Public Sector Compliance Lead — Government Contracts

Peregrine; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 140,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Peregrine in Washington, D.C. is seeking a Public Sector Compliance Manager to own and optimize our government contractor compliance program, coordinating with Legal, People Ops, Finance and Contracts to ensure FAR/DFARS alignment, SAM.gov registrations, and ongoing eligibility for public sector work.

The role demands meticulous discipline, strong project management, and the ability to build scalable tracking systems, conduct vendor due diligence, and manage facility clearances and ethics

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in public sector compliance, contract administration, or a closely related field.
• Deep working knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and DFARS, including representations and certifications, mandatory disclosure rules, and clause flow-down requirements.
• Hands‑on experience with SAM.gov registration and maintenance, CAGE codes, and entity validation processes.
• Experience managing facility clearances (FCL) and/or personnel security clearances in a government contractor environment; familiarity with DCSA/DSS processes preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to build and operate compliance tracking systems and comfort owning a compliance calendar, managing obligation logs, and driving cross‑functional accountability without being the most senior person in the room.
• Experience administering ethics and compliance programs, including hotline intake, training programs, and COI processes.
• Excellent project management skills with a high degree of ownership; you can manage multiple concurrent workstreams across different stakeholder groups without dropping the ball.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; you can translate complex regulatory requirements into clear, actionable guidance for cross‑functional stakeholders.
• A natural collaborator who builds trusted relationships across Legal, People Ops, Finance, GRC, and Contracts; your ability to work cross‑functionally is central to your success in this role.
• Located in Washington, D.C. and open to working in our office 4x/week.

Responsibilities

• Own our public sector compliance program — audits, FAR reps & certs, SAM.gov registrations, and contract-level obligations tracking across all active contracts
• Proactively spot compliance gaps and partner with Legal and Contracts on remediation and new contract onboarding
• Run our compliance training program end-to-end, from delivery to auditable recordkeeping
• Serve as our primary point of contact with DCSA to establish and maintain Peregrine's facility clearance (FCL)
• Manage the full personnel clearance lifecycle — investigations, determinations, reinvestigations, and records — partnering with People Ops on cleared‑employee onboarding/offboarding
• Administer our ethics hotline, case tracking, and reporting to Legal and leadership
• Run our conflict of interest disclosure process and political contribution logging under FAR ethics requirements
• Support upkeep of our Code of Business Ethics and Conduct
• Lead pre‑award due diligence on subcontractors and vendors, including debarment/exclusion checks
• Maintain vendor compliance records and partner with Procurement on FAR/DFARS flow-down clauses

Skills

Public sector compliance

FAR/DFARS knowledge

SAM.gov registration

Facility clearance management

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Verbal and written communication

Job description

Peregrine in Washington, D.C. is seeking a Public Sector Compliance Manager to own and optimize our government contractor compliance program, coordinating with Legal, People Ops, Finance and Contracts to ensure FAR/DFARS alignment, SAM.gov registrations, and ongoing eligibility for public sector work.

The role demands meticulous discipline, strong project management, and the ability to build scalable tracking systems, conduct vendor due diligence, and manage facility clearances and ethics