Senior Contracts Manager (Remote)

Cubic Defence (UK & Europe); United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in defense and transportation technology is seeking a Senior Contracts Manager to manage complex contracts and ensure compliance. This remote role requires strong negotiation skills and extensive experience in contract management. Join a team dedicated to innovation and mission success.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in customer-facing contract management roles.
• Experience with complex system integration-type commercial contracts.

Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate contractual agreements and terms.
• Manage customer contract formation and administration for complex contracts.
• Oversee project Change Management and coordinate contractual activities.

Skills

Leadership

Negotiation

Claims Management

Risk Management

Education

Four-year college degree in a technical, finance, or business-related discipline

JD preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office Word

Microsoft Office Excel

Job description

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Company Details:

When you join Cubic, you become part of a company that creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation to make people’s lives easier by simplifying their daily journeys, and defense capabilities to help promote mission success and safety for those who serve their nation. Led by our talented teams around the world, Cubic is committed to solving global issues through innovation and service to our customers and partners.

Business Unit:

Cubic Transportation Systems

Job Details:

Job Summary: Manage and support complex and major systems contracts with customers to ensure all requirements and obligations are met. Responsibilities include post-contract support and fostering the growth of assigned customer accounts and pre-contract work for new contracts. Work closely with the Project Management Team and other project team members to identify, analyze, and communicate potential financial, performance, and compliance risks. Ensure ongoing management of internal and external contractual obligations and keep management updated on contract performance. Work with bids and proposal team on growth opportunities including new contracts and change orders. Coordinate with the Subcontracts team on all subcontract matters. This role involves significant decision-making authority with limited supervision.

Essential Job Duties And Responsibilities:

1. Draft, edit and negotiate contractual agreements, terms, and conditions; identify flow-down requirements to subcontracts based on prime contracts, ensuring consistency with company policies.
2. Lead contractual aspects of major proposals, ensuring strategic agreements, including those from subcontracts, align with the proposal's scope, schedule, remedies, and intellectual property considerations.
3. Communicate with and advise Management on contract and subcontract-related activities and their impact on projects. Prepare contract reviews and reports on issues, including subcontract matters.
4. Manage customer contract formation and administration for complex, major systems contracts (typically fixed price) for transit systems including hardware, software, installation, banking, retail, and other services for large local government public transit customers, from initial proposal through performance to closeout.
5. Act as the contracts department's primary contact for prime contract and project personnel, handling all contract-related correspondence.
6. Monitor contract deliverables for compliance with contract requirements.
7. Post-contract management to resolve contractual performance issues, including claims, changes, and terminations, with minimal senior leadership intervention.
8. Coordinate submission and negotiation of complex, high-value contract proposals, including change orders.
9. Oversee project Change Management and coordinate contractual activities; work with the Project Manager to develop strategies and recommendations for resolving contractual issues.
10. Maintain complete contract files and ensure compliance with contract requirements across all functional departments.
11. Perform other related duties as directed by the Contracts Director.
12. As required, supervise junior team members or direct the work of others within the Contracts function.
13. Ensure compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements through working with Cubic’s legal department.
14. Stay current on legal and regulatory updates affecting contracts and agreements.

Minimum Job Requirements:

1. Four-year college degree in a technical, finance, or business-related discipline, JD preferred.
2. Ten (10)+ years of progressive experience in customer-facing contract management roles involving complex system integration-type commercial contracts.
3. P3 contract and Claims experience preferred.
4. Attorneys welcome to apply.
5. Claims management, risk management, claim settlement, construction litigation experience preferred.
6. Demonstrated leadership ability in Contract Management for high dollar value fixed price contracts supporting government agency customers.
7. Thorough knowledge of prime formation and administration activities, and proven ability to effectively negotiate complex terms, conditions, and prices involving major systems.
8. Ability to provide workable solutions to address a wide variety of contractual challenges.
9. Must be able to prioritize assignments and meet deadlines with minimal supervision, working extended hours, as required.
10. Microsoft Office Word and Excel skills are imperative.
11. Willingness to travel up to 25%.

Cubic Pay Range: $130,000.00 - $165,000.00 + benefits.

The Cubic pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include responsibilities, education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, internal equity, market data, bargaining agreements, or other laws.