This is a hyrbrid (Monday's and Tuesday's) role to our Dayton, Ohio office.

Are you passionate about government contracting and ready to help shape how government customers access innovative solutions?

Do you enjoy managing complex contracts, building cross-functional relationships, and driving compliance while delivering commercial value?

About our Team

LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,800 employees worldwide, is part of RELX (http://www.relx.com), a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. Our company has been a long-time leader in deploying AI and advanced technologies to the legal market to improve productivity and transform the overall business and practice of law, deploying ethical and powerful generative AI solutions with a flexible, multi-model approach that prioritizes using the best model from today’s top model creators for each individual legal use case. The company employs over 2,000 technologists, data scientists, and experts to develop, test, and validate solutions in line with RELX Responsible AI Principles.

About the Role

The Government Contracts Specialist will serve as a key owner of government purchasing vehicles and contract relationships, ensuring contracts remain compliant, commercially viable, and aligned with business needs. Working closely with government customers, contracting officers, and internal stakeholders, you will manage contract activities throughout the full lifecycle while helping simplify and improve the government purchasing experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary business owner for assigned federal and state government contract vehicles, including the GSA Multiple Award Schedule, FEDLINK agreements, state MSAs, and other strategic purchasing vehicles.
• Manage the full lifecycle of assigned contracts, including initial awards, modifications, renewals, extensions, amendments, product and pricing updates, and contract closeout activities.
• Maintain a comprehensive calendar of contract expiration dates, renewal windows, reporting deadlines, modification requirements, and other key milestones.
• Proactively initiate renewals and modifications to prevent lapses in contract coverage or disruptions to government customers.
• Maintain accurate and complete contract files, documentation, correspondence, amendments, pricing schedules, and related records.
• Ensure contract information is accurately reflected in internal systems and customer-facing government procurement platforms.
• Partner with Sales, Pricing, Compliance, Legal, Finance, Operations, and Product teams to support contract administration and business objectives.
• Identify and resolve contract-related issues before they impact customers or the business.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
• Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Excellent communication and relationship management skills when working with customers, contracting officers, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain accurate contract documentation and records.
• Ability to analyze contract requirements and identify risks, gaps, or improvement opportunities.
• Negotiation and problem-solving skills with a proactive approach to issue resolution.
• Ability to work collaboratively across Sales, Pricing, Compliance, Legal, Finance, Operations, and Product teams.

Work in a Way That Works for You

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

Working Pattern

Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.

About the Business

LexisNexis Legal & Professional® provides legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics that help customers increase their productivity, improve decision-making, achieve better outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. As a digital pioneer, the company was the first to bring legal and business information online with its Lexis® and Nexis® services.

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