Senior Contracts Manager

The role

This person will build and own the federal contract compliance function. They will manage obligation registers, compliance calendars, and federal portal administration for civilian and DoD agreements.

What you will do

• Build and own the obligation register across every federal agreement
• Run the compliance calendar including training certificates and annual filings
• Make applicability calls on thresholds and commercial-item carve-outs
• Administer federal portals including SAM, PIEE and WAWF
• Review flowdowns on new subcontracts and agreements
• Onboard new subcontractors and hold them to scope and timelines
• Route execution to People Ops, IT, and security
• Serve as the primary interface with government COs and AOs
• Support BD and capture teams with contract strategy and pricing input
• Manage clause interpretation with outside counsel

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of federal contracts or subcontracts administration on the contractor side
• FAR and DFARS fluency, including flowdown matrices and applicability thresholds
• Experience building a compliance register or calendar
• DoD contract experience, including FAR-based awards or other transaction agreements
• GSA Schedule administration
• Direct submissions into federal systems: SAM, PIEE or WAWF
• Experience managing subcontractors or teaming partners
• Negotiation experience on federal contracts
• Familiar with data rights and IP provisions in federal software contracts
• Eligible to work with CUI

Nice to have

• Primed on subcontracts with flowdown obligations
• Managed relationships with major defense prime subcontractors
• Managed subcontractors delivering software, data, or AI capabilities
• Hold an NCMA certification
• Carry an active or recently lapsed clearance

Benefits

• 100% medical coverage through Oxford/United (Gold and Platinum PPO plans)
• 100% dental coverage through Guardian PPO
• 100% vision coverage through Beam
• 100% coverage for dependents
• $100,000 in fully paid life insurance
• FSA and Dependent Care FSA
• One Medical membership
• Fertility and family-building support through Carrot
• 401(k) with a 2% company match
• 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave for birthing parents
• 10 weeks fully paid for non-birthing parents
• Unlimited PTO with a two-week minimum

Before you apply

• Eligible to work with CUI

About the company

Kaizen powers America’s application layer by replacing legacy federal systems with modern software. Founded in 2022, the company is based in New York City and DC.