Federal Contracts Manager

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Manager for Federal and Strategic Contracts and Relations. You will oversee the complex contracting and relationship management process with our largest customers, including federal courts, agencies and largest state and local accounts. Your role as a trusted advisor will involve leveraging your subject matter expertise to drive revenue growth through beneficial contracting arrangements.

About the Role:

In this opportunity as Federal Contracts Manager you will:

• Act as subject matter expert and lead on the most complex contracting and relationship processes for major federal and high-value clients, including the Administrative Office of the Courts, Department of Justice, IRS/Treasury, Department of Homeland Security, and New York Courts.
• Contribute to the success of an assigned book of business by driving client satisfaction, retention, and long-term account growth.
• Develop and implement strategies to ensure compliance with federal regulations and customer requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align contracting strategies (cooperative agreements, MSAs).
• Work cross functionally with the procurement team to advise on their overall process and strategic deals.
• Communicate with General Counsel and cross-functional teams on AI requirements as they continue to evolve.

 

About You:

You're a fit for the role of Federal Contracts Manager if you have:

• Law degree preferred.
• Extensive experience in complex contracting, with a strong understanding of government procurement processes.
• Proven track record in high-value contracts and customer relationships.
• Excellent strategic thinking, negotiation, and communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams and build strong partnerships with customers and with internal partners
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail and a proactive approach
• Experience with AI/Legal Tech industries is a plus.

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What’s in it For You?

• Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.

• Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.

• Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.

• Culture: Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.

• Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.

• Making a Real-World Impact: We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.

 

 

In the United States, Thomson Reuters offers a comprehensive benefits package to our employees. Our benefit package includes market competitive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance programs, as well as a competitive 401k plan with company match. In addition, Thomson Reuters offers market leading work life benefits with competitive vacation, sick and safe paid time off, paid holidays (including two company mental health days off), parental leave, sabbatical leave. These benefits meet or exceeds the requirements of paid time off in accordance with any applicable state or municipal laws. Finally, Thomson Reuters offers the following additional benefits: optional hospital, accident and sickness insurance paid 100% by the employee; optional life and AD&D insurance paid 100% by the employee; Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts; fitness reimbursement; access to Employee Assistance Program; Group Legal Identity Theft Protection benefit paid 100% by employee; access to 529 Plan; commuter benefits; Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance; Tuition Reimbursement; and access to Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Thomson Reuters complies with local laws that require upfront disclosure of the expected pay range for a position. The target total cash compensation range varies across locations. For any eligible US locations, unless otherwise noted, the target total cash compensation range for this role is $147,000 USD - $273,000 USD. Pay is positioned within the range based on several factors including an individual’s knowledge, skills and experience with consideration given to internal equity. Base pay and any target sales incentive are part of a comprehensive Total Reward program which also includes flexible and supportive benefits and other wellbeing programs. Target total cash compensation ranges are inclusive of both base pay and any target sales incentive.

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