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Senior Manager, Defense Contracts & Compliance
Pay: $175,000 per year
SENIOR MANAGER — DEFENSE (Savannah, GA)ProSight Talent is partnering with a global equipment manufacturer to identify a Senior Manager — Defense for the Savannah, GA market. This is an excellent opportunity to join a respected, growing organization and play a key role in managing federal defense contracts, protecting the business through compliance, and serving as the trusted contracting authority across the enterprise.
This role offers the opportunity to own the full contract lifecycle, collaborate across finance, program management, engineering, and operations, and contribute directly to the organization's continued growth in the defense market.
Senior Manager — Defense — Savannah, GA
Government Contracts | Federal Compliance | Defense
About the Opportunity
A global equipment manufacturer is seeking an experienced Senior Manager — Defense to lead federal contract management and compliance for its government and defense business. Reporting to the Vice President of Government & Defense, this individual will administer complex defense contracts cradle-to-grave, keep the organization audit-ready, and advise program leadership on federal contracting policy, law, and regulation.
This is an outstanding opportunity for a proven government contracts professional who enjoys owning the full contract lifecycle, building compliance infrastructure, and serving as the authority others rely on. The organization offers a strong reputation, a family-owned culture focused on long-term investment, and significant opportunity for career advancement.
Position Summary
The Senior Manager — Defense is responsible for administering and managing complex defense customer contracts from conception through closeout, while ensuring the organization's adherence to FAR, DFARS, CAS, ITAR, and DoD-specific requirements. This role requires a detail-driven, hands-on leader who can interpret complex contractual requirements, mitigate risk, and coordinate across multiple business functions.
Success in this role is driven by maintaining audit-ready contract files, delivering compliant and competitive proposals, and building the policies and training that keep a growing defense business protected.
Key Responsibilities
- Proactively administer and manage complex defense customer contracts and modifications from conception through contract closeout.
- Manage cradle-to-grave contract activities for federal contracts, including RFP analysis, proposal support, negotiation, award, execution, modifications, and closeout.
- Review and interpret complex contractual requirements, FAR/DFARS clauses, statements of work, and terms and conditions to ensure compliance and mitigate risk.
- Serve as Cost Volume lead for complex RFPs, composing cost volume narrative and participating in proposal planning, strategy meetings, work sessions, and color team reviews.
- Prepare, review, and issue subcontract agreements, non-disclosure agreements, and teaming agreements in alignment with prime contract requirements.
- Provide advice and counsel to program management regarding federal contracting policies, laws, and regulations, and deliver FAR and CAS guidance and training to employees.
- Maintain organized, audit-ready contract files and assist with DCAA, DCMA, CPSR, and other government audits.
- Perform compliance reviews on government proposals and assist in developing and implementing corrective action plans submitted to the government.
- Create, update, and enforce company policies and departmental procedures governing federal compliance; conduct internal audits and lead investigations into potential violations.
- Maintain corporate registrations including the System for Award Management (SAM), the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC), and the Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement (DD Form 2345).
- Support the preparation, negotiation, and audit of forward pricing rates, incurred cost submissions, and cost impact analyses.
- Collaborate with finance, program management, and pricing teams on cost proposals, funding management, and contract forecasting.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for contracting officers, government representatives, and federal regulatory bodies.
- Support and train contract and subcontract specialists on FAR/DFARS, small business requirements, and subcontract flow-downs.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in an associated discipline plus four to six years of experience in government contract administration, procurement, and/or government cost accounting. Four additional years of experience may be substituted for the degree.
- Strong working knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, Cost Accounting Standards, and the Truth In Negotiations Act.
- Experience within a federal contracting and cost accounting environment across contract types including CR, ID/IQ, T&M, CPFF, CPAF, and FFP.
- Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) experience.
- DAWIA accreditation in contracting, program management, logistics, and/or CPMC.
- Outlook and SAP familiarity preferred.
- Ability to pass drug screens, background checks, and pre-employment testing in accordance with applicable law.
- Knows federal contracting and lives comfortably inside the FAR.
- Is energized by owning a contract from RFP through closeout.
- Thinks in terms of risk, and gets ahead of it before an auditor does.
- Builds trust through precision, documentation, and follow-through.
- Collaborates easily across finance, program management, engineering, and operations.
- Takes ownership of compliance and holds the organization accountable to it.
- Competitive base salary plus annual bonus
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Paid time off and paid holidays
- Onsite schedule, Monday through Thursday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM and Friday 8:00 AM to 2:30 PM
- Career advancement opportunities within a growing global organization
This is more than a contracts role—it's an opportunity to build the compliance backbone of a growing defense business with a respected global manufacturer committed to investing in its people. You'll work alongside experienced program and operations professionals, serve as the trusted authority on federal contracting, and make a direct impact on the organization's continued growth in the government and defense market.
Apply today to learn more about this confidential opportunity.
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