Senior Manager, Contracts

Mercury Systems; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 233,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunities

Health, life and disability insurance

Company-paid holidays and time off

Employee stock purchase plan

Tuition reimbursement

LinkedIn Learning and Headspace access

Job summary

Mercury Systems seeks a Senior Contracts Manager to lead the contracting lifecycle for the IPS business unit, interfacing with government officers and cross-functional teams to protect Mercury’s interests.

This role requires expertise in FAR/DFARS, a proactive governance mindset, and strong negotiation and leadership skills to manage high-volume, complex contracts across USG, prime, international, and commercial sectors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business administration or related field.
• 10+ years of related experience in contract administration/business management/finance with USG, Prime, international and commercial contracts.
• Experience with common defense contracts (CR, CPFF, CPIF, FFP, T&M, incentive-type).
• Experience with contract vehicles including IDIQs, BOAs, OTAs.
• US Government regulations (FAR/DFARS) knowledge, Part 12 and Part 15 emphasis.

Responsibilities

• Manage contracts for Line of Business and lead from solicitation to close-out.
• Review complex solicitations and draft specialized non-routine proposals with the team.
• Ensure compliance with terms, conditions, and company policies.
• Negotiate and draft master agreements protecting company interests.
• Advise leadership on contract issues, IP protections, and risk mitigation.
• Develop and maintain contracting policies and governance processes.
• Track contract data and deadlines; interface with government and cross-functional teams.

Skills

Contract administration

Negotiation

Risk analysis

Government contracting

Leadership

MS Office

Adobe Acrobat

Education

Bachelor's degree in business administration or related field

Tools

MS Office

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

Mercury Systems is seeking a Senior Contracts Manager to support our Integrated Processing Solutions (IPS) business unit. This key leadership position requires a deep understanding of both commercial and Department of War contracting practices. It is vital that this individual has the capabilities to work both independently as a strong individual contributor as well as a leader and team player to achieve the best contractual outcomes for our organization. It necessitates excellent leadership and problem-solving skills with a proactive, detail-oriented approach driven to ensure execution of the most complex contractual challenges.

The Senior Contracts Manager will be required to deal effectively with competing priorities and deadlines. This individual will provide expert knowledge to assist business leaders with customer relationships, risk analysis with mitigation strategies, regulations, terms negotiation, and proposal preparation. The successful candidate must possess the ability to work well with others as part of an integrated program team in high-pressure with high-volume situations, effectively interface with internal matrixed organizations as well as meet the goals/objectives of the business.

Job Responsibilities

• Manages Contracts supporting Line of Business
• Leads through the entire contracting lifecycle from solicitation to contract close-out.
• Reviews complex solicitations and prepares specialized/non-routine proposal responses in conjunction with proposal team
• Reviews and approves contractual documents for adherence to customer specifications/requirements, compliance with Terms and Conditions, applicable FAR/DFARS clauses, special provisions and adherence to company policy and procedures
• Drafts, reviews, redlines and negotiates customer agreements, including master agreements, with the objective of protecting the Company’s interests
• Advises leadership and program teams on complex contract issues, contractual rights, obligations, intellectual property protections, organization conflicts of interest and general risks and mitigation strategies
• Develops and maintains contracting policies/processes that provide governance of contracting practices as well as provide guidance on contracting terms and conditions
• Maintains deadlines for customer requests; analyzes and tracks contract compliance
• Manages contract data into enterprise systems as required
• Interfaces directly with Government contracting officers, prime contractor procurement representatives, Contracts team members and other cross-functional teams including Executive Leadership, Legal, Program Management, Capture, Finance, Pricing, Proposal, Property, Quality, Engineering and other functional staff as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in business administration, Management, or other related field
• Ideally a minimum of 10 years of directly related experience in Contract Administration/Business Management/Finance role with USG, Prime, International and Commercial contracts.
• Experience with standard defense contract types such as Cost Reimbursable (CR), Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF), Cost Plus Incentive Fee (CPIF), Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Time and Materials (T&M), incentive-type contracts
• Experience in all types of contract vehicles including standalone awards, IDIQs, BOAs, and OTAs
• Subject matter expert with US Government regulations (FAR/DFARS) required, with emphasis in acquisitions governed by Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Services and Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation.
• Provide strong analytical, financial, problem solving and negotiation skills. Must exemplify a strong attention to detail.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, & Outlook) as well as Adobe Acrobat required.
• Travel as needed; estimated at 25%
• “This position requires you to have or obtain a government security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens.”

Preferred Qualifications

• Shall establish and maintain effective relationships with internal and external customers to include management, technical and functional counterparts to communicate project status.
• Expected to coordinate and support audit activities with Prime, Government or other agencies.

Fulltime Equivalent Job Grade Salary Range for this position

• $115,700.00 - $208,300.00 annual salary for in-office or hybrid employees in FL, GA, IN, AZ, AL, MD or TX, and all remote employees
• $129,600.00 - $233,300.00 annual salary for in-office or hybrid employees in VA, CA, NH or MA
• $136,500.00 - $245,800.00 annual salary for in-office or hybrid employees in NJ

Mercury considers a variety of factors to determine individual base salary offers to candidates, including:

• the role and related responsibilities;
• education, training, skills and certifications;
• internal equity with others employed by Mercury in similar roles;
• geographic location; and
• alignment with market data.

In addition to base salary, Mercury provides a variety of benefits for team members including:

• bonus opportunities (or special incentives for sales positions);
• health, life and disability insurance;
• company-paid holidays and time off;
• discounted employee stock purchase plan;
• tuition reimbursement; and
• access to professional development and personal wellness platforms including LinkedIn Learning, Headspace, Aaptiv and Virgin Pulse.

Team members at the Director or Vice President level are also eligible to receive annual stock-based awards.

Mercury offers a 9/80 alternative work schedule that provides employees more opportunity for work/ life balance (available based off location)

Why should you join Mercury Systems?

Mercury Systems is a technology company that makes the world a safer, more secure place. We push processing power to the tactical edge, making the latest commercial technologies profoundly more accessible for today's most challenging aerospace and defense missions. From silicon to system scale, Mercury enables customers to accelerate innovation and turn data into decision superiority. Headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, Mercury employs more than 2,300 people in 24 locations worldwide. To learn more, visit mrcy.com

Our Culture

We are committed to making Mercury a great place to work, no matter where our employees are located. We offer a casual and enjoyable atmosphere that allows employees to learn and grow. We help and care for one another and work as one to achieve results for us and for our customers. We value communication and transparency, and strive to foster two-way dialogue at all levels of the organization. We are committed to lifelong learning, offering comprehensive skills training and tuition reimbursement. Whether you're just starting out on your career journey or you are an experienced professional, it's important to us that you feel recognized and rewarded for your contributions.

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