Remote Program Contracts Lead for Defense Tech

Red Cell Partners; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote, results-based environment

Competitive salary, bonus, and equity

100% employer paid health insurance

Unlimited PTO

Flexible work environment

14 weeks parental leave

Job summary

Red Cell Partners is expanding its U.S. Marine Corps program and seeks a Program Contracts Manager to own the contract operations backbone for successful execution. You will manage contracts, subcontracts, milestones, and payments while building scalable systems in a fast-growing defense-focused company.

The role emphasizes independent work in a remote setting with a strong emphasis on governance, compliance, and collaboration with program leadership, finance, and external partners.

Qualifications

• Experience administering contracts and subcontracts in a U.S. defense contracting environment.
• Experience drafting, redlining, and negotiating contract language.
• Experience translating prime contract requirements into subcontract flow-downs.
• Experience supporting milestone-based deliverables and contract execution.
• Experience building lightweight repeatable processes in fast-moving or immature environments.
• Ability to operate independently within a matrixed organization.
• US Citizen

Responsibilities

• Own contract & subcontract operations end-to-end.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and administer subcontract agreements and modifications.
• Translate prime requirements into executable subcontract structures.
• Maintain subcontract records, deliverables, milestones, and terms.
• Coordinate with program leadership and finance on negotiations.
• Develop milestone tracking and contract execution artifacts.
• Build scalable contract governance, templates, trackers, and escalation paths.
• Support leadership with change-impact assessments and issue resolution

Skills

Contract management

Subcontracting

Milestone tracking

Invoice readiness

Process design

Independence

Job description

Red Cell Partners is expanding its U.S. Marine Corps program and seeks a Program Contracts Manager to own the contract operations backbone for successful execution. You will manage contracts, subcontracts, milestones, and payments while building scalable systems in a fast-growing defense-focused company.

The role emphasizes independent work in a remote setting with a strong emphasis on governance, compliance, and collaboration with program leadership, finance, and external partners.