Senior Manager, Contracts in Northampton

We are seeking an experienced Senior Manager to join our Contracts organization. This role requires a recognized expert and thought leader who will manage large, complex project initiatives of strategic importance to the organization.

Essential Functions:

• Manage a team of contracts professionals and provide expertise, guidance, training, and leadership to implement strategies to advance critical business objectives.
• Responsible for RFP review and risk assessment, proposal preparation, contract negotiation, contract administration, change management and customer contract activities for assigned contracts/programs.
• Lead complex negotiations to develop overarching negotiation strategies and contract management strategies to mitigate risk.
• Be innovative to develop solutions to complex contracting issues while ensuring solutions are consistent with organisation strategic and operational objectives.
• Provide direction to team members to address and influence major contractual and business issues encountered in the proposal and execution of contracts of all types and complexity.
• Serve as contracts point of contact both internal and external to the organisation.
• Ability to travel when needed.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a business or related field and minimum 9 years prior related experience or Graduate Degree with minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
• 6+ years’ experience with FAR, DFAR, ITAR, EAR, CAS and a wide range of contract types and efforts, e.g. CPFF, FFP, IF, AF, etc. development, production, engineering services, commercial and non-commercial, etc.
• Ability to obtain a clearance which requires US citizenship.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Ability to negotiate contract terms and conditions with commercial and US Government customers.
• Negotiation experience with FAR Part 15 programs.
• Proven business negotiator while exercising sound judgement with experience engaging at high organisational levels or with persons of influence both internally and externally.
• Highly developed critical thinking and communication skills with ability to influence and shape favourable business outcomes.
• Excellent communication, presentation, team building and leadership skills, with the ability to perform in complex cross-functional business environments.
• Expert knowledge of FAR/DFAR regulations.
• Experience mentoring and training junior staff members.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, statement of works, solicitations/RFPs, or government regulations.
• Active security clearance (preferred/not required).
• NCMA Certification CFCM, CPCM or CCCM (preferred/not required).

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in Colorado State, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Vermont and New York State is $115K-$214K. For California, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Washington D.C., Maryland Greater Washington D.C. area, the city of Denver, Washington State and New York City, the salary range for this role is $133-$247K. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.