Senior Counsel, Government Contracting
Job Description:
* The role involves supporting business and legal teams with transactional support for all phases of the government contracting lifecycle from contract proposal/RFP stage through contract close out and legal issues in performance.
Key Responsibilities:
* Manage a significant workflow of agreements, review and analyze RFIs, RFPs, RFQs, and other solicitations with prime contractors, various government agencies and other strategic partners.
* Support product attorneys to ensure government compliance is built into Mastercard's government solutions product development process.
* Serve as transactional subject matter expert on public procurement laws and regulations, as well as related laws such as freedom of information laws, official secrets laws etc.
* Maintain records, spreadsheets, and other tracking documents as required to support internal and external audits, manage contract-related data, and generate reports as required.
Requirements:
* A seasoned government procurement/contracts attorney with at least five years' experience in government contracting procurement processes in one or more regions mentioned above.
* Law degree required from a reputed university.
* Experienced with the competitive procurement processes in government acquisition and/or significant public law issues affecting international businesses.
* Strong knowledge and familiarity with responding to government solicitations and understanding a variety of contract structures and regulatory /local law requirements.