Regional Counsel/Director of Contracts NAM

Business Unit:

Cubic Transportation Systems

Company Details:

When you join Cubic, you become part of a company that creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation to make people’s lives easier by simplifying their daily journeys, and defense capabilities to help promote mission success and safety for those who serve their nation. Led by our talented teams around the world, Cubic is committed to solving global issues through innovation and service to our customers and partners.
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Job Summary: 

The Regional Counsel/Director of Contracts for North America directs all legal activity, contracting and associated commercial actions to win, negotiate, manage and close contracts geographically located and/or managed in the NAM region on behalf of Cubic.  This position is the legal and Contracts business partner for Cubic’s senior program leadership team in NAM.  Provides legal advice and counsel to the NAM program teams.  Manages applicable legal matters in the region, including litigation and interaction with outside counsel.  Leads and develops the Contracts team of professionals in the NAM region.  Ensures compliance with contractual terms and conditions for assigned contracts.  Manages complex, major systems (and services) prime contracts to ensure that all requirements and obligations are fulfilled.  Together with the project management team, proactively anticipates, identifies, analyzes and informs management of the financial, legal and performance risks that can impact success.  This position routinely exercises significant discretionary and substantial decision-making authority under limited supervision and direction.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Serves as the lead Legal and Contracts business partner to the NAM senior leadership team
• Provides legal advice and counsel to in-region program teams
• Manages applicable in-region legal matters and interaction with outside counsel
• Acts as Cubic’s representative in front of customers during negotiations and other contract/commercial activities
• Manages and develops a team of contracts professionals, providing management, coaching, development and leadership in order to achieve strategic and operational objectives and ensure the team performs to a high standard
• Directs all contracting and associated commercial actions to win, negotiate, manage and close contracts geographically located and/or managed in the NAM region on behalf of Cubic including: proposal planning, proposal preparation, administration of contracts, and contract closeout, subject to the applicable authority matrix, including any supporting delegation.
• Proactively leads the efforts of Contracts leadership, and coordinates with Business Development, Program Management, Engineering, Business Unit leadership, Cost Estimating, and Legal personnel on proposal preparation, review and submittal as well as post-award contract activities.
• Ensures compliance with departmental and company-wide Contracts policies and procedures so that work performed meets legal, regulatory, contractual and Company requirements
• Keeps Contracts Department and cognizant functional and program managers informed of outstanding issues that may impact program, departmental and/or Company objectives for assigned contracts.
• Remains current on legal/regulatory updates affecting contracts and agreements

Minimum Job Requirements:

Qualifications

Essential:

• Law degree from accredited law school
• Licensed to practice law in at least one applicable jurisdiction

Skills/Experience/Knowledge

Essential:

• 10+ years-experience in a legal setting, preferably with applicable transactional experience
• Demonstrated leadership ability in Contract Management for high-value contracts for highly complex products and systems, which include development, service agreements, hardware and software installation and maintenance agreements etc., for both commercial and government agency customers
• Thorough knowledge of prime/subcontract formation and management activities, and proven ability to effectively negotiate complex terms, conditions and price involving major systems.  Ability to provide workable solutions to address a wide variety of contractual challenges
• Must be able to prioritize assignments and meet deadlines with minimal supervision, working extended hours, as required
• Proven ability to manage, motivate and understand business priorities and requirements
• Ability to provide sound and strategic legal, contractual and commercial advice
• High level negotiation, contracts management experience
• Sound financial management and document control skills
• Demonstrated people management abilities

Desirable:

• Experience in other financial or commercial management field
• SAP experience

Personal Qualities:

• Strong research and analytical skills
• Strong written and oral communication skills a must.
• Possess interpersonal skills necessary to interact in extremely delicate, sensitive and/or complex situations dealing with state and local transit agencies and commercial customers. 
• Must be able to travel domestically and internationally

Condition of Employment:

Successful outcome of a background check.

The description provided above is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties, responsibilities and requirements.  Duties, responsibilities and requirements may change over time and according to business need.
 

Cubic Pay Range:

$185,000 - $300,000*+ Benefits

*Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from our lowest geographic market up to our highest geographic market.

The Cubic pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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