Contracts Manager II - Government & Commercial Contracts

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 negotiateappropriate languageinto 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:

• Leadredlinereview 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
• DocuSignCLM/ERP data.
• Identifyand manage contract risk, apply approved fallback positions, and elevate 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 whilemaintainingsound 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 toidentifywhen an issue needs to be escalated for review.

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.