STR
Chief Legal Officer
Woburn, MA · Exec · Contract
No sponsorship$295k-$415kDetected 5 days ago
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About the role
- The Chief Legal Officer (CLO) is a senior executive leader responsible for overseeing all legal, regulatory, and compliance matters at STR.
- The CLO reports to the CEO and is pivotal in safeguarding STR's legal interests, ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and providing strategic legal counsel to senior leadership and the Board of Directors.
- Act as escalation point for significant, novel, or high-risk contract issues in accordance with STR's Delegation of Authority.
Responsibilities
- Support the Contracts organization with legal oversight of proposal development, contract negotiation, administration, dispute resolution, investigations, claims, and bid protests.
- Lead legal support for the Board of Directors and its committees, including Board and committee governance processes, charters, corporate governance guidelines, Board and committee materials, minutes, and resolutions, director onboarding, Board evaluations, stockholder approvals, and public-company governance best practices.
- Oversee and manage all litigation and major investigations involving STR.
- Engage, coordinate, and manage outside legal counsel as needed to safeguard the company's interests.
- Lead responses to government inquiries and enforcement actions.
- Collaborate with the SVP Contracts (or designated Export Compliance Officer) who will maintain day-to-day responsibility for the administration and operational implementation of STR's export compliance program.
- Support Chief Strategy Officer in activities, processes, and responsibilities involved in managing and fostering relationships between STR and legislative bodies, e.g., Congress or state legislatures.
- Support Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer as needed to ensure STR complies with all applicable laws and regulations.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures to manage legal and regulatory risk.
- Support Chief Human Resources Officer as needed to advise on employment law matters, including hiring practices, employee relations, and terminations.
Requirements
- Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school and membership in good standing with a state bar association.
- Generalist in terms legal expertise.
- Ability to operate both strategically and tactically as needed in a growing, fast-paced environment.
- Ability to travel periodically for key business meetings.
Nice to have
- Minimum of 15 years of progressive legal experience, including significant experience in a leadership role within a corporate legal department.
- Prior experience with government contracts, including negotiation, compliance, and dispute resolution under FAR, DFARS, CAS, and related federal procurement statutes and regulations, is essential.
- Experience as a Chief Legal Officer (CLO), General Counsel (GC) or Deputy GC is strongly preferred.
- Experience with a business(es) similar to STR (US defense & IC national security contractor providing technical services, products and systems, subject to customer contracting and regulatory requirements).
- Experience interacting with a corporate board of directors (BoD) and BoD committees, familiarity with corporate governance structures and processes, and corporate secretary duties.
Skills
- Demonstrated organizational and business leadership capability.
- Communication: Motivated collaborator with effective communication skills.
- Adaptability and Execution: Ability to operate both strategically and tactically as needed in a growing, fast-paced environment.
- Travel: Ability to travel periodically for key business meetings.
- Motivated collaborator with effective communication skills.
Compensation
- The salary range listed is based on external market data.
- $295,000-$415,000
Benefits
- Offers are based on factors, such as but not limited to, the candidate's experience, education, training, key skills/critical skills, security clearances, and prevailing market and business conditions.
- STR is committed to creating a collaborative learning environment that supports deep technical understanding and recognizes the contributions and achievements of all team members.
Company info
- Lead legal support for IPO readiness and public-company compliance, including securities-law matters, S-1 registration statement preparation, SEC comment process, public-company disclosure controls, periodic and current reporting, Regulation FD, insider trading, Section 16, Rule 144, Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, lock-up arrangements, stockholder communications, annual meeting and proxy matters, and coordination with outside securities counsel, underwriters' counsel, auditors, and other advisors.
- In collaboration with the CTO and business leadership, oversee the development, protection, enforcement, and strategic commercialization of the company's intellectual property, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and technology licensing.
- Oversee creation and maintenance of intellectual property records.
Equal opportunity
- STR is an equal opportunity employer.
- If you need a reasonable accommodation for any portion of the employment process, email us at appassist@str.us and provide your contact info.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Security Clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain a TOP SECRET security clearance
This listing is sourced directly from STR's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.