Strategic Government Contracts Lead

RELX INC; Dayton (OH); Presencial; USD 72.000 - 119.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health Benefits

401(k) with match

Wellbeing program

Descripción de la vacante

LexisNexis Risk Solutions in Dayton, OH seeks a Contracts Manager to support development, negotiation, and management of government contracts for data and services. You will advise stakeholders on rights and obligations, and lead negotiations with internal and external customers.

You will partner with Sales, Legal, Finance, and Operations to balance objectives, manage risk, and ensure timely contract execution while upholding regulatory requirements and company policy.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree required; JD or equivalent legal experience preferred.
• 3+ years contracting, negotiating, drafting, and managing government contracts.
• Ability to independently negotiate, draft, execute, and manage complex contracts.
• Strong understanding of contracting workflows, approval processes, exception management, and risk evaluation.
• US citizenship and ability to obtain clearance required.
• Experience with AI-enabled contract tools.

Responsabilidades

• Evaluate contract compliance and advise internal stakeholders on 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 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, escape, 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.

Conocimientos

Contract negotiation

Drafting contracts

Stakeholder management

Commercial risk assessment

Federal/state/local contracting

AI-enabled tools in contract mgmt

Legal analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Educación

Bachelor’s degree

Juris Doctor (JD)

Descripción del empleo

LexisNexis Risk Solutions in Dayton, OH seeks a Contracts Manager to support development, negotiation, and management of government contracts for data and services. You will advise stakeholders on rights and obligations, and lead negotiations with internal and external customers.

You will partner with Sales, Legal, Finance, and Operations to balance objectives, manage risk, and ensure timely contract execution while upholding regulatory requirements and company policy.