Senior Counsel, Government Contracts

Infleqtion is seeking a Senior Counsel, Government Contracts to report directly to the Chief Legal Officer and serve as a critical legal partner for government contracting, working closely with business development, program management, engineering, finance, and operational leaders. Approximately 70-80% of this role will focus on leading and supporting complex federal government research and development contracting.

What You Will Do

Lead the negotiation, interpretation, and management of a broad range of government agreements, including OTAs, federal research and development contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, and other assistance instruments. Identify and help 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.

Why It Might Be a Fit

This role requires strong government-contracting judgment, transactional discipline, and the ability to operate effectively in a high-growth, technically sophisticated environment where urgency and excellence must coexist.

Requirements

• JD from an accredited law school with outstanding academic credentials.
• 8+ years of relevant legal experience, including substantial responsibility for federal government contracting.
• Significant experience negotiating and counseling on complex federal government contracts and related subcontracts, subawards, and teaming arrangements.
• Demonstrated expertise in FAR and DFARS; meaningful experience with OTAs is required.
• Experience supporting Department of Defense or other federal research and development programs, ideally as a prime contractor or with a major defense, aerospace, technology, or research organization.
• 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 the ability to translate complex government-contracting risk into practical, business-focused guidance.

Benefits

• 100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, short/long-term disability
• Employer-funded Health Savings Account
• Unlimited PTO
• 401(k) match
• Company-paid Life and AD&D Insurance
• Flexible Savings Account
• Paid FMLA, Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Student Loan Repayment
• Equity Package