Contracts Director

Jensen Hughes

full-time

Posted on: 1/6/2026

Location Type: Remote

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💰 $160,000 - $175,000 per year

About the role

Lead, mentor, and develop a team of contract specialists and professionals across multiple regions.
Establish best practices, templates, and playbooks to ensure consistency and quality in contract drafting and negotiation.
Foster a collaborative environment between the Legal, Commercial, Finance, and Operations teams.
Oversee the negotiation, drafting, and review of a variety of contracts including professional services agreements, MSAs, NDAs.
Provide strategic guidance on complex contractual terms, risk allocation, and negotiation positions.
Advise internal stakeholders on contractual rights, obligations, and risk mitigation strategies.
Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of contract lifecycle management processes and systems.
Oversee the deployment and optimization of a digital CLM software platform.
Ensure adherence to company policies, applicable laws, and regulatory requirements.

Bachelor’s degree required; Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent legal qualification preferred.
10+ years of progressively responsible experience in contract negotiation, drafting, and management, preferably within a global engineering, professional services, or government contracting environment.
Proven experience leading teams and managing organizational change.
Demonstrated expertise with CLM systems implementation and process optimization.
Strong understanding of U.S. Federal Government contracting (FAR/DFARS) and compliance practices.

Benefits

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

contract negotiationcontract draftingcontract managementrisk allocationcontract lifecycle managementprocess optimizationdigital CLM software

leadershipmentoringcollaborationstrategic guidanceorganizational change management

Juris Doctor (JD)