SMX is seeking a motivated Contract Specialist to work closely with the sales team and program leads with responsibility for all aspects of the state/local, commercial and federal contracts process for the Digital Solutions Group. This responsibility includes drafting, reviewing, revising, and negotiating a variety of state/local, commercial and federal cloud contracts with customers and partners. The Contracts Specialist position will regularly work with all functional departments across the company including finance, program management, subcontracts and accounting to support the full life cycle of all award agreements.

This role is 100% remote.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Administer state/local, commercial and federal agreements supporting the Digital Solutions Group, to include but not limited to, such Master Services Agreements, Consulting Agreements, Software Licensing Agreements, Resale Agreements, and Statements of Work for cloud computing in addition to Prime Contracts and Subcontracts with Federal Agencies
• Manage a portfolio of strategic federal, state, and commercial customer contracts and relationships including contract amendments and renewals of existing legacy contracts.
• Review and analyze documents to determine contractual obligations and risks; explain these commitments to internal stakeholders
• Interprets contracts to ensure alignment with company objectives and policies
• Ensures that contracts contain all appropriate terms and conditions
• Monitor project end dates and manage any related renewals in coordination with internal stakeholders
• Act as a liaison between organization and customers to support the management of Agreements
• Support internal policies and procedures in the execution of contract administration duties
• Willingness to establish, attend and actively participate in meetings with customers and partners
• Review Request for Information and Solicitations and assist in the development of proposal responses ensuring consistency with corporate policy, pertinent regulations, and customer requirements.
• Assist in the management of contract proposal volumes, supporting any related fact funding and documentation completion to ensure proposals are fully responsive to prospective customer requirements
• Utilize Deltek Costpoint contract management database and other repositories to ensure that contracts and related correspondence are properly stored and tracked.
• Other projects as assigned by the Contracts Manager and/or Director of Contracts

Required Experience:

• Clearance Required: None, but must be eligible to obtain
• This role is 100% remote
• At least 2-5 years of commercial and/or federal contracts experience
• Ability to interpret policies, contracts, and laws and relevance to commercial and federal transactions, particularly related to cloud service offerings
• Excellent time management, communication, decision-making, and organization skills.
• Experience with Cloud Service Providers
• Knowledge of all contract types
• Effective verbal and communication skills in a business environment.
• Ability to participate on cross-functional teams both within the contracts department and with other corporate departments while maintaining a collaborative environment.
• Must have general business skills and Microsoft Office Suite programs
• Manage multiple assignments and engagements concurrently
• Advanced knowledge of relevant laws, regulations, terms, conditions, and policies governing contracts, including FAR, DFAR and other agencies
• Possess strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Must be flexible and a fast learner

Desired Skills/Experience:

• Experience in Deltek CostPoint a plus

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