Corporate Counsel – Director of Contracts

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Maryland.

📋 Description

• Act as a senior leadership team member, directly reporting to the CEO.

• Provide counsel to the CEO and executive team regarding enterprise legal matters and contract risks.

• Oversee the review and negotiation of contracts and legal agreements.

• Collaborate with external legal counsel on compliance and contract-related issues.

• Supervise MBE/VSBE goal compliance, contract renewals, CPI increases, and manage insurance and bonding programs.

• Manage change orders and lead the contract management team.

• Conduct RFP reviews focusing on risk, bonding/insurance compliance, contract exceptions, and necessary submission forms.

• Assist in proposal development and facilitate the business-development-to-delivery process.

• Handle mandatory contract reporting, revenue tracking, and usage fee payments.

• Provide guidance on mitigating organizational conflicts of interest.

• Lead the development and negotiation of SITCH Software license agreements.

• Ensure compliance with corporate legal status, operating agreements, state licensing, and legal policies.

• Support HR, cybersecurity, and business development with legal inquiries.

• Manage litigation, claims, government disputes, and bid protests in coordination with outside counsel.

• Offer advice on False Claims Act exposure and government representations.

• Counsel on data privacy and cybersecurity regulatory obligations and incident response disclosures.

• Serve as the primary legal advisor on Maryland state and local procurement issues, including COMAR and bid protests.

• Provide legal assistance for employment matters, corporate governance, entity maintenance, and board-related issues.

• Collaborate 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.

• Manage 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 a related field.

• A Master's degree or JD is preferred.

• Active bar admission in Maryland (or the ability to obtain one within 6 months) and in good standing.

• At least 10 years of experience in a leadership role.

• Demonstrated experience in contract management and negotiations.

• Experience acting as the primary point of contact with government client legal, procurement, or contracting officer counterparts.

• Strong inclination towards Information Technology, Networking, Information Security, and Software-as-a-Service terminology along with related legal/contractual considerations.

• Comprehensive knowledge of contract law, contract drafting, and legal terminology.

• Understanding of legal/contractual risks in State, Local, Federal, Commercial, and Prime contractor engagements involving hardware, software, or service contracts.

• Strong familiarity with FAR regulations.

• Working knowledge of Maryland state and local procurement regulations (COMAR), including the bid protest process.

• Ability to identify, evaluate, and provide advice on legal, contractual, cybersecurity, privacy, and regulatory risks.

• Familiarity with NIST Special Publications, FedRAMP, GovRAMP (formerly StateRAMP), privacy regulations, ethics, and conflicts of interest.

• Capability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion.

• Excellent leadership, communication, negotiation, interpersonal, and team management skills.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical Insurance

• Vision Insurance

• Dental Insurance

• FSA Plan

• Paid Time Off

• 401K Retirement Savings Plan

• Training & Tuition Assistance

• Disability & Life Insurance

• Remote work eligible