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Salary: USD 220,000 - 270,000 / annual
Infleqtion, a publicly traded quantum technology company (NYSE: INFQ), is seeking an experienced Senior Counsel to join its legal team. Reporting to the Chief Legal Officer, you will work closely with the Government Contracts team and partner with business development, program management, engineering, finance, and operations leaders.
Approximately 70–80% of your time will focus on complex federal research and development contracting. You will lead negotiations, proposals, and contract performance matters on significant government agreements. The remaining 20–30% involves broader legal work including commercial and strategic transactions, corporate and public-company matters, and regulatory or operational support.
Key responsibilities include:
**Government Contracting:**
- Lead and support negotiation, interpretation, and management of federal government agreements, including Other Transaction Agreements (OTAs), federal R&D contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, subcontracts, subawards, and teaming agreements.
- Advise business and program teams on FAR, DFARS, agency supplements, and other federal contracting requirements throughout the opportunity, award, and performance lifecycle.
- Identify and manage legal and business risk involving intellectual property and data rights, cost and pricing, audit, cybersecurity, export control, domestic sourcing, labor, payment, and flow-down requirements.
- Lead internal coordination on significant government-contracting issues, including proposal strategy, contract interpretation, performance risks, and customer communications.
- Partner with Export Control and technical stakeholders on national-security and export-control considerations, including ITAR/EAR requirements.
- Develop practical templates, playbooks, and training to enable teams to move quickly while maintaining disciplined compliance.
**Business Partnership & Operational Integration:**
- Partner with business development, program management, engineering, and finance on bid and proposal strategy, risk allocation, and program execution.
- Support internal governance for government contracting, including approval frameworks and escalation processes.
- Provide targeted training to commercial, technical, and program teams on government-contracting requirements and compliance.
- Support the broader legal team on commercial, strategic, corporate, and regulatory matters as needed.
The role requires sound judgment on complex federal agreements, close partnership with technical and business teams, and comfort moving between detailed contract issues and broader business questions. Periodic travel to Infleqtion locations and customer sites may be required.
**Requirements:**
- J.D. from an accredited law school and active membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state bar.
- 8+ years of legal experience, including substantial responsibility for federal government contracting. Experience in-house or in a law firm advising technology, defense, aerospace, or research organizations is preferred.
- Significant experience negotiating and counseling on complex federal government contracts and related subcontracts, subawards, and teaming arrangements.
- Working knowledge of intellectual property and data-rights issues under government contracts, including technical data and computer software rights, as well as flow-down and compliance requirements.
- Strong executive communication skills and ability to translate complex government-contracting risk into practical, business-focused guidance. Familiarity with ITAR/EAR and related export-control issues is preferred.
