Contracts Manager

Northrop Grumman

. Build and lead a team of highly motivated and effective contracts professionals, providing strong leadership, training, guidance, and career development to direct reports; .

Posted 5/12/2026full-timeRedondo Beach • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $133,100 - $199,700 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and lead a team of highly motivated and effective contracts professionals, providing strong leadership, training, guidance, and career development to direct reports;
Administers contracts and guides team in all facets of contract administration support, including: compliance with contractual requirements, interprets contract requirements for program and functional leadership, drafts and transmits formal correspondence, coordinates submittals with all stakeholders, and reviews and executes contract modifications;
Serves as the primary interface with the customer;
Leverage data analytics to drive compliance, timeliness, and inform business area decision-making;
Identify, develop, and recommend risk mitigation strategies to address complex issues;
Conducts proposal preparation for sole source proposals; serves as the lead for the proposal contracts volume and partners closely with Pricing & Estimating and the Capture team to develop and implement proposal strategies;
Reviews and provides feedback on customer RFIs, draft RFPs, and RFPs;
Guides the program and Contracts organization on the implications of model contract terms and conditions;
Facilitates the proposal review process and ensures internal reviews are conducted in accordance with company policies and procedures; partners with P&E and the Capture team to create briefings for internal reviews;
Develop process improvements and cultivate new resources to drive efficiencies across the portfolio. Ability to work independently and make independent decisions, ensuring high levels of collaboration with stakeholders and subject matter experts.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university and 7 years of experience in Contracts or a related field OR Master’s degree from an accredited university with 5 years of experience in Contracts or a related field
Experience with FAR and DFARS and prior experience with defense contracts or subcontracts with a variety of contract types such as Cost Plus, Fixed Price, etc
Experience with proposal development
Experience presenting and negotiating to all levels of management
Experience negotiating and administering various government contract types of varying sizes and types of agreements
Knowledge and understanding of pricing principles and FAR/DFARS as well as associated Federal Contracting regulations.
Government defense contracting experience with the USG and/or major defense contractor customers
Experience using Microsoft Office including Outlook, Excel, Teams and PowerPoint
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a US government secret clearance

Benefits

Comp & perks

health insurance coverage
life and disability insurance
savings plan
Company paid holidays
paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
exceptional benefits/healthcare
9/80 schedule
great 401K matching program

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Hard Skills & Tools

contract administrationproposal developmentrisk mitigation strategiesdata analyticspricing principlesFARDFARSgovernment contractsnegotiationcompliance

Soft Skills

leadershiptrainingguidancecollaborationindependent decision-makingcommunicationcareer developmentfeedbackorganizational skillsproblem-solving

Certifications

Bachelor's degreeMaster's degreeUS government secret clearance