Program Contracts Manager
$110,000–$140,000 year
RemoteUnited States
Job Summary
Manage the full lifecycle of contracts and subcontracts, including drafting, negotiating, and administering agreements while translating prime requirements into executable subcontract structures. Own day-to-day execution of milestone tracking, acceptance-package coordination, and invoice readiness documentation to ensure commercial terms remain aligned with deliverables. Build scalable systems, templates, and governance processes to establish audit-ready records and flag compliance risks before they impact the program. Operate independently to support program leadership with change-impact assessments and decision-ready recommendations in a rapidly growing defense technology environment.
Required Qualifications
- Experience administering and negotiating contracts and subcontracts in a U.S. defense contracting environment
- Experience drafting, redlining, and negotiating contract language
- Experience translating prime contract requirements into subcontract flow-downs
- Experience supporting milestone-based deliverables and contract execution
- Experience building lightweight repeatable processes in fast-moving or immature environments
- Ability to operate independently within a matrixed organization
- Comfortable operating in ambiguity, making defensible decisions without complete information, and adjusting as the program evolves
- US Citizen
Desired Qualifications
- Experience supporting defense technology or software programs
- Familiarity with Other Transaction (OT/OTA) contracts
- Experience working with acceptance-based invoicing models
- Experience supporting multi-party subcontractor ecosystems
- Familiarity with DoW program execution environments
- NCMA CPCM or CFCM
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