Director, Contracts

Job Title: Director, Contracts (Hybrid)

Job ID: 11993

Job Location: Huntsville, AL

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days - totaling 80 hours worked - and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

Aerojet Rocketdyne an L3Harris Technologies Company is seeking a Director of Contracts, to support the Missile Solutions Sector of the business located in Hunstville, AL. This role will p rovide senior leadership for the Aerojet Rocketdyne Missile Solutions Sector Contracts organization in areas of operations and international expertise, including offsets. Position will focus tactically on helping the organization improve its cash collection while also putting in place strategic process improvements to drive greater discipline in proposal generation, change management, international contracting and linkage between contracts and subcontracts

Essential Functions:

• Lead a team of Contracts Managers with a sophisticated portfolio of US Government and commercial contracts of all types.

• Proactive, engaged and influential leader on the contracts team.

• Negotiate at an expert-level with major defense contractors and government agencies to achieve favorable terms and conditions.

• Partner and drive alignment between contracts and subcontracts.

• Provide direction and guidance in establishing consistent training objectives to enhance employee competencies and skills for a best-in-class contracts organization.

• Develop strong, ongoing relationships with internal/external customers.

• Resolve contract disputes (e.g., Claims/REAs).

• Oversee commercial, international and government contract development and management activities, and enforce organizational principles of integrity, accountability and compliance.

• Work closely with stakeholders and corporate representatives for Legal, Contracts, Export, Import, Customs/Traffic, Intellectual Property and Anti-Bribery Compliance.

• Hybrid Work Location: You will need to live within commuting distance to our Huntsville, AL location, work from home schedule will be dictated by the manager and business needs.

• Ability to obtain a US Secret Security Clearance.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of 15 years of prior related contracting experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 13 years of prior related contracting experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 19 years of prior related contracting experience.

• 5+ years of leadership experience in contracts management, including overseeing large, complex proposals and negotiations.

• 10+ years experience with legal and regulatory requirements related to proposal preparation, contract negotiation, FAR, DFARS and other government procurement regulations.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business or related field.

• Ability to direct and control the overall organizational resources.

• Prior managerial level leadership leading complex contracts organizations.

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.