Blue Star Families

Vice President of Legal and Human Resources

Washington, DC · Exec · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$128k-$177kDetected 13 days ago

NegotiationHRPerformance ManagementEmployee RelationsContract ManagementIntellectual PropertyEmployment LawResearchLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationInternal Audit

About the role

A Blue Star Family is one with an immediate family member - a spouse, parent, or child - actively serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, including the Guard and Reserves.
These families face unique challenges: frequent relocations, deployments, career disruption, and isolation.
General Description Reporting to the President and serving as a member of the executive leadership team, the Vice President of Legal and Human Resources is a trusted advisor to organizational leadership and the Board of Directors.

Responsibilities

Build cross-sector partnerships that get things done
As the sole in-house attorney, the Vice President of Legal and Human Resources personally manages a broad range of legal matters, including contract review and negotiation, employment law counseling, governance, compliance, investigations, intellectual property, privacy, fundraising, and operational legal issues.
The role requires a practical and solutions-oriented leader who can balance legal risk with organizational objectives, build strong partnerships across departments, and help move initiatives forward in a thoughtful and compliant manner.
This role ensures that legal, compliance, and people strategies work together to support organizational effectiveness, mission impact, and long-term sustainability.
In-person attendance in a Blue Star Families office is an essential function of the role and is necessary to support collaboration, communication, and the successful performance of essential job responsibilities.
Personally draft, review, negotiate, and manage a wide variety of agreements, including vendor agreements, software and technology contracts, partnership agreements, memoranda of understanding, grant agreements, sponsorship agreements, and federal grant subaward agreements.
Attendance and participation in these in-person gatherings are necessary to support collaboration, organizational alignment, and the successful performance of essential job responsibilities.
Independently manage the organization's contract portfolio and contract review process, ensuring agreements appropriately protect organizational interests while supporting business objectives.
Partner with organizational leaders to structure initiatives, relationships, and transactions that advance strategic priorities while appropriately managing legal, financial, operational, and reputational risk.
Provide practical legal guidance and day-to-day support to staff and leadership across all departments.

Compensation

Anticipated Pay Range at Commencement of Employment:: $128,000 - $177,000
Each year, we support over 1.5 million military- and veteran-connected family members through a national network of 300,000+ members and local chapters in communities across the country.
Team members are required to travel several times per year to attend meetings, trainings, offsites, and organization-wide events.

Company info

We make military life awesome for families.
We listen, share, partner, and act to deliver evidence-based, data-driven solutions that work for real people.
We're a lifestyle organization, a friend and neighbor, and a trusted partner.
Our approach is collaborative, human-centered, and designed with the whole family in mind.

Visa & Work Authorization

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