agile-defense - Contracts Manager

• Education, Background, and Years of Experience • Bachelor’s degree, with focus in Business Administration, Contracts Management, Finance, or related field preferred. • Experience: Minimum 5 years in contracts or legal profession. • Experience in reviewing, editing, and compliant execution of contract agreements. • Experience managing the full lifecycle of contracts, including pre-award, award, execution, and closeout. • Ability to advise program team of contractual issues/opportunities and impacts of contract terms and conditions and flow down requirements. • Demonstrated ability to multi-task, effectively prioritize, and meet deadlines. • Demonstrated experience interpreting and identifying appropriate FAR/DFARs requirements. • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and strong attention to detail. • Ability to identify and implement new ideas to streamline and improve business processes across contracts and other functions. • Ability to foster relationships both internally within the company and externally with Contracting Officers and prime contracts POCs. • Ability to effectively negotiate contract terms and conditions to maintain preferable outcomes and positive relationships. • Ability to juggle competing priorities and utilize time management techniques to meet deadlines and complete tasks. • Strong interpersonal skills, with ability to communicate effectively and demonstrate teamwork and flexibility. • Certified Federal Contracts Manager (CFCM) or equivalent certification desired. • WORKING CONDITIONS • Environmental Conditions • Stand or Sit; Walk; Repetitive Motion; Use Hands / Fingers to Handle or Feel; Stoop, Kneel, Crouch, or Crawl • Requisition #: 1985 • Location: Remote to McLean, VA • WORKING CONDITIONS • Our Core Values • Employees of Agile Defense are our number one priority, and the importance we place on our culture here is fundamental. Our culture is alive and evolving, but it always stays true to its roots. Here, you are valued as a family member, and we believe that we can accomplish great things together. Agile Defense has been highly successful in the past few years due to our employees and the culture we create together. • What makes us Agile? We call it the 6Hs, the values that define our culture and guide everything we do. Together, these values infuse vibrancy, integrity, and a tireless work ethic into advancing the most important national security and critical civilian missions. It's how we show up every day. It's who we are. • Happy - Be Infectious. Happiness multiplies and creates a positive and connected environment where motivation and satisfaction have an outsized effect on everything we do. • Helpful - Be Supportive. Being helpful is the foundation of teamwork, resulting in a supportive atmosphere where collaboration flourishes, and collective success is celebrated. • Honest - Be Trustworthy.Honesty serves as our compass, ensuring transparent communication and ethical conduct, essential to who we are and the complex domains we support. • Humble - Be Grounded.Success is not achieved alone, humility ensures a culture of mutual respect, encouraging open communication, and a willingness to learn from one another and take on any task. • Hungry - Be Eager.Our hunger for excellence drives an insatiable appetite for innovation and continuous improvement, propelling us forward in the face of new and unprecedented challenges. • Hustle - Be Driven.Hustle is reflected in our relentless work ethic, where we are each committed to going above and beyond to advance the mission and achieve success.