SOW Factory Lead: Contracts & Delivery Excellence

PowerToFly; Waltham (MA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Dassault Systèmes is seeking a Senior Project Manager - SOW Factory to lead the development, structuring, and governance of Statements of Work for NAM IC&S Delivery Excellence. You will manage the SOW lifecycle from opportunity through contract signature, ensuring clear scope, commercial soundness, and alignment with delivery models.

You will work with Sales, Legal, Delivery, and Portfolio teams to produce high-quality SOWs while supporting goals around quality, efficiency, and cycle time.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Project Management, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in project or program management, commercial operations, contract management, bid management, professional services, or a related discipline within a consulting or enterprise software environment.
• Demonstrated experience drafting, reviewing, or managing Statements of Work, Master Service Agreements (MSAs), commercial contracts, or similar customer agreements.
• Experience supporting both Time & Materials and Fixed Price engagement models.
• Experience working within structured deal governance, commercial review, or approval processes.
• Strong commercial and contract-writing skills, with the ability to clearly define project scope, deliverables, acceptance criteria, assumptions, milestones, and payment terms.

Responsibilities

• Draft and structure Statements of Work for T&M and Fixed Price engagements using approved templates and deal requirements.
• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, artifacts, acceptance criteria, milestones, invoicing schedules, and payment terms.
• Ensure SOW language distinguishes between deliverables and supporting artifacts with clear contractual expectations.
• Apply commercial guidelines and contractual standards related to project acceptance, go-live support, change management, cancellation provisions, and other terms.
• Develop ROM estimates using historical data, project complexity, resource requirements, and delivery assumptions.
• Evaluate proposed project resource mixes to align with delivery requirements and financial objectives.
• Prepare SOW packages for governance reviews and incorporate stakeholder feedback.
• Support SOW Factory performance objectives: throughput, quality, accuracy, and approval cycle times.
• Maintain version control, documentation, and audit trails throughout drafting and approvals.
• Draft and structure PCRs to identify changes in scope, delivery requirements, costs, and responsibilities.
• Coordinate with Sales, Legal, and Delivery stakeholders to evaluate and approve project changes.
• Identify contractual or commercial risks before SOW execution.
• Coordinate with Legal to ensure protections and standards are included.
• Partner with Sales, Legal, Delivery Managers, and Portfolio Managers for seamless transition from opportunity to signed SOW.
• Provide post-signature clarification to Delivery teams regarding scope or terms.
• Contribute to development and improvement of templates, clause libraries, and playbooks.
• Analyze recurring SOW quality issues and identify improvements to templates and processes.
• Support adoption of AI-assisted tools for SOW drafting and estimation.

Skills

Communication skills

PM experience

Contract drafting

Attention to detail

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Engineering/PM

PMP certification preferred

Tools

Contract lifecycle management

Project management software

Job description

Dassault Systèmes is seeking a Senior Project Manager - SOW Factory to lead the development, structuring, and governance of Statements of Work for NAM IC&S Delivery Excellence. You will manage the SOW lifecycle from opportunity through contract signature, ensuring clear scope, commercial soundness, and alignment with delivery models.

You will work with Sales, Legal, Delivery, and Portfolio teams to produce high-quality SOWs while supporting goals around quality, efficiency, and cycle time.