Manager, Subcontracts

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Manage a team of subcontract professionals who support defense and aerospace initiatives.

• Deliver daily guidance, coaching, performance oversight, and employee development.

• Supervise the complete subcontract lifecycle, including planning, solicitation, awarding, administration, and closeout.

• Collaborate with program leaders and cross-functional teams to achieve technical, scheduling, financial, and compliance goals.

• Address escalated supplier, contractual, and performance challenges.

• Track subcontract risk, performance, documentation, and audit preparedness.

• Promote process enhancements, standardization, operational excellence, and functional superiority.

• Assist in recruitment, onboarding, training, and workforce development initiatives.

• Direct high-profile subcontract activities and represent the function in meetings and reviews.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree with at least 9 years of relevant management experience; or a Graduate Degree with a minimum of 7 years of relevant management experience; or, alternatively, a minimum of 13 years of relevant management experience without a degree.

• Previous experience in a formal management role overseeing people.

• Experience in support of defense, aerospace, or U.S. Government contracting programs.

• Extensive knowledge of FAR, DFARS, CPSR expectations, and subcontract compliance requirements.

• Familiarity with fixed-price, cost-reimbursement, and time-and-materials subcontracts.

• Experience in cost analysis, price analysis, negotiation strategy formulation, and supplier risk management.

• Proven experience managing high-value or critical subcontract portfolios.

• Background in ensuring audit readiness, internal controls, purchasing system evaluations, and compliance assessments.

• Understanding of earned value, funding profiles, program controls, and supplier performance metrics.

• Practical knowledge of ITAR, EAR, and export compliance regulations.

• Demonstrated ability in talent development, coaching, mentoring, and building team capabilities.

• Excellent communication, organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.

• Up to 25% travel may be necessary.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health and disability insurance.

• 401(k) matching.

• Flexible spending accounts.

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

• Educational assistance.

• Parental leave.

• Paid time off.

• Company-paid holidays.

• 9/80 schedule: employees work nine out of every fourteen days, totaling 80 hours, with every other Friday off.

• Remote work opportunity.