Senior Contracts Specialist

Security clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance required.

The Role:

As a senior contracts partner supporting complex technology and services agreements. You`ll manage contracts throughout their lifecycle, lead negotiations, identify and mitigate contractual risk, and collaborate across the business to help structure successful customer engagements.

You`ll support a diverse portfolio of Professional Services contracts while applying expertise across contract negotiation, risk management, contract administration, and where applicable, federal procurement requirements.

Responsibilities

• Manage contracts from RFP to proposal through negotiation, execution and closeout
• Review and negotiate complex contract terms and statements of work
• Identify contractual, commercial and operational risk
• Develop practice approaches to mitigate contract risk
• Partner across delivery, finance, legal and other business functions
• Support commercial, public sector and federal contracting requirements
• Apply FAR/DFARS knowledge where applicable
• Contribute to improvements in contracting processes, practices and tools

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in contract administration, with increasing responsibility
• Demonstrated success in negotiating and managing a variety of contract types and structures
• Solid understanding of contract law, risk management, and procurement best practices
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate across teams
• Bachelor's degree in business administration, legal studies, political science, or a related field.

Recommended Qualifications

• Master's degree in business administration, legal studies, political science, or a related field
• Familiarity with federal contracting and large systems integrator terms and conditions
• Experience working with federal agencies and federal regulations including FAR/DFAR, SBA, EAR, ITAR, and Defense Security Service
• Understanding of professional services contract terms, cloud computing terms, software licensing, intellectual property, and subcontracting