Senior Contracts Manager, Government Programs (Manufacturing)

Location: Onsite five days a week in El Segundo, California, or Washington, D.C.; applicants must be U.S. persons under ITAR.

Salary: $160,000–$200,000 USD annually plus equity.

Company

hirify.global is a high-growth manufacturing startup developing and producing critical components and subsystems for planes, military vehicles, and core infrastructure.

What you will do

• Lead negotiations with Air Force, Navy, and Army contracting and agreement officers across negotiated procurements, IDIQ contracts, task orders, SBIR/STTR awards, OTAs, and basic ordering agreements.
• Advise on government proposals, solicitation interpretation, contract terms, clause exceptions, cost or pricing data, TINA thresholds, and certifications.
• Support government contracting matters across hirify.global and its factories, including prime flow-downs, DCMA audits, and FAR/DFARS interpretation.
• Own technical data and intellectual property rights positions, including assertion tables, rights allocation, Government Purpose Rights, and SBIR data protection.
• Manage contracts after award, including compliance, modifications, delivery, invoicing, DD250 submissions through PIEE, equitable adjustments, claims, terminations, and closeout.
• Build hirify.global's government contracting function as its first dedicated government contracts hire.

Requirements

• 7+ years of government contract administration and negotiation, including direct negotiation with Procuring and Administrative Contracting Officers.
• Deep working knowledge of the FAR and DFARS.
• Hands-on experience with both cost-type and fixed-price contract vehicles and their compliance obligations.
• Ability to operate in an ambiguous environment while building processes and procedures.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for explaining contractual positions to engineers, executives, and government customers.
• Ability to work onsite five days a week in El Segundo, CA, or Washington, D.C., and meet ITAR U.S.-person requirements.

Nice to have

• Experience as a Contracting Officer.
• NCMA certification such as CPCM, CFCM, or CCCM, or DAWIA contracting certification.
• Technical data rights and SBIR Phase III experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance; active clearance is a plus.
• JD.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to establish the government contracting infrastructure for a high-growth startup.
• Work directly with engineering, manufacturing, executive, and government stakeholders.
• Equity included in the compensation package.