Senior Contracts Specialist

Overview

This role involves leading the administration, negotiation, and monitoring of commercial agreements to help protect the business, keep key obligations and deadlines on track, and support successful customer and supplier relationships.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, revise, and administer commercial agreements, including NDAs, MSAs, LTSAs, subcontracts, supplier agreements, and request-for-quote documents.
• Negotiate contracts with medium-to-large dollar values and complex technical or program requirements, ensuring terms are acceptable to the company.
• Monitor contract milestones, deadlines, obligations, renewals, expiration dates, and overall performance.
• Identify contract risks, compliance concerns, and potential issues; recommend practical corrective actions.
• Partner with business units and support functions on contract interpretation, corporate governance, policies, and procedures.
• Research new and updated regulations and assess their impact on current and future agreements.
• Provide clear contract analysis and guidance to key stakeholders, verbally and in writing.
• Maintain the contract database, agreement files, form documents, and legal templates.
• Manage multiple time-sensitive projects while maintaining a high level of accuracy, quality, and organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years of progressive experience, including at least 5 years in an equivalent commercial contracts role within a similar operating environment.
• Advanced knowledge of contract drafting and negotiation, including purchase order terms and conditions, subcontracts, supplier agreements, and non-disclosure agreements.
• Ability to understand business objectives, identify major contract issues, and develop practical compromise solutions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to present complex information clearly.
• Proven ability to prioritize multiple assignments and meet time-sensitive deadlines.
• High level of discretion, professionalism, integrity, accuracy, and attention to detail.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and other Microsoft Office applications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD).
• Experience in an in-house legal department or law firm with a strong focus on commercial contract drafting.
• Experience in the aerospace, energy, or military industries.

Compensation & Benefits

• Comprehensive and flexible benefit options starting on day one, including medical, dental, vision, EAP, wellness incentives, and 401(k) with employer matching.
• Development and progression opportunities, including regular performance conversations, training and development curriculum, and engineering fellowship programs.
• Paid time off, including vacation, sick time, paid holidays, and parental leave (eligible on the first day of employment).
• Competitive pay, including eligibility for quarterly and annual bonuses, depending on role and site.
• Eligibility for individual benefit plans may vary based on employment status.

Additional Information

• This position may require work hours outside of the regularly scheduled hours to meet operational needs, including evenings, weekends, and/or holidays. Additional work hours are assigned based on business requirements. Non-exempt employees will be paid overtime in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
• The salary range for this position reflects a broad spectrum of experience levels. Individual compensation within the range is determined by multiple factors, including relevant experience, education, certifications, job related skills, internal equity, and market conditions.

Eligibility to Work in the U.S.

• Due to government regulation, only US persons (U.S. citizen, U.S. naturalized citizen, U.S. permanent resident, holder of U.S. approved political asylee or refugee status) may be considered for this role.
• The employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with Form I-9 information to confirm authorization to work in the U.S.
• Any offer of employment will be conditioned upon successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen in accordance with company policy and applicable federal and state regulations.

Location

US Remote (Eastern Time Zone)

Equal Opportunity

Equal opportunity employer.