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About the Role

Seeking an experienced Senior Manager – Commercial Strategy & Capability to provide enterprise-level commercial leadership across NGA’s portfolio of programs and pursuits. This senior, strategic role shapes commercial outcomes across the full lifecycle, acting as a trusted commercial advisor to executives and senior leaders. A key focus is uplifting commercial capability and maturity across the organisation.

Responsibilities

Develop and deliver commercial strategies to support business cases, bids, proposals and major programs
Provide high-quality commercial advice to senior leadership on risk, pricing, contracting and negotiation strategy
Identify, manage and escalate complex commercial risks and issues across opportunities and programs
Lead or support complex, high-value commercial negotiations
Act as the central commercial integrator, ensuring alignment across functions and clear decision-making
Drive initiatives to uplift commercial capability, including frameworks, tools and ways of working

Requirements

Extensive experience in senior commercial, contracts, strategy or commercial leadership roles within defence or a comparable regulated industry (e.g. aerospace, infrastructure, energy, government or major projects)
Proven experience developing and executing commercial strategies for high-value, long-term programs
A strong track record in complex negotiations and commercial risk management
Excellent stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to influence outcomes without direct authority
A passion for improving commercial capability and organisational maturity
Tertiary qualifications in law, commerce, business, economics or a related discipline are essential.
Experience within the Australian defence industry and familiarity with Defence contracting frameworks (e.g. ASDEFCON) is highly regarded but not mandatory.
Must be an Australian Citizen.
Must satisfy police checks and employment screening verification.

Skills

Commercial leadership
Strategy development
Contract management
Risk management
Negotiation
Stakeholder engagement
Commercial capability uplift

Location

Australia

Work Type

Full-time
Travel 10% of the Time

Experience Level

Senior Manager
Senior

Education Level

Tertiary qualifications in law, commerce, business, economics or a related discipline

Benefits

No relocation assistance available

About the Company

NGA (National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency)

Equal Opportunity

AU- Secret (NV1) clearance required
Australian Citizenship required
International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) are applicable