Director Contract AUS

Business Unit: Cubic Transportation Systems Company Details: The Regional Counsel/Director of Contracts for the Asia Pacific (APAC) region directs all legal activity, contracting and associated commercial actions to win, negotiate, manage and close contracts geographically located and/or managed in the APAC region on behalf of Cubic.
This position is the legal and Contracts business partner for Cubic’s senior program leadership team in APAC. Provides legal advice and counsel to the APAC program teams. Manages applicable legal matters in the region, including litigation and interaction with outside counsel.
Leads and develops the Contracts team of professionals in the APAC region. Ensures compliance with contractual terms and conditions for assigned contracts. Manages complex, major systems (and services) prime contracts to ensure that all requirements and obligations are fulfilled.
Together with the project management team, proactively anticipates, identifies, analyzes and informs management of the financial, legal and performance risks that can impact success.
This position routinely exercises significant discretionary and substantial decision-making authority under limited supervision and direction. Job Details:

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Serves as the lead Legal and Contracts business partner to the APAC senior leadership team
• Provides legal advice and counsel to in-region program teams
• Manages applicable in-region legal matters and interaction with outside counsel
• Acts as Cubic’s representative in front of customers during negotiations and other contract/commercial activities
• Manages and develops a team of contracts professionals, providing management, coaching, development and leadership in order to achieve strategic and operational objectives and ensure the team performs to a high standard
• Directs all contracting and associated commercial actions to win, negotiate, manage and close contracts geographically located and/or managed in the APAC region on behalf of Cubic including: proposal planning, proposal preparation, administration of contracts, and contract closeout, subject to the applicable authority matrix, including any supporting delegation.
• Proactively leads the efforts of Contracts leadership, and coordinates with Business Development, Program Management, Engineering, Business Unit leadership, Cost Estimating, and Legal personnel on proposal preparation, review and submittal as well as post-award contract activities.
• Ensures compliance with departmental and company-wide Contracts policies and procedures so that work performed meets legal, regulatory, contractual and Company requirements
• Keeps Contracts Department and cognizant functional and program managers informed of outstanding issues that may impact program, departmental and/or Company objectives for assigned contracts.
• Remains current on legal/regulatory updates affecting contracts and agreements

Minimum Job Requirements:

Qualifications

Essential:

• Law degree from accredited law school
• Licensed to practice law in at least one applicable jurisdiction

Skills/Experience/Knowledge

Essential:

• 10+ years-experience in a legal setting, preferably with applicable transactional experience
• Demonstrated leadership ability in Contract Management for high-value contracts for highly complex products and systems, which include development, service agreements, hardware and software installation and maintenance agreements etc., for both commercial and government agency customers
• Thorough knowledge of prime/subcontract formation and management activities, and proven ability to effectively negotiate complex terms, conditions and price involving major systems. Ability to provide workable solutions to address a wide variety of contractual challenges
• Must be able to prioritize assignments and meet deadlines with minimal supervision, working extended hours, as required
• Proven ability to manage, motivate and understand business priorities and requirements
• Ability to provide sound and strategic legal, contractual and commercial advice
• High level negotiation, contracts management experience
• Sound financial management and document control skills
• Demonstrated people management abilities

Desirable:

• Experience in other financial or commercial management field
• SAP experience

Personal Qualities:

• Strong research and analytical skills
• Strong written and oral communication skills a must.
• Possess interpersonal skills necessary to interact in extremely delicate, sensitive and/or complex situations dealing with state and local transit agencies and commercial customers.
• Must be able to travel domestically and internationally.

Condition of Employment:

• The successful outcome of a National Police Check

As a global company, our business operations span multiple time zones. This role requires flexibility, including occasional availability outside of your ordinary working hours to respond to critical issues or business needs. This means you may be required to monitor and/or respond to telephone calls, emails and other necessary communications from Cubic and our customers or suppliers outside of your hours of work from time to time.

The description provided above is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties, responsibilities and requirements. Duties, responsibilities and requirements may change over time and according to business need.

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