Public Sector Contracts Lead, Strategy & Compliance

Scale AI; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 138,000 - 173,000; Full time

Job summary

Scale is seeking a Contract Manager to support our commercial and public sector teams in Washington, DC. You will review, draft, and negotiate agreements, refine workflows, manage processes, and be a cross-functional partner within the legal team.

The role requires 5+ years of contracts management, familiarity with FAR/DFARS and government procurement, and experience with contract tools like Ironclad. Active security clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Active Security Clearance.
• Experience with NDAs, task orders, modifications, prime contracts, vendor agreements, and other commercial contracts.
• Experience with contract lifecycle management tools such as Ironclad.
• 5+ years of experience as a contracts manager, paralegal, or similar experience.
• Knowledge of FAR, DFARS, and other agency supplements.
• Knowledge of government contract processes including flow downs, change management, inspection, acceptance, payment, warranty, close-out and records retention.
• Experience with OCI terms and mitigation plans.
• Collaborative, low-ego approach to working across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and administer government contracts lifecycle management processes and systems.
• Negotiate and administer agreements between Scale and customers, subcontractors, and vendors.
• Respond to inquiries from customers, subcontractors, and vendors.
• Maintain SAM.gov, PIEE, CPARS, and other government system registrations and disclosures.
• Manage contracting processes and systems with public sector legal teams.
• Guide stakeholders in self-serve contracting and directly negotiate NDAs, task orders, modifications, and contracts.
• Track post-signature obligations with cross-functional partners.
• Document milestones, deliverables, invoices, and cash collection.
• Support legal review of customer/security questionnaires and other requests.
• Help build internal processes and tools to scale the legal function.

Skills

Active Security Clearance

NDA/ocmm contracts experience

Drafting contracts

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Ironclad

Job description

Scale is seeking a Contract Manager to support our commercial and public sector teams in Washington, DC. You will review, draft, and negotiate agreements, refine workflows, manage processes, and be a cross-functional partner within the legal team.

The role requires 5+ years of contracts management, familiarity with FAR/DFARS and government procurement, and experience with contract tools like Ironclad. Active security clearance is required.