Business Contracts Manager, WWPS, US Federal Contracts

We have an immediate opening for a Business Contracts Manager to support the AWS World Wide Public Sector team focusing on US Federal Civilian customers. This position will be based in Arlington VA. As a Business Contracts Manager you will provide hands-on full contract life cycle expertise while driving strategic business development and pipeline enablement across your assigned portfolio. Responsibilities will include maintaining contractual opportunities formulating contract policies procedures methods operating practices and performance standards for a variety of federal programs. You will identify and solution contractual pathways that map complex government requirements to AWS cloud services educate customers on how to procure through contract vehicles and help scale proven approaches across customer organizations to generate new revenue opportunities. This position demands a mix of strategic and transactional capabilities with a firm understanding of risk management as it applies to contract management. You will own and maintain executive-level relationships with government buying authoritiesincluding Contracting Officers CIOs COTRs and budget holdersserving as the primary negotiator on assigned portfolios and sustaining cross-organizational partnerships foundational to program success. You will participate in and oversee team review of all customer contractual and purchase documents coordinate legal activities for contract/agreement negotiation and support competitive bid processes in reviewing RFPs and ensuring contract compliance. You will maintain contract records/files and manage track and ensure compliance with all contractual obligations. This person will have a strong desire and ability to develop and implement tools and automation in contracting operations in order to increase efficiency and sales productivity. You will support the sales team in helping to educate government contracting officers on AWS cloud services and advise them on the AWS cloud contracting model issues and approaches to cloud computing with respect to commercial terms and conditions as well as acquisition policy and regulations. Additionally you will act as the voice of the customer to product and engineering teams contributing to Go-to-Market strategy elements and driving feature prioritization that enables cloud adoption. You will have the opportunity to work with high-achieving professionals in contract management sales finance legal bid & capture operations and other functions to compliantly enable our U.S. Federal customers to utilize AWS cloud service offerings. This position requires attention to detail great follow-through ability to identify and drive global process improvements coordinate between sales operations and legal teams and be a great communicator to both external and internal customers.


Key job responsibilities
Contract Lifecycle Management & Risk Mitigation: Manage full contract lifecycle including document review negotiation compliance and records management. Identify and resolve contract risks develop policies and standards coordinate legal assessments and support competitive proposal processes.
Strategic Business Development & Pipeline Enablement: Shape opportunities throughout the full acquisition lifecycleeducating customers on how to buy AWS solutioning contractual pathways for complex government requirements and scaling proven approaches to generate new revenue.
Contract Vehicle Ownership: Serve as the face of assigned contract vehicles. Build repeatable onboarding solutions create innovative contract structures that drive revenue growth and educate agencies on procurement pathways.
Customer Relationship Ownership & Stakeholder Engagement: Own relationships with government buying authorities (Contracting Officers CIOs COTRs budget holders) and serve as primary negotiator on assigned portfolios. Provide expert guidance to sales capture and proposal teams on cloud contracting models federal acquisition regulations and commercial terms.
Technical Solution Design & Compliance: Develop expertise across AWS cloud services government compliance frameworks and pricing/billing systems. Architect bespoke contract solutions design government-specific pricing programs and translate technical capabilities into compliant offerings.
Process Improvement & Go-to-Market Execution: Develop and implement tools and automation to increase contracting efficiency. Act as the voice of the customer to product and engineering teams contributing to GTM strategy including whitepapers industry webinars and contract vehicle resources.


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- Bachelors degree or equivalent
- 5 years of contracts management or other comparable experience with US Government Contracts.
- Demonstrated knowledge of the Public Sector Procurement laws regulations and procedures in the U.S. including FAR all government contract types UCC commercial contracts and cradle to grave process

- Experience with FAR all government contract types UCC commercial contracts and cradle to grave process.
- Experience in reviewing and negotiating legal terms of a broad range of enterprise technology commercial contracts
- Ability to demonstrate sound judgment even in ambiguous situations
- Ability to work independently while being able to contribute successfully to cross-functional teams
- Excellent organizational skills ability to manage multiple projects at once follow through and meet deadlines
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Strong analytical and computer skills
- Experience in Sharepoint SalesForce or contract management systems

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at VA Arlington - 92400.00 - 160000.00 USD annually
USA VA Herndon - 92400.00 - 160000.00 USD annually