Senior Contracts Manager - Network & Communications Systems Business Area

About the role

A Contracts Manager is responsible for overseeing and managing all contractual agreements between the company and its customers. This role involves drafting, negotiating, and executing contracts, as well as ensuring compliance with contract terms and conditions. The Contracts Manager also serves as a liaison between the company's legal team, program managers, and customers, and is responsible for identifying and mitigating any contract-related risks. Additionally, this role requires a strong understanding of contract law, regulations, and procedures. The Contracts Manager plays a critical role in protecting the company's interests while ensuring customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Advises leadership and other functions on contractual rights and obligations and provides interpretation of terms and conditions.
• Ensures compliance with company policies, laws, and regulations.
• Selects, develops, and evaluates personnel to ensure the effective operation of the function.
• Assists with the development of subcontract statements of work and flow-down of mandatory or necessary/prudent terms and conditions from a business and contract perspective.
• Delegates assignments to others for developing solutions to a variety of complex and difficult problems.
• Manages work, sets objectives, and meets commitments for self and others.
• Reviews and coordinates approvals of contract documents for protection of the company's contractual position, satisfaction of customer specifications and requirements, and adherence to company policy.
• Acts as a primary point of contact with other departments for resolution of problems regarding contracts.
• Acts as the primary interface with customers, including fact-finding, audits, and formal contract or subcontract negotiations.
• Conducts negotiations, reviews, and management of contracts and subcontracts with Primes.
• Manages the contract or subcontract change process and works with Program Management, Engineering, Finance, and other disciplines to mitigate performance risk.
• Supports proposal activities to ensure compliance with solicitation requirements and company policies and procedures.
• Interacts with senior management, customers, or subcontractors on major program reviews, significant negotiations, and other special projects.
• Manages a team of contract professionals providing contractual guidance, business strategy advice, and negotiation/administration support for all phases of the proposal, negotiation, and administration of contracts or subcontracts with Prime customers, with particular emphasis on maximizing profits and minimizing contract investment and risk.

Qualifications

• Education Requirements: Bachelor's degree or equivalent is required plus a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree or Juris Doctor degree plus a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience to meet managerial expectations.
• Clearance Requirements: Department of Defense Top Secret security clearance is required. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.