CareerPlan

Strategic Contracts Lead, Public Sector

Washington, DCFull-time$138k–$173k2026-10-20 → 2026-10-22
Based in United StatesSecurity clearance required

Core

Manage the full lifecycle of government contracts, including negotiation, administration, and compliance with federal regulations for a public sector team.

Role type

Senior Contracts Manager (Public Sector)

Builds

Government contract management systems and self-serve contracting workflows

Domain

Public Sector / Federal Government Acquisition

Required skills

Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement (DFARS), Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) tools, Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) mitigation, Government contract processes (flow downs, close-out), Prime contracts, Task orders, Vendor agreements

Preferred skills

SaaS industry experience, Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO), Other Transaction Authority (OTA), GSA schedules, Government Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs), BPAs, Salesforce, Airtable, Jira, Data analysis

Technologies

Ironclad, SAM.gov, PIEE, CPARS, Salesforce, Airtable, Jira

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain government contracts lifecycle management processes; Negotiate and administer agreements with customers, subcontractors, and vendors; Respond to customer and vendor inquiries; Maintain registration and reporting in government systems (SAM.gov, PIEE, CPARS); Guide stakeholders in self-serve contracting processes; Track ongoing obligations post-signature; Document fulfillment of contract milestones and invoices; Support legal review for security and customer questionnaires; Build internal tools to scale the legal function

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC