Senior Contracts Manager

Location: Hybrid role requiring work from the Arlington, Virginia or San Francisco office three days per week. Domestic and international travel is required 1–2 times per year.

Salary: $127,000–$158,700 USD annual base salary for US locations, with potential bonus and equity incentives.

Company

hirify.global designs, builds, and operates a large constellation of imaging satellites and delivers satellite-derived data through a cloud-based platform for commercial, environmental, and humanitarian applications.

What you will do

• Manage the full lifecycle of sales-side contracts and supplier subcontracts, from proposal preparation and negotiation through execution, compliance, and closeout.
• Coordinate with legal, finance, project management, supply chain, execution teams, clients, subcontractors, and government agencies.
• Flow customer requirements through to execution teams and external suppliers while ensuring compliance with company policies, legal requirements, and contract specifications.
• Track deliverables and subcontractor performance, maintain contract records and clause matrices, and manage proposal and contract repositories.
• Identify contractual risks, support dispute and claims resolution, and provide management with fulfillment metrics and recommended actions.
• Coordinate documentation for proposals, vendor registrations, contract closures, and government agency requirements.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in proposals, contract management, and subcontract management.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Legal Studies, or a related field.
• Deep knowledge of US and international procurement regulations, including FAR, DFARS, and NASA regulations, as well as standard contractual terms.
• Strong written and verbal communication, analytical, problem-solving, prioritization, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Experience with contract management software and Google and Microsoft Office suites.
• Experience developing negotiation positions, leading acquisition teams, preparing training materials, and mentoring junior employees.

Nice to have

• Contract or proposal management certification, such as CPCM or CFCM.
• Experience with geospatial, commercial space, satellite remote sensing, or other space-based business models.
• Experience with government contracting through the GSA.
• Experience managing complex government, academic, or enterprise-level proposals and use cases.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans, plus a company-contributed Health Savings Account.
• Paid time off, holidays, company-wide days off, and 16 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Wellness and employee assistance programs, home office reimbursement, and monthly phone and internet reimbursement.
• Tuition reimbursement, LinkedIn Learning access, equity, commuter benefits for employees local to an office, and paid volunteering time off.
• Access to export-controlled information is subject to applicable export licensing requirements.

Hiring process

• Select interviews may be recorded and transcribed with candidate consent using an AI notetaker.
• AI tools are prohibited during live interviews and active assessments unless explicitly permitted or required as an accommodation.