Director of Contracts & Legal Strategy

Vidoori Inc.; Hyattsville (MD); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Vidoori Inc. seeks a Director of Contracts Strategy to lead contract administration, negotiation, and compliance across its portfolio. The role owns the full lifecycle and serves as the executive for risk management, FAR/DFARS compliance, and subcontract oversight.

You will work with business development, proposals, and leadership to address risk, terms, and conditions while maintaining internal controls and corporate compliance programs.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in government contracts with federal IT services experience.
• Deep knowledge of FAR/DFARS and contract vehicles.
• Experience negotiating subcontracts and teaming agreements.
• Ability to translate risk into executive guidance.

Responsibilities

• Own contract administration for federal prime and subcontract vehicles.
• Draft, review, and negotiate teaming agreements and mods.
• Provide legally grounded risk positions to leadership.
• Ensure FAR/DFARS compliance and internal controls.
• Collaborate with BD and proposals on compliance and risk.

Skills

Government contracts

FAR/DFARS

Contract negotiation

Proposal compliance

Executive communication

Education

J.D. (Law degree)

Tools

SharePoint

ERP tools

Job description

Director of Contract/Legal Strategy

Position Summary

Vidoori is seeking a Director of Contracts Strategy to lead contract administration, negotiation, and compliance across our contract portfolio. This role owns the full contract lifecycle — from proposal and pricing support through award, modification, and closeout — and serves as the company's executive for risk management, FAR/DFARS compliance, and subcontract/teaming agreement oversight. The ideal candidate combines formal legal training with hands‑on government contracts experience and can operate at both the strategic and transactional level.

Key Responsibilities

• Own contract administration for a portfolio of federal prime and subcontract vehicles (BPAs, IDIQs, task/call orders, GSA Schedules), ensuring compliance with FAR, DFARS, and agency‑specific supplements
• Partner with Business Development and Proposal teams on compliance matrices, terms and conditions review, and risk assessment during pursuit and proposal phases
• Draft, review, and negotiate teaming agreements, subcontracts, NDAs, MOUs, and modifications; identify and mitigate exclusivity, termination, and scope risk
• Interpret ambiguous or contested contract language (scope disputes, termination clauses, indemnification, liability caps) and provide legally grounded risk positions to leadership before Vidoori commits to a course of action
• Corporate Compliance – responsible for internal updates and recordkeeping relating to internal processes, ISO and CMMI compliance.
• Lead contract negotiations with contracting officers and prime/subcontract partners, including scope disputes, ceiling/funding modifications, and option exercises
• Maintain and continuously improve contracts policies, templates, and internal controls (e.g., contract tracking, compliance calendars, obligation/de‑obligation tracking), in coordination with the current contracts team ongoing administration of these systems
• Advise executive leadership on contractual risk, regulatory changes, and strategic implications of proposed teaming or contract structures
• Ensure timely, accurate reporting on contract status, funding, and compliance obligations to executive leadership
• Work with outside counsel when necessary

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience in government contracts, with direct experience on federal IT services contracts
• Deep working knowledge of the FAR, DFARS, and agency supplements; strong grasp of contract types (FFP, T&M, cost‑reimbursement) and vehicles (BPAs, IDIQs, GSA Schedules)
• Demonstrated experience negotiating and redlining subcontracts, teaming agreements, modifications, and contracts
• Experience supporting proposal compliance reviews and risk assessments in a small business government contracting environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate contractual risk into executive‑level guidance
• High attention to detail balanced with the ability to work at a strategic, big‑picture level

Preferred Qualifications

• J.D. (Juris Doctor) from an accredited law school
• Experience with federal contract vehicles
• Familiarity with small business set‑aside programs (8(a), WOSB, etc.) and mentor‑protégé agreements
• Experience with contract management/ERP tools and SharePoint‑based contract tracking systems
• Experience with protests, HB1 Visas, Immigration policies