Contracts Manager II - Government & Commercial Contracts

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Full Time Syracuse, NY, US

Contracts Manager II
- Government & Commercial Contracts at Hidden Level

At Hidden Level, we’re building the future of airspace awareness through cutting-edge RF sensing technology. Our mission is to make the world safer—whether 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.

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.

• 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.
• 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.

• Maintain audit-ready records, term abstracts, repositories, andDocuSignCLM/ERP data.
• Identify and manage contract risk, apply approved fallback positions, and elevate red-flag or…