Director, Legal Contracts And Procurement

The NYC Department of Finance (DOF) is responsible for administering the tax revenue laws of the city fairly, efficiently, and transparently to instill public confidence and encourage compliance while providing exceptional customer service.

The Legal Affairs Division serves as the in-house legal department for DOF, providing professional and comprehensive legal advice and services supporting a full range of city tax and other revenue-related matters. Legal Affairs Division attorneys and staff handle various legal issues, including real property taxes and exemptions, business income and excise taxes, collections, parking violations, treasury, land registry, Conciliation Bureau conferences, FOIL, and employment law.

DOF Legal Affairs seeks to hire a Director for Legal Contracts and Procurement with experience managing complex contracts and procurement matters. Reporting directly to the General Counsel, the Director will serve as the lead contract attorney for DOF's contracting and procurement matters. The duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Conduct legal research and analysis on complex and contract and procurement matters. Provide legal counsel matters based on a strong understanding of City, State and Federal procurement laws, rules and regulations and procurement laws.

• Manage and fully handle the legal review and processing of contract related legal documents regarding DOF agreements, leases, business documents, and contracts, including contracts, renewals, amendments and purchasing related documents. Ensure compliance with existing contract and procurement law, rules and regulations.

• Direct the contract related legal functions in Legal Affairs. Supervise the work of attorneys assigned to assist with contracts and procurement matters.

• As requested by the General Counsel or ACCO, serve as the main negotiator with contractors at all stages of the contracting process as needed. Communicate DOF and City positions and requirements, and draft or provide responses to vendors and contractors on matters as needed.

• Serve as lead counsel for DOF on contract and procurement related legal matters, and in providing litigation support to the law department on agency legal matters in litigation. Handle any responsibility determinations and processes and draft all documents.

• Draft complex contracts, statements of work, agreements, purchasing documents, and solicitation documents including requests for proposal. With detailed review and analysis, ensure that the documents and process are in compliance with New York City contract and procurement laws, rules and processes.

• Collaborate with the ACCO and business units to understand the business needs and incorporate requirements into the scope of work, proposals and documents as needed.

• Work directly with the Law Department, DOF operating divisions, City agencies and oversight agencies on DOF contract matters. Develop a legal workflow process at DOF and manage to meet time frames needed for business operations and oversight review.

• Utilize the City's passport system for contracts.

• Handle other legal matters and assignments as required by the General Counsel

Minimum Qualifications

Admission to the New York State Bar; and four years of recent full-time responsible, relevant, satisfactory legal experience subsequent to admission to any bar, eighteen months of which must have been in the supervision of other attorneys, in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity, or performing highly complex and significant legal work.

Incumbents must remain Members of the New York State Bar in good standing for the duration of this employment.

Preferred Skills

• Strong knowledge of and experience with current City, State and Federal procurement or contracting policy issues, and New York City Procurement Policy Board (PPB) Rules, and other laws rules and guidance governing the City contracting process.

• Legal experience managing the City contracting and procurement process and complex contract related legal work is strongly preferred. Experience working with government procurement including detailed drafting and reviewing complex and important contracts, proposals, and other documents relating to the City or other government procurement process is also preferred.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills, computer skills including Passport, as well as the ability to prioritize multiple projects and work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders and customers and the ability to shift focus on assignments in response to agency priorities.

• Attention to detail, computer and organizational skills and the demonstrated ability to meet deadlines.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education's website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.

Residency Requirement

New York City residency is not required for this position.

Additional Information

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.