Subcontractor Program Manager

Loft Federal is seeking a Senior Subcontract Program Manager to help lead subcontract execution across federal space programs proposals and strategic supplier relationships.

This role will bring structure ownership and discipline to how Loft Federal manages subcontractors and suppliers across proposal award execution delivery and closeout. The Subcontract Program Manager will work across Programs Contracts Finance Engineering Procurement Legal Security Quality and Growth to ensure subcontractors are integrated into the overall program plan and held accountable to cost schedule technical contractual and deliverable commitments.

The right candidate will understand that subcontractor performance directly affects program execution margin customer confidence and future capture. This person will be expected tooperatein the detailsidentifysupplier risks early drive corrective action and help build repeatable subcontract management practicesasLoft Federal scales.

The Subcontract Program Manager will partner directly with Federal leadership Program Managers Engineering Growth Contracts Legal Finance Procurement Security Quality and external suppliers.

Why This Role Matters

Loft Federal is building and delivering complex national security space missions that depend on external partners subcontractors suppliers payload providers hardware vendors software providers and mission-enabling services.

Strong subcontract execution is critical to program delivery. A supplier delay unclear SOW unmanaged interface late deliverable invoice issue security gap or untrackedassumption can quickly become a program problem margin problem or customer confidence problem.

This role will help Loft Federal manage subcontractors as an integrated part of the program baseline. The person in this seat will improve supplier accountability proposal-to-execution continuity program financial visibility technical coordination and issue escalation across current and future federal programs.

What You Will Own

• Manage subcontractor execution across the full program lifecycle including proposal support source selection input subcontract award execution delivery modification and closeout.

• Lead subcontractor execution rhythms including supplier status reviews action tracking deliverable tracking issue resolution and escalation.

• Ensure subcontractors understand and execute against approved statements of work technical requirements schedules deliverables reporting requirements security requirements and contractual obligations.

• Partner with Program Managers to integrate subcontractors into the overall program baseline including schedule budget risks deliverables technical dependencies and customer commitments.

• Track subcontractor performance against cost schedule technical quality contractual security and deliverable requirements.

• Coordinate with Engineering and Mission teams on technical progress interface control requirements allocation verification planning test readiness delivery readiness and acceptance criteria.

• Work with Contracts and Legal on subcontract termsflowdowns SDRLs/CDRLs modifications funding limits invoicing requirements compliance requirements and closeout documentation.

• Support proposal activities involving subcontractors including supplier inputs SOW development pricing assumptions BOEs risk inputs deliverables long-lead items and execution assumptions.

• Improve proposal-to-execution continuity by carrying supplier assumptions commitments negotiated positions risks and pricing logic into program startup.

• Partner with Finance and Program Managers on subcontract budgets forecasts accruals invoice reviews EACs ETCs funding profiles margin visibility and supplier-driven financial risk.

• Identifysubcontractor risks early and drive mitigation plans before issues become customer-facing problems.

• Lead supplier performance reviews and ensure actions are tracked to closure with named owners and due dates.

• Support subcontract change management including scope changes schedule impacts funding changes technical trades and contract modifications.

• Maintain clear subcontract execution records that support program reviews customer discussions audits internal reviews and leadership decision-making.

• Support supplier evaluations supplier scorecards and future source selection input based on actual performance.

• Help build scalable subcontract management processes templates dashboards and operating rhythms that improve execution without slowing the business down.

Required Qualifications

• U.S. citizenshiprequired.

• Ability to obtain andmaintaina U.S. security clearance.

• 3 years of experience in subcontract management supplier program management program management project management procurement contracts supply chain or relatedgovernment contractingexecution roles.

• Experience managing subcontractors or suppliers against cost schedule technical contractual and deliverable requirements.

• Experience supporting government contracting aerospace defense space national security technology complex hardware complex software or similar program-based businesses.

• Working knowledge of federal contract execution subcontractflowdowns FAR/DFARS concepts supplier documentation and subcontract compliance requirements.

• Experience supporting proposals supplier inputs SOWs pricing assumptions BOEs risk inputs and proposal-to-execution transition.

• Experience working across Programs Contracts Procurement Finance Engineering Quality Security and external suppliers.

• Ability to interpret subcontractor schedules deliverables risks invoices cost performance technical status and supplier performance data.

• Familiarity with federal contract types including FFP T&M CPFF and cost-type environments.

• Experience supporting invoice validation accruals EACs ETCs supplier forecasts or program financial reviews.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills including the ability to brief supplier status risks and recovery plans to program and business leadership.

• Ability tooperatein a scaling business where systems processes and data are still maturing.

• High ownership sound judgment and willingness to engage in the operating details.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in national security space spacecraft hosted payloads satellite systems mission software RF systems edge processing autonomy ground systems or complex hardware/software integration.

• Direct experience as a Subcontract Program Manager Subcontracts Manager Supplier Program Manager Program Manager Project Engineer Control Account Manager or IPT lead.

• Experience managing subcontractors supporting classified CUI export-controlled or national security programs.

• Experience with supplier performance reviews corrective action plans integrated master schedules risk registers earned value environments EACs ETCs and program controls.

• Experience developing or managing subcontract SOWs SDRLs/CDRLs technical requirements acceptance criteria and delivery milestones.

• Experience supporting federal proposals including BOEs supplier pricing assumptions compliance matrices risk inputs and subcontractor coordination.

• Experience with cost analysis price analysis invoice validation accruals and subcontract financial forecasting.

• Experience with ERP procurement planning accounting or program management systems such as NetSuite JiraDeltek Costpoint Unanet SAP Oracle or similar platforms.

• Working knowledge of FAR/DFARS DCAA/DCMA expectations CMMC export controls government property OCI and subcontract audit documentation.

• Active Secret orTop Secretclearance.

• 100% company-paid medical dental and vision insurance option for employees and dependents
• Flexible Spending (FSA) and Health Savings (HSA) Accounts offered with an employer contribution to the HSA
• 100% employer paid Life AD&D Short-Term and Long-Term Disability insurance
• Flexible Time Off policy for vacation and sick leave and 12 paid holidays
• 401(k) plan and equity options
• Daily catered lunches and snacks in office
• Fully paid parental leave; 14 weeks for birthing parent and 10 weeks for non-birthing parent
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• Off-sites and many social events and celebrations
• Relocation assistance when applicable

Loft Federal is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race color age religion sex gender identity or expression sexual orientation marital status national origin ancestry veteran status genetic information disability pregnancy or any other legally protected status.

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