Vice President, Contracts

The Vice President, Contracts (VP, Contracts) will report to the Chief Legal Officer (CLO) and will lead STR’s contracts function as a strategic enabler of growth, speed, and mission impact. This role oversees the full lifecycle of STR’s contractual agreements while ensuring disciplined compliance, risk management, and execution quality. As STR accelerates its company-wide pivot to a Tech-Enabled Services (TES) strategy—building reusable software and hardware “TES Cores” and deploying them rapidly across multiple missions—the VP, Contracts will help design and operationalize contracting models that support (i) faster time-to-award and time-to-impact, (ii) scaling product reuse, (iii) higher margins through value-based and outcomes-aligned pricing, and (iv) customer-funded R&D and early prototypes that mature into larger, longer-term programs. The VP, Contracts will be a valued member of STR leadership, relied upon as a subject matter expert, and key partner to the other Functional and Division Leaders. This role will lead a team of approximately 20 employees.