Senior Manager, Contracts

Job Summary

About the Role

Mercury Systems is seeking a Senior Contracts Manager to support our Integrated Processing Solutions (IPS) business contract management. This key leadership position requires a deep understanding of both commercial and Department of War contracting practices.

Job Responsibilities

• Manages Contracts supporting Line of Business
• Led through the entire contracting lifecycle from solicitation to contract close-out
• Reviews complex solicitations and prepares specialized/non-routine proposal responses in conjunction with proposal team
• Reviews and approves contractual documents for adherence to customer specifications/requirements, compliance with Terms and Conditions, applicable FAR/DFARS clauses, special provisions and adherence to company policy and procedures
• Drafts, reviews, redlines and negotiates customer agreements, including master agreements, with the objective of protecting the Company’s interests
• Advise leadership and program teams on complex contract issues, contractual rights, obligations, intellectual property protections, organization conflicts of interest and general risks and mitigation strategies
• Develops and maintains contracting policies/processes that provide governance of contracting practices as well as provide guidance on contracting terms and conditions
• Manages contract data into enterprise systems as required
• Expected to coordinate and support audit activities with Prime, Government or other agencies
• Interfaces directly with Government contracting officials, prime contractor procurement representatives, interfaces with Contracts team members and other cross-functional teams including Executive Leadership, Legal, Program Management, Capture, Finance, Pricing, Proposal, Property, Quality, Engineering and other functional staff as needed

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's in business administration, Management or related field
• Ideal 10+ years of directly related experience in Contract Administration/Business Management/Finance role with USG, Prime, International and Commercial contracts
• Experience with standard defense contract types such as Cost Reimbursable (CR), Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF), Cost Plus Incentive Fee (CPIF), Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Time and Materials (T&M), incentive-type contracts
• Subject matter expert with US Government regulations (FAR/DFARS) required, with emphasis in acquisitions governed by Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Services and Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation
• Provide strong analytical, financial, problem solving and negotiation skills. Must exemplify a strong attention to detail
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, & Outlook) as well as Adobe Acrobat required

Preferred Qualifications

• Exceptionally skilled at building effective relationships with internal and external customers to include management, technical and functional counterparts to communicate project status
• An active DoD Secret Clearance