Senior Contracts Specialist

The Ed Wallach Search Group; Redlands (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

The Ed Wallach Search Group seeks an experienced contracts professional to lead complex negotiations, manage risk, and drive customer engagements across government and commercial portfolios. You will oversee contracts through lifecycle stages, collaborating with legal, finance, delivery, and business teams to ensure terms align with objectives.

Relocation assistance is available to candidates moving to Redlands, CA.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of contract administration experience with complex agreements.
• Successful history negotiating diverse contract types and terms.
• Strong knowledge of contract law and commercial risk management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to influence stakeholders.
• Bachelor's degree in business, legal studies, political science, or related field.
• Authorization to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Manage full contract lifecycle from RFP to closeout.
• Review, draft, and negotiate complex contracts and SOWs.
• Identify and mitigate contractual, commercial, and operational risks.
• Develop contracting strategies and best practices.
• Collaborate with legal, finance, delivery, and business teams.
• Support federal, public sector contracting requirements.
• Apply FAR/DFARS and other federal procurement regulations.
• Improve processes, tools, and practices for efficiency.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Risk management

Stakeholder influence

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, legal studies, political science or related field

Job description

Location: Redlands, CA

Security Clearance: US Citizen/Clearable

Position Overview

Lead complex contract negotiations, manage risk, and help drive successful customer engagements. We're seeking an experienced contracts professional to support a diverse portfolio of technology and professional services agreements.

In this role, you'll oversee contracts throughout the full lifecycle, from proposal development and negotiation through execution and closeout. You'll work closely with legal, finance, delivery, and business teams to structure agreements, mitigate risk, and ensure contractual terms align with business objectives.

This position offers the opportunity to support commercial, public sector, and federal customers while contributing to contracting strategy, process improvements, and risk management.

Relocation assistance is available for candidates moving to the Redlands, California area.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the full contract lifecycle, from RFP and proposal development through negotiation, execution, and closeout.
• Review, draft, and negotiate complex contracts, statements of work, and contractual terms.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate contractual, commercial, and operational risks.
• Develop strategies and best practices to strengthen contract management and risk mitigation.
• Collaborate with legal, finance, delivery, and other cross-functional teams to support successful contract execution.
• Support commercial, public sector, and federal contracting requirements.
• Apply knowledge of FAR, DFARS, and other applicable federal procurement regulations.
• Improve contracting processes, tools, and practices to enhance efficiency and consistency.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in contract administration, with increasing responsibility for complex agreements.
• Demonstrated success negotiating and managing diverse contract types, structures, and terms.
• Strong understanding of contract law, commercial risk management, and procurement best practices.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and collaborate across teams.
• Bachelor's degree in business administration, legal studies, political science, or a related field.
• Authorization to work in the United States without employer-sponsored visa support.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in business administration, legal studies, political science, or a related discipline.
• Experience with federal contracting and the terms and conditions used by large systems integrators.
• Familiarity with federal agencies, FAR/DFARS, Small Business Administration (SBA) requirements, Export Administration Regulations (EAR), ITAR, and Defense Security Service requirements.
• Experience negotiating professional services agreements, cloud computing contracts, software licensing terms, intellectual property provisions, and subcontracting arrangements.