Associate Director, Contracts (Onsite)

RTX•Tucson, AZ

6d•$157,200 - $298,800•Onsite

About The Position

The Associate Director, Contracts will work within Raytheon’s Land & Air Defense Systems (LADS) Strategic Business Unit, in the Short and Medium Range Ground Based Air Defense (SMGBAD) area. The role manages a portfolio of U.S. Government contracts, including Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Foreign Military Financing (FMF), and Direct Commercial Sale (DCS) contracts. It requires managing complex contractual challenges, assessing terms and conditions risk, negotiating and developing contract strategy, overseeing a geographically dispersed team, and communicating effectively. The successful candidate will provide contract management that meets customer obligations, supports company goals, and complies with company policies. They will represent Raytheon in contractual transactions, work with customers to maintain business relationships, support proposal and contract activities, resolve contractual issues, and advise management on contractual rights, obligations, and risk mitigation. The position is onsite in Tucson, Arizona, with domestic and international travel to customer or Raytheon sites approximately once per quarter as required. Relocation assistance is offered.

Requirements

Typically, a university degree or equivalent experience and at least 12 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field and at least 10 years of experience.
Experience managing a team.
Experience with United States Government contract administration under the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and/or Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement (DFARS).
Experience with Certified Cost and Pricing Data.
U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance; an active and existing clearance is required after day one.

Nice To Haves

Excellent written and verbal communication and organizational skills.
Comfort working in an environment with established company policies and procedures.
Demonstrated ability to develop effective and lasting customer relationships.
Effective critical-thinking and interpersonal skills, with the ability to think strategically.
Active DoW Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

Provide contract management to meet customer obligations, achieve company goals, and comply with company policies.
Represent Raytheon in contractual transactions and work with customers to develop and maintain business relationships.
Support analysis of Requests for Proposal (RFPs), proposal development, negotiations, contractual agreements, contract execution, and general contract administration.
Identify, mitigate, and resolve contractual issues.
Advise management on contractual and business issues, contractual rights and obligations, and potential mitigation of contractual and program risks.
Manage a geographically dispersed team.
Travel domestically and internationally to customer or Raytheon sites as required, approximately once per quarter.