Remote Subcontracts Manager - Defense & Aerospace

Jobgether; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Education and professional development

Job summary

Jobgether is seeking a Manager, Subcontracts in the United States to lead a team of subcontract professionals across defense and aerospace programs. You will oversee sourcing, negotiations, contract administration, and closeout, ensuring supplier performance and regulatory compliance.

The role requires strong knowledge of FAR/DFARS, CPSR expectations, and diverse subcontract types. You will collaborate with program leadership, manage risks, and drive process improvements in a mission-critical

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 9+ years of relevant experience in management.
• Graduate degree with 7+ years of relevant management experience.
• Alternative: 13+ years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of subcontract professionals supporting multiple programs, customers, and business areas.
• Provide day-to-day leadership, coaching, performance management, mentoring, and professional development to team members.
• Oversee the complete subcontract lifecycle, including procurement planning, solicitation, supplier selection, negotiations, contract awards, administration, and closeout.
• Develop and execute subcontract strategies aligned with program objectives, technical requirements, budgets, schedules, and regulatory obligations.
• Partner with program managers, finance, engineering, legal, procurement, and other stakeholders to ensure effective subcontract execution.
• Manage escalated supplier, contractual, commercial, and performance-related issues, ensuring timely resolution and minimal program disruption.
• Monitor supplier performance, subcontract risks, contractual documentation, cost commitments, and compliance requirements.
• Ensure audit readiness and adherence to applicable federal procurement regulations, internal controls, and purchasing policies.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, process standardization, and operational efficiency across subcontract management activities.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, training, workforce planning, and long-term talent development.
• Lead high-visibility subcontract initiatives and represent the subcontract management function in program reviews, stakeholder meetings, and executive discussions.
• Undertake domestic or other required business travel, potentially up to 25%.

Skills

Leadership

Negotiation

Contract management

Program management

FAR/DFARS knowledge

ITAR/EAR knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Graduate degree

Experience in lieu of a degree

Job description

Jobgether is seeking a Manager, Subcontracts in the United States to lead a team of subcontract professionals across defense and aerospace programs. You will oversee sourcing, negotiations, contract administration, and closeout, ensuring supplier performance and regulatory compliance.

The role requires strong knowledge of FAR/DFARS, CPSR expectations, and diverse subcontract types. You will collaborate with program leadership, manage risks, and drive process improvements in a mission-critical