Contracts Manager

1 Month ago • 4 Years +

Job Summary

Job Description

The Contracts Manager will be responsible for developing and managing government contracts. This includes negotiating and administering agreements, responding to inquiries, maintaining government system registrations, preparing various agreements, monitoring contract performance, and ensuring compliance with regulations. The role involves working with various teams and ensuring adherence to company policies and government regulations. They will also be involved in designing and implementing policies and procedures to ensure compliance. The individual should be proactive in identifying and developing solutions to contract challenges and contribute to a culture of compliance through communication and training programs. This role requires experience with complex government contracts.
Must have:
  • 4+ years as a contracts manager in a DoD contractor.
  • Active Security Clearance.
  • Knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and DFARS.
  • Knowledge of government contract and subcontract processes.
  • Experience with Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) terms and mitigation plans.
Good to have:
  • Experience with various government acquisition methods.
  • Advanced knowledge of government intellectual property rights.
  • Experience with GSA schedules and other contract vehicles.
  • Experience leading cross-functional projects.

Job Details

Scale is a rapidly growing, venture-backed series-E startup that is changing the way organizations around the world build AI applications.  We are passionate about advancing AI adoption within the United States Government, and looking for a senior government contracts administrator to join our Legal and Compliance Team.  In this role, you will work across Business Development, Product Development, Finance, and Delivery and Operations Teams to assist in solicitation review and proposal development, manage contract and subcontract negotiation processes, and support contract delivery through subject matter expertise on terms and conditions for complex government contracts.  You will proactively identify risk areas and develop solutions to contract challenges. 

Our government customer base is growing exponentially, and you will be a key team member to ensure that government agency users become passionate advocates for Scale products and services. Our Legal and Compliance team works on exciting legal and operational issues at the leading edge of machine learning and artificial intelligence technology. You will join a creative and solutions-oriented team collaborating internally with teams at Scale and externally with our customers. We are looking for relentlessly curious, deliberately open-minded, and action-oriented individuals who can design effective operational processes and internal policies while employing an empathetic interpersonal style. If you enjoy solving novel and challenging problems, and building strong teams and relationships while doing it, we’d love to hear from you!

You will:

  • Develop, maintain, and administer government contracts lifecycle management processes and systems
  • Negotiate and administer agreements between Scale and our customers, subcontractors, and vendors ensuring adherence to company policies and government regulations 
  • Respond to inquiries from our customers, subcontractors, and vendors 
  • Maintain Scale registration, reporting, and disclosures in government systems such as SAM.gov, PIEE, CPARS, etc. 
  • Prepare and review teaming agreements, NDAs, MOUs, MOAs, consulting agreements and other contractual agreements
  • Monitor contract performance on complex government contracts; identifying and escalating challenges that may threaten performance
  • Document fulfillment of contract milestones/deliverables, invoices and cash collection
  • Design and implement policies and procedures to ensure compliance with laws and regulations in support of our federal business including export control/OFAC and FAR/DFARs requirements
  • Strengthen the culture of compliance through thoughtful communication and high-impact training programs

Ideally you'd have:

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • 4+ years as a contracts manager or contracts administrator in an in-house legal department of a DoD contractor 
  • Active Security Clearance
  • Strong knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement (DFARS), and other agency supplements
  • Detailed knowledge of government contract and subcontract processes including flow downs, change management, inspection, acceptance, payment, warranty, close-out and records retention
  • Experience with Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) terms and mitigation plans
  • Experience with government acquisitions via Broad Agency Announcement, Commercial Solutions Opening, Other Transaction Authority, SBIR Phase 3, Consortiums, and other unique competitive and non-competitive government procurement types 
  • Advanced knowledge of government intellectual property (IP), software, and data rights clauses and IP marking guidelines
  • Experience with GSA schedules, Government Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs), BPAs, and other multi-award contract vehicles 
  • Experience leading cross-functional projects from conception to launch
  • A track record of taking initiative and being resourceful to accomplish ambitious goals
  • Effective organizational skills and and ability to juggle many competing priorities
  • Fluency with spreadsheets, basic statistics, and an ability to use data to drive decisions
  • Roll-up your sleeves attitude to tackle projects large and small and a collaborative, low-ego approach to collaborating across the organization
  • Interest in AI/ML, law, privacy, and cybersecurity
  • Experience negotiating subcontracts on Federal programs

 

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