BlackFern Recruitment
BlackFern Recruitment

Senior Contracts Specialist

Vienna, VA, US • Posted 5 hours ago • Updated 5 hours ago
Full Time
No Travel Required
On-site
Depends on Experience
Fitment

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Job Details

Skills

  • 5+ years of experience in contract administration / contract law / risk management / and procurement best practices
  • Working knowledge of FAR/DFARS
  • Experience working with federal agencies and federal regulations

Summary

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
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  • Dice Id: 91099295
  • Position Id: 9126339
  • Posted 5 hours ago
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Ashwin Kumar

Ashwin Kumar

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