Senior Manager, Contracts - International Programs (Remote)

About the role

The Senior Manager, Contracts will lead international direct commercial contracting efforts across the Precision Fires & Maneuver Sub Strategic Business Unit (SSBU) within Land & Air Defense Systems (LADS) in Tucson, AZ. This role will provide Contracts leadership and expertise to support Direct Commercial Sale (DCS) pursuits for the Excalibur®, Javelin®, and TOW® portfolios.

Responsibilities

• Effectively communicate with internal and external senior level customers and partners to establish mutually beneficial relationships, resolve complex and multi-faceted problems, and influence business decisions;
• Advising of contractual rights and obligations and means to mitigate business, contractual, and/ or program risks;
• Strong aptitude for contract negotiations; ability to understand the financial aspects for overall business interests - contracts and other business arrangements;
• Contribute to strategy regarding growth paths and creative solutions;
• May travel both domestically and internationally approximately 50% due to programs being based in Tucson, AZ and required international customer meetings.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience;
• Experience with one or more of the following: DCS, Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Other Transaction Authority (OTA) and/ or Commercial contracting in Aerospace and Defense;
• Experience in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) / Department of Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS) contracting;
• Excellent collaboration and leadership skills; demonstrated ability to work within a team environment and build effective relationships based on respect and trust;
• Excellent communication skills;
• Cross functional experience (Pricing, Finance, Procurement);
• Working knowledge of export control statutes including the International Traffic and Arms Regulation (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR) as well as Offset and Localization requirements;
• Active US Government issued Security clearance.