Senior Contracts Manager, Defense & Aerospace

Hadrian; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, and life

Relocation support

Flexible vacation

Equity

Job summary

Hadrian in Los Angeles seeks a Contracts Manager to own the formation, negotiation, and administration of Hadrian’s customer and supplier agreements. You will design workflows across sales and procurement, and manage master agreements, subcontracts, and change orders with a focus on reducing cycle time.

Qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree in business or related field, 5+ years in aerospace/defense contracts, and hands-on experience with contract lifecycle systems and FAR/DFARS flow-downs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level degree in business administration, contracts management, supply chain management, finance, law, or related field.
• 5+ years in contract management, administration, or procurement contracting in aerospace/defense or advanced manufacturing.
• Experience negotiating from supplier side with prime contractors or OEMs.
• Hands-on ownership of contract lifecycle management systems; ability to configure workflows and templates.

Responsibilities

• Own customer and supplier agreements from intake to closeout, including pre-award review, negotiation, award, acceptance, performance, and renewal.
• Draft and interpret long-term supply agreements, master agreements, subcontracts, purchase orders, NDAs, and change orders; produce precise redlines.
• Digest FAR/DFARS and flow-down clauses; apply them to vendor agreements and ensure compliance.
• Draft and administer terms for subcontracts, suppliers, and capital equipment; verify correct Hadrian terms attach to orders.
• Review primes' terms and conditions against Hadrian positions; escalate pricing, liability, IP, and data-rights terms as needed.
• Own contract lifecycle processes from intake to clearance; maintain records and approval routing.
• Support governance of contract lifecycle platform; manage templates, permissions, and reporting; oversee data integrity.

Skills

Contract management

Negotiation

Process improvement

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration

Law/finance related field

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Contract lifecycle management system

Job description

Hadrian in Los Angeles seeks a Contracts Manager to own the formation, negotiation, and administration of Hadrian’s customer and supplier agreements. You will design workflows across sales and procurement, and manage master agreements, subcontracts, and change orders with a focus on reducing cycle time.

Qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree in business or related field, 5+ years in aerospace/defense contracts, and hands-on experience with contract lifecycle systems and FAR/DFARS flow-downs.