Senior Legal Counsel - Defense & Government Contracts

What are your contributions to the team?

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Adhere to Bombardier General Work Rules.
• Participate in all legal activities.
• Assist and/or lead the negotiation, drafting and/or review of various agreements
• Provide legal counsel regarding US Federal laws and regulations
• Support claims, HR issues and potentially litigious matters in conjunction with the Bombardier litigation team.
• Support US infrastructure and expansion projects.
• Support the compliance team with US related compliance issues.
• Be solicited by your clients regularly in order to provide legal guidance, advice and to ensure compliance with contracts and for legal interpretation of different contractual provisions.
• Be relied upon to identify and anticipate contractual problems by ensuring efficient communication between your clients and other stakeholders,
• Monitor legal and regulatory developments affecting Bombardier and provide practical guidance to business leaders
• Serve as a key resource on complex and critical issues.

How to thrive in this role?

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Juris Doctor degree (J.D.)
• Admittance to at least one US State Bar.
• At least eight (8) years of relevant experience in corporate law, commercial contracts and/or commercial litigation.
• Leadership capabilities, ability to work autonomously, excellent legal and business acumen, ability to take quick decisions and provide strategic advice in a fast moving, dynamic environment.
• Strong negotiation, drafting and communication skills.
• Planning and organizational skills necessary to prioritize, assign, and coordinate work.
• Interpersonal skills and ability to work with legal department and non-legal department colleagues, as well as all levels of management.
• Computer skills necessary to learn and/or operate word processing, spreadsheet, database, email, and web-based applications

ADDITIONAL DESIRED/PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Demonstrated expertise in government contracts law, including FAR and DFARS, with experience supporting Department of Defense programs and classified contracts.
• Familiarity with ITAR, EAR, CMMC, NIST cybersecurity requirements, and other defense-sector regulatory frameworks.
• Extensive experience negotiating and advising on complex commercial and government-related transactions.
• Strong understanding of the federal procurement process and contractual frameworks.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and advise on a wide range of agreements, including aircraft purchase agreements, data license agreements, engineering service agreements, modification agreements.
• Partner with compliance, export control, contracts, and business teams to ensure adherence to applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
• Counsel stakeholders on matters involving, cybersecurity obligations, intellectual property, organizational conflicts of interest, and government ethics requirements.
• Support the Contracts team and other business stakeholders through the tender and program execution contract lifecycle.
• Ability to balance legal risk with business objectives in a fast-paced environment.
• Advise on contractual rights, obligations, claims, disputes, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Engage with outside counsel as required.
• Experience with bid protests, contract claims, investigations, or government audits is an asset.