Corporate Counsel – Director of Contracts

Skyline Technology Solutions · via Happy Techies

💰 $160,000 - $190,000/yr 🌎 Remote 📍 Remote, Maryland ⌛ Posted 12 days ago

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Job Description:

Serve as a senior leadership team member reporting directly to the CEO
Advise the CEO and executive team on enterprise legal and contract risk
Manage review and negotiation of contracts and legal agreements
Coordinate with third-party legal counsel on compliance and contract issues
Oversee MBE/VSBE goal compliance, contract renewals, CPI increases, insurance, and bonding programs
Oversee change orders and manage contract management team members
Perform RFP reviews for risk, bonding/insurance compliance, contract exceptions, and required submission forms
Support proposal development and the business-development-to-delivery process
Manage mandatory contract reporting, revenue reporting, and usage fee payments
Advise on organizational conflict of interest mitigation
Lead SITCH Software license agreement development and negotiations
Oversee corporate legal status, operating agreement, state licensing, and legal policies
Support HR, cybersecurity, and business development legal requests
Manage litigation, claims, government disputes, and bid protests with outside counsel
Advise on False Claims Act exposure and government representations
Advise on data privacy and cybersecurity regulatory obligations and incident response disclosures
Serve as primary legal advisor on Maryland state and local procurement matters, including COMAR and bid protests
Provide legal support for employment matters, corporate governance, entity maintenance, and board matters
Partner with the Director of GRC on cybersecurity, privacy, compliance, solicitations, contracts, flow-downs, and third-party assessments
Approve CRM opportunity win closures by reconciling records with executed contract documentation
Oversee subcontractor legal, compliance, insurance, financial, and certification risk assessments
Oversee NDAs, subcontracts, and task orders
Advise leadership on legal and contract risk appetite and prepare legal/risk updates for ownership or board discussions

Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in business, law or related field
Master’s or JD preferred
Active bar admission in Maryland (or ability to obtain within 6 months), in good standing
Minimum of 10 years in a leadership role
Proven experience in contract management and negotiations
Experience serving as primary point of contact with government client legal, procurement, or contracting officer counterparts
Strong inclination for Information Technology, Networking, Information Security, and Software-as-a-Service terminology and related legal/contractual considerations
In-depth knowledge of contract law, contract drafting, and legal terminology
Understanding of legal/contractual risk in State, Local, Federal, Commercial, and Prime contractor engagements involving hardware, software, or service contracts
Strong understanding of FAR regulations
Working knowledge of Maryland state and local procurement regulations (COMAR), including the bid protest process
Ability to identify, assess, and advise on legal, contractual, cybersecurity, privacy, and regulatory risks
Familiarity with NIST Special Publications, FedRAMP, GovRAMP (f.k.a. StateRAMP), privacy regulations, ethics, and conflicts of interest
Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion
Strong leadership, communication, negotiation, interpersonal, and team management skills