Contracts Manager III

Mercury-Systems; Andover (MA); Hybrid; USD 84,000 - 168,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Stock purchase plan

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Job summary

Mercury Systems, based in Andover, MA, seeks a Contracts Manager to support its Secure Line of Business in professional Contract Management. This role requires deep knowledge of government contracting, FAR/DFARs, and experience with a range of contract types.

Strong negotiation and analytical skills are essential. The role involves coordinating with internal teams, preparing proposals, and ensuring compliance while handling multiple priorities in a high-volume environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, management, or related field.
• Typically requires a minimum of 4 years of directly related experience in Contract Administration/Business Management/Finance with government or prime customers.
• Experience with USG, Prime and Commercial contracts.
• Experience with standard defense contract types (CR, CPFF, CPIF, FFP, T&M, IDIQ) and all phases of contracting.
• Familiarity with FAR/DFARs.
• Ability to obtain government security clearance; US citizens only.
• Travel: less than 10%.

Responsibilities

• Manage Program and Project Contracts supporting Line of Business.
• Reviews solicitations and prepares proposal responses in conjunction with proposal team and reviews and approves contractual documents for adherence to customer specifications and requirements.
• Drafts and/or reviews and redlines customer agreements, negotiates complex agreements, including master agreements, to align with corporate objectives.
• Develops and recommends negotiation strategies consistent with goals and objectives.
• Advises management and program teams of contractual rights, obligations, IP protections, and risks.
• Maintains deadlines for internal and external requests and enters contract data into databases.
• Analyzes and tracks contract compliance with other functions.
• Interfaces with Government contracting officials and prime contractor procurement representatives.
• Interfaces with Contracts, Legal, Program Management, Finance and other staff as required.

Skills

Contract management

Negotiation

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/management/related field

Tools

SAM/Exostar/Certs & Reps

Job description

Mercury Systems is seeking the best and brightest talent to help us bring cutting-edge technology to mission-critical aerospace and defense applications, advancing innovation where it matters most. We bridge commercial innovation with defense-grade security to ensure our warfighters and allies have the technological advantage.

Mercury is seeking a Contracts Manager in support of Mercury’s Secure Line of Business providing professional Contract Management as an individual team contributor. This position requires a thorough understanding of Government and Department of Defense contracting as a team player, a strong independent contributor with problem-solving skills, and a proactive, detail-oriented approach.

The Contract Manager will be required to deal effectively with competing priorities and deadlines and handle multiple tasks. This individual will provide strong working knowledge in customer relationships, risk analysis and mitigation strategies, regulations, and contract negotiations. The successful candidate must possess the ability to work well with others in high-stress high-volume situations, effectively interface with internal functional and program organizations, meet the goals/objectives of the program teams and work independently.

Job Responsibility

• Manage Program and Project Contracts supporting Line of Business
• Reviews solicitations and prepares proposal responses in conjunction with proposal team as well asreviews and approves contractual documents for adherence to customer specifications and requirements, compliance with Terms and Conditions, applicable FAR/DFARS clauses, special provisions and adherence to company policy and procedures.
• Drafts and/or reviews and redlines customer agreements, negotiates complex agreements, including master agreements, to align with corporate objectives.
• Develops and recommends negotiation strategies consistent with goals and objectives.
• Advises management and program teams of contractual rights, obligations, intellectual property protections, organizational conflicts of interest and general risks and mitigation strategies.
• Demonstrates effective and creative problem-solving abilities.
• Maintains deadlines for internal and external customer requests as well ascontractual historical data; enters contract data into databases as required.
• Analyzes and tracks contract compliance in conjunction with other functions.
• Externally, interfaces directly with Government contracting officials, prime contractor procurement representatives and other customer representatives.
• Internally, interfaces with Contracts team members, Legal, Program Management, Capture, Finance, Pricing, Proposal, Property, Quality, Engineering and other functional staff as required.

Required Qualification

• Bachelors in business, Management, or other related field(s).
• Typically requires a minimum of 4 years of directly related experience in Contract Administration/Business Management/Finance role with direct Government Defense or Prime customers.
• Experience with USG, Prime and Commercial contracts.
• Experience with standard defense contract types such as Cost Reimbursable (CR), Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF), Cost Plus Incentive Fee (CPIF), Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Time and Materials (T&M), incentive-type contracts, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), etc. and with all phases of contracting from pre-solicitation through completion/termination and contract closeout.
• Familiarity with US Government regulations (FAR/DFARs) required, with emphasis in acquisitions governed by FAR Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Services and FAR Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation.
• Provide strong analytical, financial and negotiation skills.Must demonstrate a strong attention to detail.
• This position requires you to have or obtain a government security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens.
• Travel: As required, estimated less than 10%

Preferred Qualification

• Expected to meet responsibilities in a highly interactive team environment, to work well under pressure within tight deadlines and deliver on multiple priorities while producing quality work.
• Shall establish and maintain effective relationships with internal and external customers to include management, technical and functional counterparts to communicate project status.
• Ability to identify performance risks and recommend mitigations.
• Must possess excellent written, verbal and oral communication skills.
• Shall demonstrate strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Experience with SAM, D&B, Certs & Reps and Exostar preferred

Fulltime Equivalent Job Grade Salary Range for this position

• $75,000.00 - $150,000.00 annual salary for in-office or hybrid employees in FL, GA, IN, AZ, AL, MD or TX, and all remote employees
• $84,000.00 - $168,000.00 annual salary for in-office or hybrid employees in VA, CA, NH or MA
• $88,500.00 - $177,000.00 annual salary for in-office or hybrid employees in NJ

Additional Information

• the role and related responsibilities;
• education, training, skills and certifications;
• internal equity with others employed by Mercury in similar roles;
• geographic location; and
• alignment with market data.

In addition to base salary, Mercury provides a variety of benefits for team members including:

• bonus opportunities (or special incentives for sales positions);
• health, life and disability insurance;
• company-paid holidays and time off;
• discounted employee stock purchase plan;
• tuition reimbursement; and
• access to professional development and personal wellness platforms including LinkedIn Learning, Headspace, Aaptiv and Virgin Pulse.

Team members at the Director or Vice President level are also eligible to receive annual stock-based awards.

Mercury offers a 9/80 alternative work schedule that provides employees more opportunity for work/ life balance (available based off location)

Why Mercury?

Why should you join Mercury Systems?

Mercury Systems is a technology company that makes the world a safer, more secure place. We push processing power to the tactical edge, making the latest commercial technologies profoundly more accessible for today's most challenging aerospace and defense missions. From silicon to system scale, Mercury enables customers to accelerate innovation and turn data into decision superiority. Headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, Mercury employs more than 2,300 people in 24 locations worldwide. To learn more, visit mrcy.com

Our Culture

We are committed to making Mercury a great place to work, no matter where our employees are located. We offer a casual and enjoyable atmosphere that allows employees to learn and grow. We help and care for one another and work as one to achieve results for us and for our customers. We value communication and transparency, and strive to foster two‑way dialogue at all levels of the organization. We are committed to lifelong learning, offering comprehensive skills training and tuition reimbursement. Whether you're just starting out on your career journey or you are an experienced professional, it's important to us that you feel recognized and rewarded for your contributions.

Mercury Systems is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, creed, citizenship, disability, protected veteran or marital status.

As an equal opportunity employer, Mercury Systems is committed to a diverse workforce. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact the number below for assistance.