Vice President, Contracts Attorney

About the role

Vice President, Contracts Attorney at SchoolsFirst FCU oversees the comprehensive management of enterprise-wide contracts. This includes negotiating, structuring, interpreting, and administering contractual documents, as well as providing strategic legal guidance to business unit leaders.

Responsibilities

• Plans, directs, and oversees the comprehensive management of enterprise-wide contracts.
• Led the negotiation, structuring, interpretation and administration of contractual documents on behalf of Credit Union business units, including contracts, NDAs, RFPs, RFIs, and RFQs.
• Provides proactive, strategic legal guidance to business unit leaders on contract-related matters, including contract risk allocation and structure.
• Reviews and negotiates contracts, non-disclosure agreements, requests for information, and requests for proposal.
• Leads and coordinates strategic engagement with business units, vendors, and vendors' attorney(s) to achieve mutually agreeable decisions on all aspects of contracts.
• Collaborates with internal leaders to manage contract workflows and proactively mitigate risk.
• Directs the contract lifecycle from conception through completion of the negotiation process and contract execution.
• Maintains a deep expertise of contracts policy, legal risk and liability, and Credit Union contracting standards.
• Oversees contract preparation, internal review, and approval processes, ensuring compliance with Credit Union policies as well as applicable laws or regulations.
• Interprets contracts and provides proactive, strategic legal guidance to business units on contractual responsibilities.
• Oversees and manages outside legal counsel relationships on select contract reviews.
• Has current experience with technology contracts, including SaaS and other cloud-based solutions, with emphasis on data protection, information security, privacy, and emerging artificial intelligence-related risk.
• Understands artificial intelligence risk within the context of technology and vendor contracting and negotiates contract terms, use restrictions, risk allocation, governance, and safeguards necessary to protect the Credit Union and its Members.
• Must have strong understanding of federal and state laws and regulations for topics such as privacy and data protection.

Qualifications

• A High School Diploma or GED required.
• A Bachelor's Degree required.
• A JD from an accredited law school; licensed to practice law in California or reciprocal jurisdiction required.
• 15+ years of prior relevant experience required.
• 10+ years of prior management experience required.
• Contract management and negotiation experience.
• Diplomatic and clear communication skills to build strong partnerships across the organization.
• Proactive self-starter and willingness to tackle tasks and situations to ensure efficiency in a high-volume environment.
• Exceptional contract drafting and negotiation skills.
• Experience with complex data privacy, information security, and cloud-based agreements.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to work independently.
• Experience in software licenses and SaaS agreement negotiations.
• Technical acumen to effectively use contract management tools, streamline processes, and creatively enhance contract management efficiency.
• Expert working knowledge of MS Word and MS Excel.

Skills

• Expertise in contract management and negotiation.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage risk and implement risk mitigation strategies.
• Knowledge of federal and state laws and regulations for topics such as privacy and data protection.
• Experience with complex data privacy, information security, and cloud-based agreements.
• Technical acumen to effectively use contract management tools, streamline processes, and creatively enhance contract management efficiency.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.

Pay

Anticipated base annual salary range of $220,000-$275,000 plus incentive eligibility.

Schedule

Weekly hours of 40.