Peraton · 11 hours ago
Senior Manager, Contracts Operations
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$112K/yr - $179K/yr
12+ years expPeraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe. They are seeking a strategic, results-driven Senior Manager of Contract Operations to lead critical initiatives within their contract operations team, focusing on aligning contract operations with strategic growth and compliance objectives.
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Responsibilities
Leverages both contracts functional and data analytics expertise to provide alignment and cohesion in project delivery to achieve departmental objectives
Allocates and ensures accountability of resources accordingly to solve complex operational problems and fulfill strategic initiatives; ensuring direct reports are delivering results that consistently meet or exceed corporate expectations
Mentor team members responsible for data integrity, process governance, and reporting to foster critical thinking, analytics-centered decision-making, and professional maturity
Leverage business intelligence tools to analyze and govern key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to monitor workflow efficiency, compliance, and ensure alignment with corporate objectives
Apply a deep understanding of key business drivers and internal/external operational factors to identify opportunities for additional impact and mitigation of operational risk
Support senior leadership by offering actionable recommendations based on operational insights and strategic data analysis
Proactively engage with internal leadership to ensure strong alignment between the department’s activities and corporate initiatives. Build trusted relationships and collaborate effectively with internal and external partners, vendors, customers, and other stakeholders to foster strategic outcomes
Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholder to facilitate clear communications to support contracts business enablement’ goals and expectations, ensuring mutual alignment
Review, measure and assess policy and process compliance standards to ensure all contracts-related processes align with government contracting regulations, internal controls, and workflow best practices
Standardize and continuously refine workflows for managing sell-side contracts, ensuring they meet business needs while maintaining full compliance (e.g., workflows for lifecycle approvals, closeouts, and audit readiness)
Collaborate with the Sr. Product Manager to enhance contracts lifecycle management (CLM) tools and ensure they meet functional business process requirements, such as seamless approvals, user-friendly interfaces, and data capture for compliance reporting
Drive adoption of automation features to eliminate inefficiencies and scale operations to handle increasing complexity
Conduct regular audits to assess process adherence, identify gaps, and implement corrective actions
Assist the Vice President of Contract Operations in building organizational confidence in BI tools by ensuring that analytics and dashboards are supported by high-quality, reliable data to enable informed decision-making
Lead efforts to improve the accuracy, reliability, and alignment of key data sources that drive analytics insights through robust data governance frameworks
Maintain and improve upon current analytics strategies to transform operational data into actionable insights, focusing on improving efficiency, optimizing pursuit of strategic opportunities, supporting strategic and compliant program execution and optimizing client relationship management using advanced analytics
Collaborate with the Sr. Product Manager and data/analytics teams to ensure that tools and operational workflows are aligned with governance and business objectives. Collaborate across functions and departments to address and resolve cross-organizational issues that impede progress or compliance with a goal of tying operational processes and analytics to broader business priorities
Provide functional requirements and governance standards to guide BI development efforts. Lead the use of business intelligence tools to monitor executive-facing dashboards, operational metrics, and historical trends
Serve as the data steward for Contract Operations, ensuring processes consistently produce clean, accurate, and complete data that meets regulatory and contractual reporting needs
Serve as a functional subject matter expert across all contracts systems & analytics workflows, providing insightful feedback or contributing to high-priority projects; other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Minimum 12 years of experience in Contracts Management, Subcontracts Management, Government Compliance, Operations Management, or Legal Operations, ideally within a government contractor environment
At least 7 years of leadership experience, including roles with responsibility for managing multiple teams or managers across interrelated functions
Minimum 2 years of experience working with Contracts Lifecycle Management (CLM) tools, such as Icertis, SAP Ariba, Cobblestone, or similar platforms
Preferred
Minimum of 2 years of experience with Business Intelligence (BI) tools, such as Tableau, Power BI, or Alteryx
Cradle-to-grave contracts management experience required to appropriately govern and manage processes and data within contracts' ecosystem
Certifications such as CPCM (Certified Professional Contracts Manager), CFCM (Certified Federal Contracts Manager), CBIP (Certified Business Intelligence Professional), or PMP (Project Management Professional)
Benefits
Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
Company
Peraton
Peraton Fearlessly solving the toughest national security challenges.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Thomas Terjesen
Chief Information Officer
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