Contracts Manager

relx; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

LexisNexis Risk Solutions is seeking a Contracts Manager to support government contracts related to data and services. You will evaluate contractual compliance and advise stakeholders on rights, obligations, risks, and required actions.

You will partner with Sales, Legal, Finance, and Operations to develop negotiation strategies, secure approvals, and drive timely contract execution. The ideal candidate has strong commercial judgment, advanced negotiation skills, and the ability to work

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required ; Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent legal experience preferred.
• 3+ years of experience contracting, negotiating, drafting, and managing federal, state, and local government contracts.
• Demonstrated ability to independently negotiate, draft, execute, and manage complex commercial contracts and service orders.
• Strong understanding of contracting workflows, policies, approval processes, exception management, and commercial risk evaluation.
• Ability to manage complex, high-value negotiations and contribute to commercial strategy.
• Proven ability to clearly communicate contractual risks, options, and recommendations to internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to lead projects or key initiatives, contribute to team development, and support process improvement efforts.
• US citizenship and

Responsibilities

• Evaluate contract compliance and advise internal stakeholders on contractual rights, obligations, risks, and required actions.
• Negotiate, draft, execute, and manage contracts in alignment with team guidelines, workflows, and approval processes.
• Partner with Sales, Account Management, Legal, Finance, Operations, and other stakeholders to develop negotiation strategies that balance customer objectives with business priorities.
• Build and manage strong internal and external relationships through timely communication, clear expectation setting, and professional stakeholder engagement.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to influence commercial strategy, secure required approvals, resolve issues, and support contract execution.
• Clearly articulate contractual risks, trade-offs, options, and exceptions to support informed decision-making by business stakeholders.
• Identify , elevate, and document exceptions to standard contracting language in accordance with defined processes.
• Manage workload and priorities effectively to meet deadlines while delivering accurate , high-quality work.
• Drive process improvements by developing and maintaining documentation, educating team members, and supporting consistent contracting practices.
• Support business goals by contributing to strategic initiatives aimed at achieving or exceeding revenue targets.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Contract drafting

Risk assessment

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Project leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent

Job description

Are you ready to support complex contracting that helps drive real customer and business outcomes?

Do you excel at negotiating agreements, advising stakeholders, and translating commercial strategy into clear contractual execution?

About the Business

LexisNexis Risk Solutions is the essential partner in the assessment of risk. Within our Government vertical, our solutions assist government agencies and law enforcement to drive insights from complex data sets, improving operation efficiency, increasing program integrity, discovering, and recovering revenue, and making timely and informed decisions to enhance investigations. You can learn more about LexisNexis Risk at https://risk.lexisnexis.com/government.

About Our Team

This role supports LexisNexis Special Services Inc. (LNSSI), a specialized part of the LexisNexis Risk Solutions Government vertical . LNSSI supports government agencies and law enforcement through advanced data, analytics, and technology solutions that help verify identities, detect and prevent fraud, and support investigations.

Our legal and contracting team partners closely with Sales, Account Management, Legal, Finance, Operations, and other internal stakeholders to support the purchase and delivery of data and services. We work in a collaborative, customer-focused environment where sound judgment, disciplined process execution, and clear communication are essential to helping the business move opportunities forward responsibly.

The team is responsible for negotiating, drafting, reviewing, and executing federal, state, and local contracts while helping stakeholders understand contractual rights, obligations, risks, approvals, and process requirements. We are focused on balancing customer objectives with business priorities, supporting revenue goals, and delivering a consistent contracting experience for internal and external customers.

About the Role

The Contracts Manager plays a key role in supporting the development, negotiation, execution, and ongoing management of government contracts related to the purchase and delivery of data and services. This role is responsible for evaluating contractual compliance, advising internal stakeholders on contractual rights and obligations, and leading negotiations with both internal and external customers.

You will partner cross-functionally to develop negotiation strategies, communicate risks and trade-offs, secure required approvals, and support timely contract execution. The ideal candidate brings strong commercial judgment, advanced negotiation skills, the ability to solve complex problems independently, and the confidence to serve as a trusted resource for stakeholders, customers, and less experienced team members.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate contract compliance and advise internal stakeholders on contractual rights, obligations, risks, and required actions.
• Independently negotiate, draft, execute, and manage contracts in alignment with team guidelines, workflows, and approval processes.
• Partner with Sales, Account Management, Legal, Finance, Operations, and other stakeholders to develop negotiation strategies that balance customer objectives with business priorities.
• Build and manage strong internal and external relationships through timely communication, clear expectation setting, and professional stakeholder engagement.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to influence commercial strategy, secure required approvals, resolve issues, and support contract execution.
• Clearly articulate contractual risks, trade-offs, options, and exceptions to support informed decision-making by business stakeholders.
• Identify , elevate, and document exceptions to standard contracting language in accordance with defined processes.
• Manage workload and priorities effectively to meet deadlines while delivering accurate , high-quality work.
• Drive process improvements by developing and maintaining documentation, educating team members, and supporting consistent contracting practices.
• Support business goals by contributing to strategic initiatives aimed at achieving or exceeding revenue targets.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required ; Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent legal experience preferred.
• 3+ years of experience contracting, negotiating, drafting, and managing federal, state, and local government contracts.
• Demonstrated ability to independently negotiate, draft, execute, and manage complex commercial contracts and service orders.
• Strong understanding of contracting workflows, policies, approval processes, exception management, and commercial risk evaluation.
• Ability to manage complex, high-value negotiations and contribute to commercial strategy.
• Proven ability to clearly communicate contractual risks, options, and recommendations to internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to lead projects or key initiatives, contribute to team development, and support process improvement efforts.
• US citizenship and