Associate General Counsel, Acquisition Policy

Booz Allen Hamilton; North Dakota; On-site; USD 163,000 - 303,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton in McLean, VA is seeking an Associate General Counsel, Acquisition Policy to combine procurement law expertise with strategic business insight.

You will advise on federal and state policy initiatives across defense technology, procurement reform, cybersecurity, export controls, and AI regulation, working closely with executives and cross‑functional teams.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience with legal and public policy, including in federal defense policy, government procurement law, or technology regulation.
• Experience partnering with operational teams and business leaders to develop comprehensive strategies for acquisition, contracting, and government accounting policy campaigns.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams to assess initiative risk and design mitigation strategies.
• Knowledge of federal acquisition and procurement, including FAR, DFARS, OTAs, or Marketplaces.
• Ability to communicate complex issues to legal leadership, executives, and generalist audiences.
• Ability to produce high quality white papers, presentations, and related materials under tight timelines.
• J.D. degree and active bar admission with a U.S. state bar.
• Ability to own multiple projects end-to-end

Responsibilities

• Advise on and shape Booz Allen’s federal and state policy initiatives across defense technology, procurement reform, cybersecurity, export controls, and AI regulation.
• Partner with Government Relations, Contracts Management, Global Supply Chain, market facing attorneys, product counsel, intellectual property team, and trade compliance to anticipate risks and opportunities.
• Develop practical legal and operational mitigation strategies for complex initiatives.
• Synthesize and adapt to new acquisition reform executive and legislative policy initiatives while advancing Booz Allen’s growth objectives.

Skills

Legal policy experience

Public policy collaboration

Acquisition policy

Policy campaigns

Strategic communication

Multi-project ownership

Analytical writing

Regulatory knowledge

Education

J.D. degree

Job description

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Associate General Counsel, Acquisition Policy

The Opportunity:

Are you passionate about combining your procurement law expertise with big picture business thinking to empower innovation, drive critical missions, and deliver enduring growth and value? At Booz Allen, you’ll join a team of experienced professionals motivated to excel and realize values-driven change for our clients, colleagues, and communities. We bring bold thinking to support advanced technology underlying our nations’ most critical missions, from the frontlines to the seabed, to space. You will support engineers, developers, and technologists deploying AI, cyber, and defense tech to protect the nation.

As a member of our Sector legal team, you will collaborate with leaders across the department, business leadership, and broader enterprise organizations to advise on and shape Booz Allen’s federal and state policy initiatives across the defense technology, procurement reform, cybersecurity, export controls, and AI regulation space.

This is a strategy-focused role that combines deep regulatory expertise with business acumen to respond to and advance the company’s priorities while continuing to push for generational shifts in the federal procurement landscape.You will partner closely with Booz Allen’s Government Relations team, Contracts Management team, Global Supply Chain team, market facing attorneys, product counsel, intellectual property team, and trade compliance team to anticipate emerging risks and opportunities that affect Booz Allen’s business. You’ll anticipate business needs and develop practical solutions with agility and action. You’ll establish trusted partnerships across the company and collaborate with fellow members of the Legal, Ethics and Compliance team to protect and advance the company while navigating the complex, multifaceted, and often novel legal and compliance risks we face today. This will include helping respond to, synthesize, and adapt to new acquisition reform executive and legislative policy initiatives while also envisioning the landscape necessary to enable our growth objectives.Guided by Booz Allen’s purpose and values, together we’ll anticipate and proactively prepare for the issues we’ll encounter tomorrow. This position is located in McLean, VA. Due to the nature of work performed within this facility, U.S. citizenship is required.

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You Have:

• 8+ years of experience with legal and public policy, including in federal defense policy, government procurement law, or technology regulation
• Experience partnering closely with operational teams and business leaders to develop comprehensive strategies and approaches to acquisition, contracting, and government accounting policy campaigns and advocacy materials
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams to proactively identify, assess, and advise on initiative risk profiles, and design and implement practical legal and operational mitigation strategies or approaches
• Knowledge of federal acquisition and procurement, including a broad range of contracting paths, including FAR, DFARS, OTAs, or Marketplaces
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced, high-impact environment, quickly synthesize complex acquisition and regulatory issues, and succinctly communicate to legal leadership, executives, and generalist audiences
• Ability to produce high quality white papers, presentations, and related materials under tight timelines
• Ability to demonstrate sound judgment and initiative required to own multiple projects end-to-end, whether guiding policy campaigns or responding to unexpected regulatory or policy developments that may have an impact upon the company’s business
• J.D. degree
• Active bar admission with any U.S. state bar

Nice If You Have:

• Experience in-house in the defense, technology, or government sectors
• Experience advising on AI governance or information security statutes, regulations, and compliance frameworks, including FISMA and NIST
• Experience with engineering, software, defense technology systems, or other advanced technologies
• Ability to demonstrate informed opinions on the acquisition reform landscape and creative ideas on how to streamline and advance our current systems
• Excellent communication, analytical, writing, research, and presentation skills

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $162,800.00 to $303,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model

Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen or customer facility, in alignment with your leadership's expectations and the needs of the role.
• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed full-time at a customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.