Vice President & Deputy General Counsel

<p><strong>Position Summary:</strong><br>The Vice President &amp; Deputy General Counsel is a key member of the Legal leadership team, responsible for providing strategic legal guidance and operational oversight across the organization, with a particular emphasis on government contracts law, commercial law, intellectual property, and technology licensing. This role partners closely with executive leadership, business units, and external stakeholders to ensure legal compliance, mitigate risk, and enable business objectives in a dynamic, innovation-driven environment. This role combines deep legal expertise with sound business judgment to enable innovation, growth, and mission success.</p> <p><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Government Contracts Law:</strong></li> <ul> <li>Advise on all aspects of federal government contracting and Other Transactions, including bid and proposal processes, contract negotiations, compliance with FAR/DFARS and other regulations, and dispute resolution.</li> <li>Support Senior Vice President of Contracts as needed to review, draft, and negotiate contracts and agreements to support STR’s business operations, and to ensure that all contracts comply with legal requirements and mitigate risk.</li> <li>Oversee internal policies and training to ensure compliance with government contracting requirements.</li> <li>Manage investigations, audits, and responses to government inquiries.</li> </ul> <li><strong>Commercial Law:</strong></li> <ul> <li>Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including sales, procurement, distribution, and service contracts.</li> <li>Provide counsel on commercial transactions, UCC, risk management, and dispute resolution.</li> <li>Support business development initiatives and strategic partnerships.</li> </ul> <li><strong>Intellectual Property &amp; Technology Licensing:</strong></li> <ul> <li>Oversee the protection, management, and enforcement of the company’s intellectual property portfolio, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets.</li> <li>Advise on IP strategy, licensing, technology transfer, and open source compliance.</li> <li>Negotiate and structure complex technology licensing and collaboration agreements.</li> </ul> <li><strong>Leadership &amp; Team Management:</strong></li> <ul> <li>Serve as a trusted advisor to the Chief Legal Officer and executive leadership by translating complex legal issues into practical business guidance, balancing legal risk with operational objectives, and enabling informed decision-making.</li> <li>Support the Chief Legal Officer in advising executive