Senior Manager, Contracts (Onsite)

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Are you an experienced contracts professional looking for a dynamic opportunity where you can leverage your expertise in contracts administration while coaching a growing team? Join Collins Aerospace as a Senior Manager, Contracts, and play a vital role in managing large, complex, and sometimes sensitive contracts across various projects. This remote role allows you to draft, negotiate, and oversee contract documents in alignment with both business objectives and government guidelines. Youll provide guidance on legal issues, manage proposal preparations, and interface with key internal and external stakeholders. As a senior member of the team, youll have the chance to mentor junior staff and drive process improvements that enhance department performance.
 

In this position, you will be the go-to expert for navigating complex contractual matters, including risk assessment, intellectual property, and data rights, while managing domestic and international projects. Youll learn to work with diverse contract types, honing your negotiation and communication skills through real-world challenges and bi-weekly training opportunities. If youre looking to make a significant impact in the aerospace industry while contributing to the success of high-profile projects, this role is for you!

What YOU Will Do:

• Drafts, generates, interprets and manages large, complex contracts in accordance with internal and external customer schedules and requests, to ensure these documents properly reflect business objectives
• Independently supports the Program Team to coordinate input during the proposal and contract process​
• Manages the analysis and preparation of contract documentation to ensure that contracts are within negotiated and agreed-upon parameters and government cost control guidelines
• Coaches and guides junior professionals and reviews their work to ensure output is of quality and in accordance with business objectives
• Leads proposal preparation, contract negotiation, contract administration, and customer contact activities to ensure contract acquisition and fulfillment in accordance with company policies, legal requirements, and customer specifications
• Manages complex contracts
• Advises and represents the Program Team on contractual matters
• Creates proposals, negotiates and executes contracts
• Maintains historical contract records

What YOU Will Learn:

• Master the art of navigating complex government contracts, gaining expertise in risk assessment, intellectual property, and data rights management
• Enhance your negotiation and leadership skills by working on strategic contracts with both domestic and international stakeholders
• Gain invaluable insights into government cost control guidelines and compliance, positioning yourself as a trusted advisor to key internal and external teams
• Build and refine your leadership capabilities as you mentor junior staff and drive process improvements that directly impact the success of the organization

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 14 years of relevant experience
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required 
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Master of Business Administration or Juris Doctorate
• Extensive experience with U.S. Government contracts, including FAR and DFARS
• Currently hold, or have the ability to obtain, a United States Government Secret or Top Secret Security Clearance

What We Offer:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance  
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees  
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option  
• Tuition reimbursement program 
• Student Loan Repayment Program  
• Life insurance and disability coverage  
• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection 
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits 
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning  
• Adoption Assistance           
• Autism Benefit  
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions  
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program 
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits  
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services 
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program  
• And more!  

Learn More & Apply Now!

Mission Systems: 

Do you want to be a part of something bigger? A team whose impact stretches across the world, and even beyond? At Collins Aerospace, our Mission Systems team helps civilian, military and government customers complete their most complex missions — whatever and wherever they may be. Our customers depend on us for intelligent and secure communications, missionized systems for specialized aircraft and spacecraft and collaborative space solutions. By joining our team, you’ll have your own critical part to play in ensuring our customer succeeds today while anticipating their needs for tomorrow. Are you up for the challenge? Join our mission today. 

Diversity drives innovation; inclusion drives success. We believe a multitude of approaches and ideas enable us to deliver the best results for our workforce, workplace, and customers. We are committed to fostering a culture where all employees can share their passions and ideas so we can tackle the toughest challenges in our industry and pave new paths to limitless possibility.  

reempowerprogram 

This role is also eligible for the Re-Empower Program.  The Re-Empower Program helps support talented and committed professionals as they rebuild their capabilities, enhance leadership skills, and continue their professional journey.  Over the course of the 14-week program, experienced professionals will gain paid, on-the-job experience, have an opportunity to participate in sessions with leadership, develop personalized plans for success and receive coaching to guide their return-to-work experience.  Upon completion of the program, based on performance and contributions participants will be eligible for a career at RTX.  ​

Minimum Program Qualifications:

• Be on a career break of one or more year at time of application
• Have prior experience in functional area of interest
• Have interest in returning in either a full time or part time position

* Please consider the following role type definitions as you apply for this role.

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products. 

At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other – propel us all higher, again and again.

Apply now and be part of the team that’s redefining aerospace, every day.

The salary range for this role is 118,000 USD - 246,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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