Senior Federal Contracts & Compliance Lead

Kaizen; New York (NY); On-site; USD 125,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaizen, a government-technology firm, seeks a contracts-focused professional in New York City to own federal obligations and drive compliance across DoD and civilian agency work. You’ll report to the Head of Business Operations & Corporate Affairs and partner with IT, security, and the deployment team to keep contracts current.

You will advise on structure, pricing justification, and risk, coordinate with outside counsel, and push for rapid turnarounds, often measured in hours.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of federal contracts or subcontracts administration on the contractor side.
• FAR and DFARS fluency, including flowdown matrices and applicability thresholds.
• Built a compliance register or calendar, not just used one built by others.
• DoD contract experience, including FAR-based awards or other transaction agreements.
• GSA Schedule administration: catalog maintenance, pricing justifications, BPA setup/updates, SIN/SKU modifications, option year reporting, price reduction clause compliance.
• Direct submissions into federal systems: SAM, PIEE or WAWF.
• Experience managing subcontractors or teaming partners against committed scope, milestones, and deliverables, including escalation when they slip.
• Negotiation experience on federal contracts, not just post-award administration.
• Familiar with data rights and IP provisions in federal software contracts.
• Eligible to work with CUI

Responsibilities

• Build and own the obligation register across every federal agreement, keeping it current through mods and change orders.
• Run the compliance calendar: training certificates back to the AOR, required notices and postings, annual filings including VETS-4212A.
• Make applicability calls on thresholds, commercial-item carve-outs, and what actually applies at our size.
• Administer federal portals: SAM reps and certs, PIEE and WAWF for invoicing.
• Review flowdowns on new subcontracts and agreements before signature and flag what we'd be taking on.
• Onboard new subcontractors: program context, systems access, security requirements, and operating expectations; hold them to committed scope, timelines, and deliverables.
• Route execution to People Ops, IT, and security and hold the map of who owns what.
• Serve as the primary interface with government COs and AOs on active contracts.
• Support BD and capture teams with contract strategy, pricing input, and T&C risk assessment on proposals.
• Manage clause interpretation with outside counsel.

Skills

Federal contracts

FAR/DFARS fluency

Contract negotiation

Subcontracts management

SAM/PIEE/WAWF

DoD contract experience

CUI eligibility

Tools

SAM

PIEE

WAWF

Job description

Kaizen, a government-technology firm, seeks a contracts-focused professional in New York City to own federal obligations and drive compliance across DoD and civilian agency work. You’ll report to the Head of Business Operations & Corporate Affairs and partner with IT, security, and the deployment team to keep contracts current.

You will advise on structure, pricing justification, and risk, coordinate with outside counsel, and push for rapid turnarounds, often measured in hours.