[Hiring] Corporate Counsel and Director of Contracts @Skyline Technology Solutions, LLC

Role Description

The Corporate Counsel and Director of Contracts is a senior leadership role reporting directly to the CEO and serving on Skyline’s leadership team. This position owns Skyline’s enterprise legal and contract risk: advising the CEO and leadership team on legal exposure, managing the full contract lifecycle, overseeing subcontractor and vendor risk, and protecting Skyline’s legal and regulatory standing as a state, local, and federal government contractor. The role is exempt, full-time, and remote work eligible.

You can expect to spend your time accomplishing the following:

• 55% of the time on Objective 1: Contract Lifecycle Management
• 20% of the time on Objective 2: Enterprise Legal, Risk & Compliance
• 15% of the time on Objective 3: Vendor & Subcontractor Management
• 10% of the time on Objective 4: Executive Leadership & Governance

Job Responsibilities - What to Expect

• Manage the review and negotiation of contracts and legal agreements.
• Coordinate with third-party legal counsel as needed to ensure legal compliance and resolve contract issues.
• Oversee MBE/VSBE goal compliance for all contracts.
• Manage current contracts for CPI increases and renewals.
• Manage the insurance and bonding programs to support contract requirements.
• Oversee and advise on the change order process.
• Manage contract management team members to ensure their performance and job satisfaction.
• Support the opportunity review process by performing RFP reviews for risk, bonding/insurance compliance and developing Teaming Agreements.
• Support the proposal development process by performing RFP for contract exceptions and completing required forms for submission.
• Support contract aspects of the BD to Delivery process.
• Manage mandatory contract reporting for compliance with revenue reporting and usage fee payment.
• Advise on organizational conflict of interest (OCI) mitigation across teaming, subcontracting, and proposal pursuits.
• Support and assist internal educational opportunities to improve personnel awareness in handling enterprise legal, contract risk, subcontract risk, and other related matters.
• Lead SITCH Software license agreement development and conversations from a legal perspective.
• Oversee company corporate legal status and operating agreement.
• Support HR, Cyber and Business Development legal support requests.
• Oversee state licensing requirements.
• Develop and/or maintain legal and contract policy, including delegation of authority, signature authority, organizational conflict of interest, ethics and code of conduct, records retention, and litigation hold.
• Manage litigation, claims, and government disputes (including bid protests) in coordination with outside counsel.
• Serve as primary legal advisor on False Claims Act exposure, including legal review of company representations and attestations to government customers.
• Advise on data privacy and cybersecurity regulatory obligations. During cybersecurity incidents, advise the Incident Commander on privilege, breach notification determinations, and regulatory, client, and insurer disclosure.
• Serve as primary legal advisor on Maryland state and local procurement matters, including COMAR requirements and the bid protest process.
• Provide legal backstop to HR on employment matters and to leadership on corporate governance, entity maintenance, and board-level matters.
• Partner with the Director of GRC on cybersecurity, privacy, and compliance requirements in solicitations, contracts, flow-downs, and third-party assessments.
• Serve as the designated approving authority for all CRM opportunity win closures, reconciling opportunity records against executed contract documentation to verify alignment of value, scope, and terms prior to approval.
• Oversee the relationship with subcontractors from a legal and compliance perspective.
• Oversee the creation of NDA, subcontracts and task orders.
• Provide legal, insurance, financial (with finance), and certification risk assessment of each subcontractor.
• Ensure subcontractor insurance compliance.
• Ensure MBE/VSBE certification when partnering.
• Serve as a member of Skyline’s leadership team, advising the CEO and the Executive team on enterprise legal and contract risk.
• Advise the CEO and the Executive team on the development of an enterprise legal and contract risk appetite framework.
• Serve as escalation point for legal, liability, bonding, insurance, and OCI risk in business development go/no-go and proposal risk reviews.
• Prepare legal and risk updates for ownership/board-level discussions as needed.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Proven experience in contract management and negotiations, with a minimum of 10 years in a leadership role.
• Demonstrated 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.
• In-depth understanding of legal/contractual risk and considerations involved in contracting with State, Local, Federal, Commercial, and Prime contractors.
• Strong understanding of FAR regulations and working knowledge of Maryland state and local procurement regulations (COMAR).
• Demonstrated ability to identify, assess, and advise on legal, contractual, cybersecurity, privacy, and regulatory risks.
• Familiarity with applicable government contracting and cybersecurity compliance frameworks.
• Ability to identify and handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion.
• Strong leadership and team management skills, with excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• FSA Plan
• Paid Time Off
• 401K Retirement Savings Plan
• Training & Tuition Assistance
• Disability & Life Insurance