Senior Counsel - Government Contracts

Job Description

Role Summary:

GE Aviation’s Military Systems Operation (MSO) has supported the US and allied militaries for over 75 years. From developing technologies Warfighters need to keep their edge to helping customers sustain legacy products in the field, MSO is a national asset with several current and near-term opportunities to strengthen its position for decades to come. Many of those opportunities originate from the Company’s Lynn, MA location (just north of Boston).

Essential Responsibilities:

The Senior Counsel, Government Business provides leaders, stakeholders, and colleagues with expert, practical, legal and business advice on complex US Government contracting and business issues. The successful candidate will help shape both strategic and tactical actions within regulatory boundaries to maximize value for customers; keep the business safe in a highly scrutinized regulatory environment; and work as a member of the Government Business Legal Department to assist GE Aviation on all aspects of its US Government business. We are searching for a Senior Counsel, Government Business to join the GE Aviation legal team in Lynn, MA.

Specifically, in this role you will:

• Provide program-lawyer support for business segments critical to ensuring US and its Allies’ national defense
  
• Deliver specialized government contracts and regulatory counseling for functional organizations that support business segments selling to the US Government
  
• Develop relationships with external customer and regulatory counsels
  
• Lead compliance investigations and initiatives
  
• Play an integral role in Aviation’s military business growth strategy
  
• Under minimal supervision, plan, conduct and supervise complex legal assignments, requiring an ability to evaluate matters that may have a major bearing on conducting the Company’s business
  
• Manage referral of matters to in-house legal specialists and occasionally outside counsel
  

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school
  
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in US Government contract law; US Government contracts expertise (Including particular focus on FAR Part 15 contracting)
• Member in good standing with a State bar
  ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT(S):
  
• Ability and willingness to work out of Location: Lynn, MA USA
  
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening
  

Desired Characteristics:

• Strong oral and written communication skills
  
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
  
• Ability to influence leaders, colleagues, and stakeholders and translate legal issues into actionable advice
  
• Capability to work independently
  
• Ability to Think clearly and quickly under pressure and have the composure to satisfy multiple and often competing interests
  
• Strong commitment to professionalism and customer service
  
• Superior work history which affirmatively demonstrates leadership
  
• Current or ability to obtain a DoD security clearance
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About Us:

At GE Aviation, we are imagination at work. Whether we’re manufacturing components for our GEnx engines or driving innovation in fuel and noise reduction, the GE Aviation teams are dedicated to turning imaginative ideas into advances in aviation that solve some of the world’s toughest problems. Join us and you’ll find yourself in a dynamic environment where our ongoing, substantial investment in
research and development keeps us moving forward and looking ahead. At GE, developing people is embedded in our culture and integral to our growth. Here you’ll work collaboratively and across functions with the highest caliber talent, utilizing cutting-edge technology and processes. Whether it’s the next generation of ecomagination products or the future of aircraft engines, we’ve got the state-of-the-art resources to make those innovations a reality. If you’re
passionate about aviation and looking for a career rich with challenges and unlimited opportunities for growth and advancement, then join GE in reengineering the sky through aviation innovations that will impact the globe for generations to come. Learn More about GE
GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristics protected by law.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications:

GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable). This role is restricted to U.S. persons (i.e., U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and other protected individuals under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) due to access to export-controlled technology. GE will require proof of status prior to employment.

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