Contracts Manager

L3Harris Technologies; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies in Salt Lake City is seeking a highly skilled Contracts Manager to oversee a team of contracts professionals, provide guidance, and ensure compliance and quality across negotiations and administration.

The role requires deep knowledge of contract law, FAR/DFAR, and experience with CPFF, FFP, and other contract types; strong leadership to advance business objectives; security clearance is preferred but not required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required with 9+ years related experience; graduate degree optional.
• Experience managing DoD contracts and familiarity with FAR/DFAR regulations.
• Strong negotiation, leadership, and communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of contracts professionals and provide guidance, training, and leadership to achieve objectives.
• Develop overarching negotiation strategies and objectives.
• Develop solutions to complex contracting issues while aligning with organizational goals.
• Lead complex negotiations and contract management strategies to mitigate risk.
• Direct team members to address major contractual and business issues in proposals and execution.

Skills

Leadership

Negotiation

Contract management

Communication

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

9+ years related experience

DoD contracts experience

Job description

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Title

Manager, Contracts

Job Code

41626

Job Location

Salt Lake City, UT

Job Schedule

9/80 – work 9 out of every 14 days (totaling 80 hours worked and have every other Friday off)

Job Description

L3Harris is seeking a highly skilled Contracts Manager to oversee a team of contracts professionals, provide guidance and review work to ensure compliance and quality. This position will serve as a key point of contact within and outside the organization to communicate, negotiate, and influence contract terms, policies, and procedures. The individual is instrumental in identifying and implementing process improvements to enhance contract management efficiency and effectiveness, developing and executing short-term operational plans that support business objectives and deliver measurable results. Success in this role will require strong management and leadership skills, as well as in-depth knowledge of contract law, negotiation, and administration within the industry.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of contracts professionals and provide expertise, guidance, training, and leadership to implement strategies to advance critical business objectives.
• Provide guidance to develop overarching negotiation strategies and objectives.
• Be innovative to develop solutions to complex contracting issues while ensuring solutions are consistent with organization strategic and operational objectives.
• Lead complex negotiations and develop contract management strategies to mitigate risk.
• Provide direction to team members to address and influence major contractual and business issues encountered in the proposal and execution of contracts of all types and complexity.
• Undertake special assignments as required.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years prior related experience or Graduate Degree with a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience (in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 13 years of prior related experience)
• Management and leadership experience in Department of Defense Contracts.
• Cost Plus Fixed Fee contract experience
• Experience in FAR/DFAR
• Negotiation experience with FAR Part 15 programs.
• Extensive experience with a wide range of contract types and efforts, e.g. CPFF, FFP, IF, AF, etc. development, production, engineering services, commercial and non-commercial, etc.

Preferred Skills And Experience

• Proven business negotiator while exercising sound business judgement with experience engaging at high organizational levels or with persons of influence both internally and externally.
• Highly developed critical thinking and communication skills with ability to influence and shape favorable business outcomes.
• Excellent communication, presentation, team building and leadership skills, with the ability to perform in a complex cross-functional business environment.
• Expert knowledge of FAR/DFAR regulations
• Experience with complex contracts and proposal preparation and execution
• Experience mentoring and training junior staff members
• Ability to interact professionally and effectively at all levels of the organization
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, solicitations/RFPs, or governmental regulations.
• Active security clearance (preferred / not required)

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

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