Principal Contracts Strategist – Pre-Award

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

📋 Description

• Collaborate with the Head of Contracts to develop contract strategy and facilitate clear, efficient contract awards.

• Take ownership of intricate contract analysis, negotiation, risk management, and lifecycle oversight.

• Align acquisition strategies with business objectives and customer mission results.

• Establish and sustain scalable pre-award processes, contracting frameworks, playbooks, and decision-making models.

• Enhance processes through automation and improved operational efficiency.

• Coordinate efforts across contract administration, partnerships, legal, finance, sales, and customer relations.

• Align priorities, identify dependencies, eliminate obstacles, and mitigate risks.

• Propel critical contract negotiations and awards forward.

• Strengthen pre-award workflows and clarify roles, transitions, progress, and interdependencies.

• Create and execute contracting frameworks, playbooks, and decision-making models.

• Foster cross-functional partnerships and drive process or automation enhancements.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive knowledge of federal government contracting, including acquisition processes and regulations.

• Experience in supporting software or technology-driven products.

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline.

• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience as a contracts professional focused on contract strategy and administration.

• Proven experience in designing and implementing adaptable acquisition methods, including OTAs, hybrid vehicles, and innovative contract structures.

• Experience in scaling contracting operations within a high-growth context.

• Strong business acumen, analytical and problem-solving skills, along with a keen attention to detail.

• Exceptional written, verbal, negotiation, interpersonal, and time management capabilities.

• Ability to lead through influence and work independently with integrity and flexibility.

• Willingness to travel as necessary.

• Eligibility to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance.

• U.S. citizenship is required.

• Preferred: Previous experience as a federal government contracting officer, ideally with a minimum of 8 years in this role.

• Preferred: Experience in scaling contract strategies and execution on an international level.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equity

• Remote-first organization with flexible work hours

• Unlimited PTO

• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance

• 401(k) plan with company match

• 8 weeks of parental leave at 100% regardless of state

• Annual company summit trips

• $1,000 per year home office improvement budget