Government Contracts Manager

Fluke is seeking an experienced contracting professional to join our Legal team. This is a critical position responsible for managing Flukes U.S. Government sell-side contracting process and supporting government compliance programs. The GCM collaborates closely with Fluke Legal Operations Compliance Finance Sales Cybersecurity experts and Technical Operations to advance the business and mitigate associated risk. Accordingly the successful candidate must enjoy communicating and collaborating cross-functionally and interacting regularly with senior management and government employees. Role is based in Everett Washington but will consider remote candidates.

Position overview:

The Government Contracts Manager serves as the primary point of contact throughout the life of theU.S. Federal Government (USG) contract. Responsibilities include contract administration conflict of interest oversight and advising the business on operational compliance required by Fluke USG contracts.

In this role you will:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on contractual and regulatory requirements during the full contract lifecyclefrom proposals quotes negotiations awards and modifications to administration and closeout
• Provide contract and regulatory review for compliance or risk impact assessments for FAR DFARS GSAR agencyspecific regulations and Executive Orders for all solicitations awards and modifications
• Partner with crossfunctional teams to shape proposal and negotiation strategies; and coordinate evaluate and finalize responses to all solicitations prior to submission
• Stay current on trends and developments related to USG contracts and provide risk impact assessments to new and upcoming US Government regulations and Executive Orders
• Serve as the interface between USG Contracting Officers and the Fluke team and collaborate with business stakeholders to resolve contractual issues and disputes
• Partner with corporate IT security team to ensure Fluke meets cybersecurity compliance requirements
• Develop and present USG contracts compliance training to business teams
• Manage SAM registration and updates Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contract management and updates and FSSIndustrial Funding Fee payments
• Drive continuous improvement and sustainment of contract policies processes and standard work

Candidates will have the following minimum qualifications:

• Minimum of 8 years reviewingdraftingand negotiatingsales-side agreements including for commercial products in a manufacturing environment
• Managing simple to complex contract awards and proposals
• Managing competing priorities with strong project management and critical thinking skills
• Organizational agility; able to work effectively across functions and organizational hierarchy
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to convey complicated advice and information in an understandable and engaging way
• Process-driven and results-oriented; history of building sustainable and innovative standard work and systems

Ideal candidates will also have the following qualifications:

• USG contracting for commercial products in a manufacturing environment
• Supporting USG contracting with Department of Defense agencies General Services Administration Department of Energy NASA and other federal agencies
• Knowledge of and experience applying FAR GSAR DEAR and DFARS requirements in contract development management and governance
• Broad contracting experience including hardware to field service agreements andS-a-a-S products tosoftware license agreements
• Familiarity with the US Government Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) programand contractual requirements

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