Companies you'll love to work for

Projects you might work on:

• Helping the business development team drive customer growth by working to execute both new and existing contracts.
• Drafting Memorandums of Understanding, Teaming Agreements, Non-Disclosure Agreements, Statements of Work and Requests for Proposals.
• Draft, review and negotiate commercial and government contract terms, licenses and framework agreements.
• Administration of large contracts and lead key negotiations.
• Collaboration with internal teams to align transactions with Shield AI strategic objectives.
• Alert Counsel when identifying risks and compliance with various regulations.

What you'll do:

• Draft, review, and negotiate contracts, subcontracts, and other agreements to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
• Administer contracts, including monitoring performance, ensuring compliance, and managing modifications or amendments.
• Analyze contract terms and conditions to identify risks and recommend mitigating strategies.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for contractual matters with clients, subcontractors, and internal stakeholders.
• Ensure timely and accurate reporting and documentation of contract-related activities.
• Collaborate with legal, finance, and project teams to address contractual issues and resolve disputes.
• Coordinate with Legal, Trade Compliance, and Security on export authorizations, technology transfer and international regulatory issues.
• Manage, draft and negotiate intellectual property (IP) terms in contracts, including licensing, data rights, technology transfer and joint development agreements.
• Support proposal development, including preparing relevant contract documentation and other supporting documents necessary for submitting a compliant proposal.
• Maintain organized records of all contract-related documentation.

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Law, International Relations, or a related field.
• 7 - 10 years of experience in government contracting, defense acquisition or international commercial contracting.
• Experience negotiating complex terms and conditions and managing government or commercial contracts across Europe.
• Strong negotiation skills and experience managing high-value, complex contracts.
• Solid understanding of European contract law principles and cross border transactions.
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently as well as support multiple stakeholders in a rapid pace environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Understanding of UK Procurement Act 2023 and/or other country specific international acquisition regulations.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience working in a multination or high growth environment.
• Masters Degree in Business or a related field.
• Demonstrated expertise with MoD/DE&S procurement frameworks.
• Certification in Contracts Management (e.g., CPCM, CFCM, or similar)
• Experience with software licensing instruments.

78000 - 116000 GBP a year