Sr Director of Federal Contracts

Description & Requirements

The Federal Contracts & Subcontracts organization is seeking a Senior Director of Federal Contracts to lead the Department of Defense (DoD) & National Security contracts team.

The Senior Director of DoD & National Security Contracts will provide strategic leadership to a team of contracts professionals who are responsible for a diverse portfolio of DoD & National Security proposals and contracts.

Reporting to the Sr Vice President of Federal Contracts & Subcontracts, the Senior Director will serve as a key advisor to executive leadership while leading a high-performing contracts team in support of mission-critical DoD & National Security customers.

This role is responsible for driving contracting strategies that support corporate growth objectives, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations, mitigating risk, and building a strong, scalable contracts infrastructure.

Come join Maximus and be an integral member of the Federal Business involved with shaping the contracting strategy for high-profile DoD and national security programs.

This exciting Leadership role will have direct influence on organizational policy, growth, and compliance infrastructure, along with being part of a collaborative and mission-driven environment committed to supporting U.S.

national security.

Qualifications


* 12+ years of progressively responsible experience in contracts management, including at least 10 years within the DoD or national security contracting environment.


* Robust experience working in the Department of Defense industry and at other Federal contractors.


* Strong track record of developing and executing contracting strategies for complex, multimillion-dollar government programs.


* Extensive experience in the United States Federal Government Contracting industry, including subject matter expertise of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) including FAR Part 12, Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), and other government/agency procurement regulations


* Strong experience in implementing contract management and negotiation strategy best practices


* In-depth experience with risk and opportunity identification, including ability to clearly identify risk elements in business transactions, develop contractual mitigation strategies, and communicate to the program execution and/or proposal development teams.


* Demonstrated success in managing large US Government Prime contracts or subcontracts for Major System Acquisitions, competitive acquisition procedures, and non-FAR agreements such as OTAs and CRADAs


* Demonstrated leadership in building and mentoring contracts teams, including succession planning and organizational development.


* Experience leading large, senior-level contracting teams in a high-pressure, compliance-driven environment.


* Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and exe...