Defence Contracts Manager - Strategic Commercial Lead

Raytheon Australia; Cockburn; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Raytheon Australia is seeking a Contracts Manager to support a critical maritime Defence program. You will operate at the intersection of commercial strategy, program delivery, and Defence capability, guiding commercial decisions and managing contractual obligations.

In this embedded commercial role, you will partner with program leaders, engineers, customers and suppliers to shape commercial outcomes and enable mission-critical operations.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Business, Commerce, Law or related discipline.
• Minimum 4 years' experience in contracts, commercial, procurement or legal roles.
• Experience working with commercial, project, procurement or technology contracts.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to interpret contractual obligations and provide practical, risk-based advice.
• Demonstrated ability to build effective relationships and engage with a broad range of stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence outcomes and support business decision-making.
• Ability to work autonomously, manage competing priorities and deliver against business commitments.
• Experience within Defence industry or another highly regulated environment is desirable.
• Experience supporting sustainment programs, complex service delivery contracts or major project environments is desirable.
• Experience with Microsoft and Atlassian tools suites, including Teams, Jira and Confluence.
• Experience supporting bid, proposal and contract formation activities.
• Applicants must be eligible to obtain and maintain an Australian Defence Security Clearance to Negative Vetting 1 (NV1) level.

Responsibilities

• Provide commercial advice and develop practical solutions that achieve stakeholder objectives while ensuring compliance with contractual, regulatory and company requirements.
• Draft, review and negotiate complex commercial agreements, balancing commercial objectives with contractual risk.
• Support bid and proposal activities, including commercial strategy development, preparation of submissions and participation in management reviews.
• Interpret and advise on customer procurement policies, regulations, company policies and contractual obligations to support informed decision-making.
• Act as a key commercial interface with customers and suppliers throughout contract performance and program delivery.
• Identify, assess and manage commercial and contractual risks to support successful program outcomes.
• Build effective relationships across program, engineering, customer and supplier teams to support collaborative and commercially informed decision-making.

Job description

Raytheon Australia is seeking a Contracts Manager to support a critical maritime Defence program. You will operate at the intersection of commercial strategy, program delivery, and Defence capability, guiding commercial decisions and managing contractual obligations.

In this embedded commercial role, you will partner with program leaders, engineers, customers and suppliers to shape commercial outcomes and enable mission-critical operations.