Manager, Subcontracts

Job Location: Remote

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work nine out of every fourteen days totaling 80 hours worked and have every other Friday off 

Job Description: 

The Manager, Subcontracts (International) leads a team of subcontract professionals and oversees International subcontract management activities supporting defense and aerospace programs. This role is responsible for developing and executing International subcontract strategies across the full lifecycle, including planning, solicitation, negotiation, award, administration, change management, and closeout. The Manager ensures subcontract activities meet cost, schedule, technical, quality, and compliance requirements while supporting program and business objectives. This position also provides team leadership, assigns resources, monitors performance, resolves escalated issues, and partners with cross-functional teams to manage supplier risk, drive compliance, and support successful program execution.

Essential Functions: 

• Provides day-to-day leadership, work direction, coaching, performance management, and development for team members while supporting hiring, onboarding, training, mentoring, succession planning, and career growth.
• Oversees the planning and execution of international subcontract strategies for specialized materials, equipment, and services in support of defense and aerospace programs.
• Ensures execution of the full subcontract lifecycle, including acquisition planning, solicitation, proposal evaluation, negotiation, award, administration, modifications, and closeout, and reviews key subcontract actions within delegated authority.
• Partners with program leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to align subcontract execution with technical requirements, contract obligations, schedules, risk posture, and financial goals.
• Leads resolution of escalated subcontract issues involving supplier performance, delays, technical challenges, funding limitations, claims, compliance concerns, and contractual disputes while ensuring adherence to FAR, DFARS, customer requirements, and company procedures.
• Oversees subcontract risk management, monitors metrics and performance trends, ensures accurate and audit-ready documentation, and supports audits, compliance reviews, customer inquiries, and management reviews.
• Drives process standardization and continuous improvement, supports functional goals and workforce planning, may lead high-visibility subcontract efforts directly, may represent the function in meetings and reviews, and may sign subcontract documents within delegated authority.
• Travel up to 25% may be required.

Qualifications: 

Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 9 years of prior relevant International experience. Graduate degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related International experience. In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 13 years of prior related International experience.

Preferred Additional Skills: 

• Prior experience in a formal people manager role. 
• Experience supporting defense, aerospace, or U.S. Government contracting programs. 
• Strong knowledge of FAR, DFARS, CPSR expectations, and subcontract compliance requirements. 
• Experience with a variety of subcontract types, including fixed-price, cost-reimbursement, and time-and-materials. 
• Experience with cost analysis, price analysis, negotiation strategy development, and supplier risk management. 
• Experience managing high-value or critical subcontract portfolios. 
• Experience supporting audit readiness, internal controls, purchasing system reviews, and compliance assessments. 
• Familiarity with earned value, funding profiles, program controls, and supplier performance metrics. 
• Working knowledge of ITAR, EAR, and export compliance requirements. 
• Demonstrated success in talent development, coaching, mentoring, and team capability building. 
• Strong communication, organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.