Contracts Manager II - Government & Commercial Contracts

Contracts Manager II - Government & Commercial Contracts

At Hidden Level, we're building the future of airspace awareness through cutting-edge RF sensing technology. Our mission is to make the world saferwhether it's protecting troops, securing infrastructure, or enabling smarter cities. We design, manufacture, and deploy advanced sensor systems that deliver real-time insights for defense and commercial applications.

Position Overview:

As Hidden Level continues to grow, we are looking for a Contracts Manager II to independently manage assigned standard-to-moderate government and commercial agreements from intake through closeout, including related SaaS/DaaS, vendor, bailment, teaming, purchase requisition, invoice, lease-support, and manufacturing-related contracting matters.

Location: This role is expected to be hybrid in Syracuse, NY or Washington, DC, with 2 days in office and 3 days remote each week. Additional in-office attendance may be needed for onboarding, training, program support, manufacturing or operations coordination, or business priorities.

Responsibilities:

• Manage assigned government contracts and subcontracts from intake or award through closeout, including modifications, options, terminations, funding actions, and change management.
• Analyze flow-down requirements and negotiate appropriate language into subcontracts, teaming agreements, vendor agreements, and related program documents.
• Interpret recurring FAR/DFARS clause issues independently, including data rights, cybersecurity, CUI, and flow-down requirements.
• Lead RFP reviews, map FAR/DFARS and agency supplement requirements, build compliance matrices, prepare contract volumes, and support OCI mitigation planning when assigned.
• Review and negotiate standard-to-moderate teaming agreements, subcontract documents, bailment agreements, and other contract-related legal documents within delegated authority.
• Coordinate finance/pricing, export, security, technical, legal, and executive approvals; prepare deviation memos and exception justifications as needed.
• Create, update, and coordinate purchase requisitions tied to contract actions, vendor support, subcontract packages, program requirements, or manufacturing-related support needs.

Essential Duties Commercial Contracting:

• Lead redline review and negotiation of customer NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, DPAs, SaaS/DaaS licensing terms, service levels, data-processing provisions, bailment agreements, and related commercial documents.
• Negotiate standard-to-moderate vendor SaaS, software, services, and operational agreements used for internal business needs.
• Structure and negotiate tailored commercial agreements while keeping privacy/security schedules aligned with company requirements and, where applicable, government program requirements.
• Coordinate with Legal and Security when customer or vendor terms involve personal data, data protection, breach notice, data retention, sub-processing, or related DPA obligations.
• Assist Accounting with invoice questions, billing backup, contract-term interpretation, and customer or vendor documentation as needed.
• Assist Service Operations with lease-related contract review coordination, including issue-spotting and escalation of legal, business, or operational concerns.
• Perform other Contracts administrative support as assigned by the Senior Contracts Manager.

Risk, Compliance & Systems:

• Maintain audit-ready records, term abstracts, repositories, and DocuSign CLM/ERP data.
• Identify and manage contract risk, apply approved fallback positions, and escalate red-flag or precedent-setting deviations.
• Track obligations, deliverables, CDRLs, changes, REAs/claims support, and closeout requirements.

What We're Looking For:

• Organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable working in a fast-moving environment.
• Able to manage multiple contract actions under tight timelines with limited supervision.
• Practical, agile, and able to work under pressure while maintaining sound judgment.
• Clear communicator who can work effectively with Legal, Finance, Accounting, Program Management, Procurement, Operations, Security/Privacy, and Business Development/Sales stakeholders.
• Curious, collaborative, and able to earn trust across disciplines and levels.
• Able to identify when an issue needs to be escalated for review.

Required Qualifications:

• 5-10 years of experience in contracts management, procurement, legal support, supply chain, manufacturing operations support, or a related administrative role.
• Bachelor's degree required.
• Demonstrated experience negotiating and administering FAR/DFARS-based contracts, commercial MSA/SOW/SaaS agreements, and manufacturing-related contracting or operations support.
• Working knowledge of SBIRs, DFARS data rights, CUI handling, CMMC/NIST 800-171 concepts, limitation of liability, indemnification, data protection, and SLAs.
• Strong analytical, negotiation, stakeholder-management, and written communication skills.
• Secret clearance is required. Candidate must either hold an active Secret clearance at hire or be able to obtain one within 6 months of hire and maintain it as a condition of continued employment. U.S. Person status required for ITAR-controlled work.

Compensation and Benefits: Hidden Level offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, paid parental leave, flexible time off, 401(k) with employer contributions, life insurance, disability insurance, and potential stock options.

Salary Range: The salary range for this position is estimated at $90,000 - $118,000 annually. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Hidden Level considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Hidden Level is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Security Note: Due to the nature of Hidden Level's technology, only U.S. citizens can be considered for this position. Hidden Level Employees must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Security Clearance, if required for the position. Please click here to review the National Security Clearance Adjudicative Guidelines.