Strategic Contracts Lead, Public Sector (AI)

Location: Washington, DC

Salary: $138,400–$173,000 USD per year

Company

Scale AI develops reliable AI systems, high-quality data, and full-stack technologies for enterprises, governments, and leading AI model developers.

What you will do

• Develop, maintain, and administer government contract lifecycle management processes and systems.
• Negotiate and administer agreements with customers, subcontractors, and vendors in accordance with company policies and government regulations.
• Maintain registrations, reporting, and disclosures in government systems including SAM.gov, PIEE, and CPARS.
• Guide stakeholders through self-service contracting and directly negotiate NDAs, task orders, modifications, prime contracts, vendor agreements, and other agreements.
• Track post-signature obligations, contract milestones, deliverables, invoices, and cash collection.
• Support customer and security questionnaires, legal reviews, and the development of internal legal processes, resources, and tools.

Requirements

• Active Top Secret Security Clearance.
• Experience with a wide range of legal documents and contractual agreements, including NDAs, task orders, modifications, prime contracts, vendor agreements, and other commercial contracts.
• Experience with contract lifecycle management tools such as Ironclad.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• 5+ years of experience as a contracts manager, paralegal, or in similar work.
• Knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement (DFARS), and other agency supplements.
• Knowledge of government contract and subcontract processes, including flow-downs, change management, inspection, acceptance, payment, warranty, close-out, and records retention.
• Experience with Organizational Conflict of Interest terms and mitigation plans.
• Collaborative, low-ego approach and willingness to handle projects of different sizes.

Nice to have

• Strong background working with SaaS or other technology companies.
• Experience with government acquisitions through Broad Agency Announcements, Commercial Solutions Openings, Other Transaction Authority, SBIR Phase 3, consortia, and other competitive or non-competitive procurement types.
• Experience with GSA schedules, Government Wide Acquisition Contracts, BPAs, and other multi-award contract vehicles.
• Initiative and resourcefulness in accomplishing ambitious goals.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage competing priorities.
• Fluency with spreadsheets, basic statistics, and data-driven decision-making.
• Experience with Salesforce, Airtable, and Jira.
• Understanding of contract basics and willingness to learn.
• Interest in AI, law, privacy, and intellectual property.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive and equal opportunity workplace with reasonable accommodation support.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage.
• Retirement benefits, learning and development stipend, and generous paid time off.
• Eligible roles may include equity compensation and a commuter stipend.