Associate General Counsel, Government Contracts

Booz Allen Hamilton; Bethesda (MD); In loco; USD 163.000 - 303.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Booz Allen Hamilton in Bethesda, MD seeks an Associate General Counsel specialized in government contracts. You will serve as the primary business attorney supporting a market within the National Security Sector, translating complex procurement laws into practical guidance for leadership and project teams.

The role emphasizes collaboration with cross-functional teams, strategic risk management, and post-award counseling, with responsibility across prime and subcontract negotiations, and ensuring

Competenze

• 8+ years of legal practice in government or corporate settings.
• Experience with government contracts law including FAR/DFARS.
• Experience negotiating prime and subcontract agreements and providing pre/post award counseling.
• Ability to translate complex regulations into actionable business guidance.

Mansioni

• Provide primary business counsel on government contracts across the prime and subcontract lifecycle.
• Draft, negotiate, and counsel on pre-award and post-award matters and bid protests when needed.
• Partner with senior leaders to develop practical solutions and mitigate risk.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align legal strategy with business goals and compliance.

Conoscenze

Contract negotiations

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Legal advisory

Business partnership

Formazione

J.D. degree

Descrizione del lavoro

Associate General Counsel, Government Contracts

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 complex challenges across analytics and artificial intelligence, cyber, digital solutions, and engineering, with industries ranging from defense and national security to health, energy to international development.

As a member of our Government Markets Practice Area, you’ll help propel our forward-thinking and purpose-driven team as we advance our clients’ missions. You’ll serve as an attorney providing support and leveraging experience with procurement transactions at all stages, as well as regulatory compliance, as part of a broader legal department and the team of government markets attorneys supporting the government business across Civil, Cybersecurity, and National Security Sectors. You’ll serve as the primary business attorney supporting at least one market within the National Security Sector and may support other projects across the Sectors as needs arise. This will encompass a wide range of complex transactional issues at the prime and subcontract levels, and involve providing legal advice and counsel for Market leaders and their teams. 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. Guided by Booz Allen’s purpose and values, together we’ll anticipate and proactively prepare for the issues we’ll encounter tomorrow.

Work with us as we empower the future.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

• 8+ years of experience practicing law in a law firm, corporate, or government environment, including supporting commercial and technology matters
• Experience with government contracts law, including FAR, DFARS, federal procurement statutes and regulations, and bid protest jurisprudence
• Experience leading or assisting with prime contract and subcontract negotiations, pre-award support, and post-award counseling
• Experience partnering closely with senior business leaders to develop comprehensive solutions to problems
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams to evaluate risks and root causes, and to aid in designing and implementing practical mitigation strategies or action plans
• Ability to listen actively and ensure that the right questions are being asked and answered and translate legalese or regulations into succinct, clear, and workable business solutions
• Ability to execute against clear goals, priorities, and success metrics or KPIs, and manage against program plans
• J.D. degree
• Active bar admission with any U.S. state bar

Nice If You Have:

• Experience with commercial and non-FAR-based contracting, including federal or non-federal, or commercial
• Experience supporting defense and national security missions, with a particular focus on scaling technology and mission-ready innovation such as super intelligence, autonomy and applied AI, or enterprise automation
• Experience with government contracting, including in a professional services firm
• Experience with government contracts regulatory framework, especially rules and considerations for Post-Government and Organizational Conflicts of Interest
• Experience advising on mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures
• Ability to work under pressure in a dynamic environment

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.