.About NavaNava is a consultancy and public benefit corporation working to make government services simple, effective, and accessible to all. Since 2013, federal, state, and local government agencies have trusted Nava to build transformative digital services to help people access public benefits. Meeting our mission is an opportunity to restore trust between people and public institutions. We focus on populations that are the least protected because the stakes are higher.As a client services company, we work with government agencies to improve how people apply for benefits, navigate their health care, and more. We bill for our time, selling our expertise and problem-solving methodology to government clients. Our clients hire us to help improve their products and services so that their users and beneficiaries have a better customer experience.These end-users—the humans who benefit from our work—are at the core of everything we do. We research beneficiaries' needs to help our government clients better deliver on their missions, providing everyone at Nava opportunities to do meaningful, impactful work.Position summaryThe Director of Contracts is responsible for leading all aspects of the company's contracts and government compliance function. This seasoned, values-based leader is responsible for managing the strategy and execution of a high-touch, client-centric, and technology-driven operation that oversees all contract types, assigned legal agreements, business proposals, contract negotiations, and the general administration of company awards, vehicles, and contracts. Responsibilities include directing and developing policies, procedures, and business solutions that empower the contracts staff and support internal customers and external business partners. This person is an integral member of the company's management team and will report to the CFO.They will work as part of a remote-first team to deliver the highest quality internal support and solutions to employees at scale in a fast-growing company. Nava is ~350 people today, and the Director of Contracts will be integral to help us approximately double over the next several years to become a more mature government contracting firm with a portfolio spanning the federal, state, and local level. Critical to this role will be the ability to deliver contract services and solutions through a customer-centric approach that leverages technology and continuously develops and leverages Nava's Contracts team. As a proven leader and exceptional operator, this person should build trust and confidence in all interactions, elevate their team, serve as a role model for others, radiate their intent, take pride in strong attention to detail and precision, enjoy solving challenging problems creatively alongside internal colleagues and external teammates, setup scalable technology-enabled processes, and understand our industry's dynamics and how best to operate within them