Government Contracts Manager

Fluke is seeking an experienced contracting professional to join our Legal team. This is a critical position responsible for managing Fluke’s 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 the U.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 lifecycle—from 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, agency‑specific regulations, and Executive Orders for all solicitations, awards and modifications
• Partner with cross‑functional 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 FSS Industrial 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’ reviewing, drafting and negotiating sales-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 and S-a-a-S products to software license agreements
• Familiarity with the US Government Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program and contractual requirements

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