How to choose who signs the contract and in what order
Only the candidate signs or the HR manager too, Sequential or Parallel mode, 2FA check.
Updated on Oct 12, 2026
For each contract you choose who signs and in what order. You can have only the candidate sign, or the HR manager too.
Where to find it: Pre-onboarding → Contracts → create or edit a contract
The options
- HR manager signature: if on, the HR manager signs the contract in addition to the candidate (the Contact).
- Signing mode:
- Sequential: signatures happen one after the other. The candidate receives the contract after the HR manager has signed.
- Parallel: both can sign at any time.
- Two-factor authentication (2FA): requires an extra identity check to view or sign the contract.
Steps
- Open the contract you're creating or editing.
- Turn HR manager signature on or off.
- Choose the Signing mode.
- In Two-factor authentication (2FA), choose for whom and when to require the check: Verification on signing or Verification on viewing, for Contact and/or HR manager.
- Add a Signature field for each signer.
- Save.
Good to know
- Sequential mode is useful if you want the candidate to receive a contract already signed by the company.
- Verification on signing requires a mandatory Phone field for that signer: the verification code is sent by SMS to that number.
- Some providers don't support verification on viewing: in that case you can only require it on signing.
- With YouSign, signers depend on the template on YouSign. To add or remove the HR manager signature, edit the template signers on YouSign.
- You enter the HR manager's email when sending, in the "HR manager's email" step.
Common issues
The candidate hasn't received the contract yet. With sequential signing, the HR manager has to sign first. In the Participants signing status you'll see Waiting for the HR manager's signature.
I can't save the contract. Check that there's a Signature field for each signer. If you turned on verification on signing, add the mandatory Phone field.
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