Sr Staff Contracts Manager (Defense Tech)

Location: Washington, D.C., United States. Hybrid work environment with regular time at the local office and occasional travel to customer sites and other hirify.global offices.

Salary: $130,000–$190,000 per year, plus potential bonus, benefits, and equity for regular employees.

Company

hirify.global is a venture-backed defense-tech company developing intelligent systems, autonomy software, aircraft, and simulation technologies.

What you will do

• Prepare, review, negotiate, execute, and administer customer contracts, subcontracts, nondisclosure agreements, memoranda of understanding, teaming agreements, and statements of work.
• Support business development, compliant proposals, supply chain transactions, and supplier negotiations.
• Administer complex government contracts, including performance monitoring, modifications, amendments, negotiations, and compliance.
• Serve as the primary contractual point of contact for customers, subcontractors, and internal stakeholders.
• Identify contractual and regulatory risks and coordinate compliance with FAR, DFARS, ITAR, and other requirements.
• Manage subcontractor proposals, cost or price analysis, records, flow-down requirements, and the small business subcontracting plan.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Law, Contracts Management, or a related field.
• 8+ years of contract management experience, preferably in defense contracting, including cradle-to-grave administration of CPAF, CPFF, FFP, and T&M government contracts.
• Strong knowledge of FAR, DFARS, OTAs, ITAR, and government procurement processes.
• Experience negotiating complex sales and purchase terms and managing government contracts.
• Exceptional communication, organization, attention to detail, and ability to work independently with multiple stakeholders.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Nice to have

• Contracts management certification such as CPCM or CFCM.
• Experience with software licensing and development contracts.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work with time at the local office and occasional travel to customer sites and other offices.
• Regular employee package includes salary within the listed range, bonus, benefits, and equity.
• Employment offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check.
• hirify.global is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.
• AI tools may support parts of the hiring process, while final decisions are made by humans.