Public Sector Subcontracts Lead – TS Cleared

United States Digital Space LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 166,000 - 249,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Retirement benefits

Learning and development stipend

Generous PTO

Commuter stipend

Job summary

Scale AI in Washington, DC is hiring a Subcontracts Manager to own day-to-day relationships with subcontractors on large Public Sector programs. You will translate contract milestones into deliverables, integrate activities into the IMS, and ensure secure, timely execution.

You will work with technical leads and program managers to maintain quality, manage risks, and maintain clear communication with engineers, executives, subcontractors, and government stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance.
• 5+ years of experience in program management, technical program management, subcontractor management, or related roles.
• Experience managing external organizations against defined scope, schedules, milestones, and deliverables.
• Experience working with Integrated Master Schedules, Work Breakdown Structures, Statements of Work, deliverable tracking, and formal program reviews.
• Strong technical acumen to understand software, systems integration, interfaces, dependencies, and technical program plans without needing to approve the work.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day relationships with subcontractors supporting large Public Sector programs, including major defense primes and specialized partners.
• Understand Scale’s technical solution and ensure subcontractors understand how their scope fits into the overall solution.
• Translate prime contract milestones into subcontractor deliverables, timelines, dependencies, and acceptance criteria.
• Integrate subcontractor activities into the Integrated Master Schedule and identify risks and schedule impacts.
• Hold subcontractors accountable for scope, timelines, deliverables, status reporting, and corrective actions when needed.
• Partner with Scale technical leads and program managers to review and approve technical quality while you own execution and coordination.
• Establish operating cadences with subcontractors, including reviews, tracking, risk management and escalation.
• Drive resolution of blockers across Scale teams, subcontractors, customers and other stakeholders.
• Lead onboarding of new subcontractors with program context, security requirements, and processes.
• Coordinate flow-down of security, access, compliance, and program requirements.
• Manage subcontractor administrative workflows including invoices, staffing changes, and documentation requests.
• Provide Scale PMs with clear view of subcontractor performance and escalate issues early.
• Build productive, high-trust relationships with subcontractor teams while upholding accountability.

Skills

Program management

Subcontractor management

Technical acumen

Communication skills

Influence

On-site collaboration

Tools

IMS

WBS

SOW

Job description

Scale AI in Washington, DC is hiring a Subcontracts Manager to own day-to-day relationships with subcontractors on large Public Sector programs. You will translate contract milestones into deliverables, integrate activities into the IMS, and ensure secure, timely execution.

You will work with technical leads and program managers to maintain quality, manage risks, and maintain clear communication with engineers, executives, subcontractors, and government stakeholders.