Director of Contracts and Risk Management

Relyant Global; Maryville (TN); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Welfare benefits

401K with matching

Job summary

RELYANT Global seeks an experienced Director of Contracts & Risk Management to lead federal contracts, compliance, and risk across the full lifecycle. You will oversee contract administration, negotiations, and subcontract management while aligning with regulatory requirements and strategic goals.

In this senior role, you will advise executive leadership on contract strategy, funding, and risk, ensuring governance and security compliance, including CMMC/DFARS obligations.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of federal contracts experience across prime and subcontracts.
• Strong knowledge of FAR, DFARS, DOSAR; contract administration from pre-award to closeout.
• Experience negotiating complex federal contracts and managing risk.
• Ability to advise executive leadership on contract strategy and funding.
• Eligibility for U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance; willing to travel up to 20%.
• Professional certifications such as CPCM, CFCM, CCCM, PMP are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead negotiations, administration, and oversight of federal contracts and subcontracts across the full lifecycle.
• Identify contractual requirements, risks, and compliance impacts; ensure alignment with proposals.
• Advise executives on contract strategy, liability, and funding; support growth initiatives.
• Maintain contract records, compliance calendars, and reporting tools; monitor deliverables and closeout.
• Coordinate with legal, finance, security, and IT on interpretation, investigations, and disputes.
• Support cybersecurity obligations, CMMC, and flowdowns; manage vendor relationships and audits.

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Contract management software

Job description

RELYANT Global is seeking an experienced Director of Contracts & Risk Management to lead federal contracts, compliance, risk management, and strategic initiatives. This senior leadership role requires both executive-level decision-making and hands-on execution across the full contract lifecycle, including contract administration, negotiations, subcontract management, compliance, cybersecurity obligations, and risk mitigation. Working closely with executive leadership and cross-functional teams, the Director serves as the company's principal contractual authority, supports enterprise growth and operational excellence, and holds delegated signature authority for designated contractual actions.

Relocation: Assistance may be available for the right candidate

Primary Responsibilities

Contract Lifecycle Management

• Lead the negotiation, administration, and oversight of federal prime contracts, task orders, subcontracts, and related agreements throughout the full contract lifecycle-from solicitation and proposal support through award, performance, modifications, claims, closeout, and records retention.
• Review solicitations, awards, modifications, and customer direction to identify contractual requirements, risks, compliance obligations, and operational impacts while ensuring alignment with proposal commitments.
• Lead post-award implementation, assign contractual obligations, and advise project teams on contract interpretation, changes, performance issues, and preservation of contractual rights.

Subcontracts and Partner Agreements

• Negotiate and administer subcontracts and partner agreements while managing relationships with subcontractors, suppliers, consultants, and strategic partners.
• Ensure compliant flowdowns, cybersecurity, security, quality, and contractual requirements while supporting Procurement through subcontract award, administration, disputes, and closeout.

Contract Risk and Executive Advisory

• Identify and mitigate contractual, financial, operational, regulatory, security, and cybersecurity risks.
• Advise Executive Leadership on contract strategy, liability, funding, performance, and other contractual matters to protect company interests and support business growth.

Contract Administration and Compliance

• Maintain contract management systems, records, compliance calendars, and reporting tools.
• Monitor contractual deliverables, funding, reporting requirements, option dates, security obligations, and closeout activities while ensuring accurate documentation and accountability.

Contractual Correspondence and Legal Support

• Prepare contractual correspondence, RFIs, REAs, claims, modifications, and dispute documentation.
• Coordinate with legal counsel on contract interpretation, investigations, disputes, litigation support, and claims resolution.

Finance and Business Integration

• Serve as the contractual liaison with Finance to ensure accurate contract setup, funding, billing, revenue recognition, and financial compliance.
• Review CLIN structures, periods of performance, funding actions, and contractual financial requirements.

Regulatory and Enterprise Compliance

• Maintain contract templates, clause libraries, policies, and procedures while ensuring compliance with FAR, DFARS, DOSAR, SBA, and other federal requirements.
• Administer the Small Business Program, including subcontracting plans, eSRS reporting, supplier diversity, mentor-protégé activities, and audit support.

Cybersecurity and Security Compliance

• Support CMMC and federal cybersecurity compliance by managing contractual requirements for CUI, FCI, safeguarding, incident reporting, subcontractor flowdowns, and classified contracts.
• Coordinate with Cybersecurity, IT, Security, Procurement, Legal, and the Facility Security Officer to support audits, assessments, and security compliance.

Strategic Initiatives

• Lead contractual support for strategic initiatives, partnerships, acquisitions, organizational changes, and new business opportunities.
• Develop governance documents, agreements, policies, implementation plans, and enterprise risk controls while collaborating with executive leadership and subject matter experts.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of progressive federal contracts experience managing prime contracts and subcontracts throughout the full contract lifecycle.
• Bachelor's degree preferred; equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered. Professional certifications such as CPCM, CFCM, CCCM, PMP, or comparable credentials in contracts, procurement, compliance, cybersecurity, governance, legal, or risk management are a plus.
• Strong knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), federal procurement regulations, and contract administration from pre-award through closeout.
• Demonstrated experience negotiating complex federal contracts and commercial agreements, drafting contractual correspondence, claims, and related documentation.
• Experience managing complex contract portfolios and supporting active federal programs.
• Ability to advise executive leadership and collaborate effectively with Legal, Operations, Finance, Procurement, Security, Cybersecurity, and Information Technology.
• Working knowledge of Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), federal cybersecurity requirements, and subcontract flowdown requirements.
• Strong analytical, negotiation, organizational, communication, and risk management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Experience supporting U.S. Government agencies such as the Department of Defense, Department of State, FEMA, GSA, DHS, USACE, NAVFAC, Air Force, or similar agencies is preferred.
• Experience with IDIQ, task order, cost-reimbursement, fixed-price, and time-and-materials contracts, overseas performance, classified contracts, CUI environments, or complex subcontracting structures is preferred.
• Experience supporting global logistics, construction, contingency operations, facility support, environmental services, mission support, strategic partnerships, or acquisitions is desirable.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance and travel up to 20%.

RELYANT Global offers a complete benefit package that includes:

• Health and Welfare (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance)
• Health Savings Accounts
• Retirement or 401K with matching contribution
• Paid Time Off (Holiday, Vacation and Sick Time)
• Short term disability
• Long Term disability
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Tuition Reimbursement

RELYANT is a Veteran Owned Business with our Global headquarters located in Maryville, TN. Established in 2006, we specialize in Horizontal and Vertical Construction, Contingency Operations, Training, Military Munitions Response (MMR) and Environmental Services, and Global Stability Operations. We provide our quality services across the Americas, INDO-PACOM, the Middle East, Europe, Africa and Asia. RELYANT is unique in our ability to work successfully in any environment, whether it be populated, remote, austere or contingency.

* All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or any other consideration made unlawful by Federal, State, or Local Laws.

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