Vice President / Director of Contracts

About the role

The Vice President / Director of Contracts will serve as the organization's senior contracts authority, providing strategic leadership and hands-on oversight of all contractual activities while ensuring that contract execution supports the company's growth objectives, operational standards, and commitment to quality. The successful candidate will play an integral role in maintaining the organization's reputation for excellence and ensuring alignment with its ISO 9001 quality management processes. This is a highly visible leadership position for an accomplished federal contracts executive who brings deep expertise across the full lifecycle of government contracting, including contract administration, regulatory compliance, risk management, negotiations, subcontract management, quality assurance, and contract closeout.

Responsibilities

• Providing strategic review and guidance for solicitations, Requests for Proposal, and other acquisition opportunities, identifying contractual requirements, compliance considerations, business risk, and negotiation strategy.
• Leading contract award review, contract setup, administration, modification, and closeout across the company's portfolio.
• Negotiating and administering a broad range of contractual instruments, including prime contracts, subcontracts, consulting agreements, teaming arrangements, and other commercial or government-related agreements.
• Serving as the company's principal contractual liaison with Government Contracting Officers, commercial and strategic partners, Program Managers, technical leadership, and internal executive stakeholders.
• Partnering closely with Accounting, Finance, Operations, Business Development, and Program Management to ensure contractual requirements are understood, communicated, and executed effectively.
• Ensuring compliance with applicable Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), agency supplements, contractual requirements, company policies, and internal procedures.
• Managing contractual risk and ensuring appropriate clauses, requirements, and regulatory obligations are properly flowed down to subcontractors and business partners.
• Identifying emerging contractual issues and advising senior management on risk exposure, recommended actions, and resolution strategies.
• Maintaining the accuracy and integrity of critical contract information within Deltek Costpoint, ensuring management has timely visibility into contractual obligations, milestones, modifications, and other critical-path activities.
• Establishing and maintaining disciplined contract management practices that reinforce the organization's commitment to quality, accountability, compliance, and exceptional customer delivery.

Requirements

The ideal candidate will be a seasoned federal contracts professional capable of operating both strategically and tactically within a fast-growing small-business environment. This individual should possess the executive presence and judgment to advise company leadership while remaining sufficiently hands-on to manage complex contractual matters and support program teams throughout the organization. The successful candidate will bring a strong understanding of federal acquisition practices, exceptional negotiation and risk-management capabilities, and the ability to establish scalable contract-management processes that support continued organizational growth.

Benefits

• Medical & Rx
• Dental
• Vision
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Life Insurance/AD&D
• Long Term Disability and Short-Term Disability
• Paid Time Off
• Holiday Pay