Contracts Director

About the role

Drive Mission Impact. Shape Strategic Direction. Lead with Purpose. Are you ready to guide the strategic direction of a business that supports some of the nation’s most critical intelligence missions? As a Contracts Director at GDIT, you will be at the center of mission success, empowering government partners, enabling operational excellence, and accelerating your own career growth in Contract Management.

In this role, you will lead a high‑performing team of contract professionals within the National Intelligence Sector of our Intelligence and Homeland Security Division. Your expertise will directly support the intelligence community’s most important initiatives, ensuring every contract strengthens mission outcomes and aligns with strategic organizational goals.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive oversight of the full contracts administration function for the National Intelligence Sector, empowering, mentoring, and developing a team of contracts professionals.
• Accelerate business growth through strategic customer engagement, opportunity shaping, proposal leadership, and the execution of complex contract negotiations.
• Protect mission and business interests by driving rigorous due diligence across all contractual documents and maintaining a disciplined change‑control process to ensure legal and regulatory compliance.
• Serve as a trusted strategic partner to internal stakeholders and cross‑functional leaders, offering expert guidance, resolving contract challenges, and strengthening decision-making.
• Champion internal compliance by aligning contract performance, processes, and outcomes with management objectives, federal regulations, and agency-specific requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• 10+ years of Contracts Administration and Leadership experience
• Advanced Knowledge of various contract types, relevant laws, regulations, terms, conditions, and policies governing assigned contracts including the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Intel agency acquisition manuals
• Expert in complex terms and conditions negotiations
• Experience with CSOs/OTAs/CRADAs preferred
• Strong ability to mentor, develop talent, and lead team training initiatives
• Must have an active TS/SCI with Polygraph
• US citizenship required
• Hybrid position working at GDIT facility in Herndon, VA; minimum of 3 days onsite per week and travel to meetings as needed

Benefits

• AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
• Internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, competitive pay and paid time off
• Military-friendly workplace

Pay

The likely salary range for this position is $170,000 – $230,000. Salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.