Director, Government Contracts

Verramobility; Mesa (AZ); On-site; USD 130,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Verra Mobility is seeking a Director, Government Contracts to join the Legal Department in Mesa, Arizona. The Director will oversee a team of Contracts Managers or Representatives managing global government contracts and will advise on proposals, bids, offers, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

The role requires leading lifecycle management of government contracts, negotiating terms, drafting flow-downs, and performing due diligence for certifications, with cross-functional

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required; JD or Master’s preferred for government procurement.
• 10+ years leading government contracting functions.
• Experience negotiating with customers or suppliers.
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced, growing company.
• Ability to synthesize information from diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop contract managers and staff for government contracting.
• Oversee lifecycle of government contracts: proposal review to close‑out.
• Serve as subject matter expert on contracting compliance and regs.
• Analyze contract terms to identify risks; propose mitigations.
• Negotiate terms; act as Contracting Officer when needed.
• Draft and negotiate prime contract flow-downs.
• Prepare and review customer certifications and vendor questionnaires.
• Conduct due diligence for certifications and representations.
• Review invoices for contract alignment.
• Leverage CLM systems to track obligations and metrics.
• Identify automation opportunities in contract processes.
• Collaborate with stakeholders for timely administration and compliance.
• Develop relationships with customers and drive solutions.
• Solve complex problems requiring ingenuity and innovation.

Skills

Negotiation experience

Cross-functional collaboration

Contract lifecycle management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Juris Doctorate or Master’s in government procurement preferred

Job description

About the Company

Verra Mobility is a global leader in smart mobility. We develop technology-enabled solutions that help the world move safely and easily. We are fostering the development of safe cities, working with police departments and municipalities to install over 4,000 red-light, speed, and school bus stop arm safety cameras across North America. We are also creating smart roadways, serving the world's largest commercial fleets and rental car companies to manage tolling transactions and violations for over 8.5 million vehicles. And we are a leading provider of connected systems, processing nearly 165 million transactions each year across 50+ individual tolling authorities.

Culture

Verra Mobility Corporation is a rapidly-growing, entrepreneurial company that operates with a people‑first philosophy and approach. The company lives by its core values – Do What’s Right, Lead with Grace, Win Together, and Own It – in everything it does for its customers and team members. The company seeks to grow aggressively, both organically and through acquisition, to continue to be the undisputed market leader with these five core competencies: bias for action, customer focus, teamwork, drive for results, and commitment to excellence.

Position Overview

Verra Mobility is looking to hire a Director, Government Contracts to join the Legal Department in Mesa, Arizona. The Director, Government Contracts will oversee a team of Contracts Managers or Contracts Representatives managing the portfolio of global government contracts of Verra Mobility’s business units. The Director will work with the Legal Department and cross‑functional teams across various business segments, review and advise on requests for proposal, bids, contract offers, orders, awards, letters of contract, representations and certifications, contracts, wind‑down agreements, and other contract related documents, ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and assist in or develop recommendations for management. In this role the successful individual will have a keen sense of urgency, while maintaining a mindset that work must be performed accurately.

Essential Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and manage contract managers and other personnel supporting government contracting activities, fostering a culture of compliance, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee the full lifecycle of government contracts, including proposal review (RFP and sole source), negotiation, award, administration, modification, performance monitoring, and close‑out, ensuring strict compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local statutes, regulations, and agency requirements.
• Serve as the company’s subject matter expert on government contracting compliance and applicable regulatory frameworks, ensuring business practices align with evolving regulatory requirements.
• Analyze contract terms and conditions to identify legal, financial, operational, and compliance risks; develop mitigation strategies and provide clear, actionable guidance to business stakeholders.
• Negotiate contractual terms directly with the customer, serve as the Contracting Officer where required, and coordinate customer consents and notices.
• Draft and negotiate prime contract flow‑downs.
• Prepare and review customer certifications and vendor integrity questionnaires.
• Conduct company‑wide due diligence in support of customer certifications and representations or vendor questionnaires.
• Review invoices to ensure they align to customer contracts.
• Leverage and optimize contract lifecycle management (CLM) systems and other automated tools to track obligations, approvals, milestones, reporting requirements, and compliance metrics.
• Identify and implement opportunities for automation and improvements in contract request, preparation, approval, and management procedures.
• Communicate and collaborate with business stakeholders to ensure effective, timely administration, and support compliance initiatives.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with customers.
• Develop solutions to complex problems that require a high degree of ingenuity, creativity, and innovation.
• Travel less than 10%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Juris Doctorate or Master’s degree in government procurement preferred
• 10+ years’ experience leading government contracting function
• Customer or supplier facing negotiation experience
• Ability to work effectively in a dynamic, fast paced, growing company and to anticipate issues and propose creative, business appropriate solutions
• Ability to work across functions and business lines and to develop a strong understanding of business objectives and risks, and to synthesize information provided by diverse stakeholders
• Proven capability to design and implement processes that create efficiencies, transparency, and drive business results
• Ability to effectively identify issues, research and analyze complex matters, assess potential risk and/o