Government Contracts Director

The Government Contract Director is responsible for proactively working with the business team, Legal, stakeholders, and leadership to win and perform contracts in accordance with applicable statutes, regulations and contract terms, conditions and requirements.  As such, this role must promptly identify issues, timely escalate with recommendations, and collaborate with colleagues and management to drive compliant solutions. This is a management role, responsible for guiding and developing members of the Contracts Team in successful execution of the same.  Additionally, the Government Contracts Director will interact with government contracting offices, customer personnel and channel partners during the entire lifecycle of a contract and will mentor the Contracts Team in developing similar contractual relationships.  This role is a key member of the business, reporting to the General Counsel.Job duties to include but are not limited to;Lead and manage the contracts team to ensure its performing effectively and achieving its business goalsEnsure that legal contracts budget and resources are managed effectivelySupport the evaluation of new business opportunities in coordination with sales, programs, and other stakeholders, and provide contractual guidance on same.Working with Legal partner, lead proposal responses and contract negotiations, including:  efficient disbursement of contract requirements and term & conditions to appropriate stakeholders and owners to obtain SDI positions; ability to clearly and concisely communicate requests and actions to stakeholders and owners; prepare redlines reflecting SDI positions; and negotiate terms and conditions.Provide guidance to the business demonstrating your substantive knowledge of and experience with contracting process and contract interpretation.Support and drive efficient contract negotiation and execution with customers and subcontractors.Provide oversight of contract sign-off from appropriate stakeholders and maintenance of version control on all iterations of contracts internally and with clients.Serve as point-of-contact between SDI and customers, subcontractors and vendors on contract-related matters.Responsible for administration of federal government contracts and some state & local government contracts and support stakeholders on same, i.e., program team.Maintain complete contract records and ensure development/maintenance of contract management processes and procedures.Monitor contract life cycle including renewals, extensions, and close-outs.Working with Legal and appropriate stakeholders, identify and analyze risk and escalate appropriately.Collaborate with business and corporate compliance teams on contract compliance monitoring and audits.