contract-related matters in partnership with internal stakeholders.
- Support franchise-related commercial matters, including contract interpretation, compliance follow-up, and coordination with franchising, operations, and development partners as needed.
- Develop and maintain contract templates, playbooks, workflows, and standard processes to improve consistency, speed, and quality of contract review.
- Lead improvements to contract management tools, workflows, and legal operations processes.
- Communicate contract terms, risks, and obligations clearly to legal and non-legal stakeholders.
- Contribute to special projects and legal operations initiatives that improve contract governance, business support, and risk management.
What You’ll Need
- Bring a bachelor’s degree; advanced degree, paralegal certification, or contract management certification preferred.
- Bring 7+ years of experience drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and managing commercial agreements in a corporate legal department, law firm, procurement, contract management, or related business environment.
- Demonstrate strong experience negotiating a broad range of commercial contracts, including vendor, technology, marketing, services, supply chain, licensing, or operational agreements.
- Manage multiple complex contract matters simultaneously while maintaining accuracy, responsiveness, and sound judgment.
- Communicate contract terms, risk tradeoffs, and recommended paths forward clearly to legal and non-legal stakeholders.
- Build strong working relationships with cross-functional teams and external business partners.
- Apply practical business judgment when balancing legal risk, operational needs, stakeholder urgency, and company priorities.
- Bring experience in franchise, restaurant, retail, technology, supply chain, or consumer-facing businesses preferred.
- Bring experience with contract lifecycle management systems and legal operations processes preferred.
Who You Are
No job is too small. You recognize that the real work happens in the restaurants, and everything we do should support their success. You stay humble, roll up your sleeves, and always look for ways to help. You learn from others and contribute wherever you can.
You care deeply about doing great work and driving results. You’re curious, ask questions, and seek out opportunities to improve. You don’t just point out problems—you bring solutions, ideas, and perspectives that move the team forward.
You take full responsibility for your work and see things through to completion. You aren’t afraid to fail because you know that failure is a part of learning and growth. You take action, move fast, and keep pushing forward.
You lead with empathy, respect, and emotional intelligence. You collaborate effectively, fostering a culture of trust and constructive feedback. You understand the importance of teamwork and ensure that your actions build others up rather than break them down.
You push yourself and others to be better. You embrace healthy conflict, knowing that great ideas and strong teams emerge from honest, constructive conversations. You believe that leaders create leaders and are committed to fostering a culture of growth, challenge, and continuous improvement.
Benefits
FLAVOR PERKS:
- Unlimited paid time off for exempt employees
- One paid volunteer day of your choice
- Competitive bonus structure for eligible roles
- Team member stock purchase plan
- Health savings or flexible spending account options
- 401k – (dollar for dollar on the first 3% and then 50 cents on the dollar for the next 2% for team member contributions up to 5% of eligible compensation)
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
- Basic life and AD&D insurance provided
- Pet insurance
- Education Assistance
- Wellness reimbursement program
- Paid maternity and paternity leave
Fun Is The Best Flavor
- Lunch provided every Tuesday and Thursday in office
- Discount on Wingstop gift cards
- Onsite game room
Wingstop provides equal opportunities for everyone that works for us and everyone that applies to join our team, without regard to sex or gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, any service, past, present, or future, in the uniformed services of the United States (military or veteran status), or any other consideration protected by federal, state, or local law.