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About the Role
Kaizen is seeking its first contracts hire to build and own the compliance function for its federal agreements. This role is crucial for managing FAR-based contracts, subcontracts, and various government agreements, ensuring adherence to deadlines, labor postings, OCI requirements, and VETS filings. The position reports to the Head of Business Operations & Corporate Affairs and collaborates closely with IT, security, the FSO, and the deployment team.
Responsibilities
- Build and own the obligation register across every federal agreement, keeping it current through mods and change orders.
- Run the compliance calendar, including training certificates, required notices and postings, and annual filings.
- Make applicability calls on thresholds, commercial-item carve-outs, and other compliance requirements.
- Administer federal portals such as SAM, PIEE, and WAWF for invoicing.
- Review flowdowns on new subcontracts and agreements, identifying potential risks.
- Onboard new subcontractors, ensuring adherence to scope, timelines, and deliverables.
- Route execution tasks to relevant departments like People Ops, IT, and security.
- Serve as the primary interface with government COs and AOs on active contracts.
- Support BD and capture teams with contract strategy, pricing input, and risk assessment on proposals.
- Manage clause interpretation with outside counsel.
Requirements
- 5+ years of federal contracts or subcontracts administration experience on the contractor side.
- Fluency in FAR and DFARS, including flowdown matrices and applicability thresholds.
- Experience building a compliance register or calendar.
- DoD contract experience, including FAR-based awards or other transaction agreements.
- Experience with GSA Schedule administration, including catalog maintenance, pricing justifications, BPA setup, and option year reporting.
- Direct submissions into federal systems such as SAM, PIEE, or WAWF.
- Ability to work independently on a small team and assign tasks effectively.
- Experience managing subcontractors or teaming partners against committed scope and deliverables.
- Negotiation experience on federal contracts.
- Familiarity with data rights and IP provisions in federal software contracts.
- Eligibility to work with CUI.
Skills
- Federal contracts administration
- Subcontracts administration
- FAR
- DFARS
- GSA Schedule administration
- SAM
- PIEE
- WAWF
- Subcontractor management
- Federal contract negotiation
- Data rights
- IP provisions
Location
- New York City
- DC
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 5+ years
Benefits
- 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents
- $100,000 in fully paid life insurance
- FSA and Dependent Care FSA
- One Medical membership
- Fertility and family-building support
- 401(k) with a 2% company match
- 16 weeks paid parental leave for birthing parents
- 10 weeks paid parental leave for non-birthing parents
- Unlimited PTO with a two-week minimum
- Closed for all federal holidays
- Company-wide winter break
- Company offsites
- Up to $750 one-time home office setup stipend
- $50/month commuter benefit
- Expensed lunch while in the office
- Company-provided laptop
- Fully covered gym membership
- $100/month fitness reimbursement for remote employees
- $100/month utility stipend
- $500/year professional development stipend
- $250/year recreation stipend
- $300/quarter pet care stipend
About the Company
- Kaizen powers America’s application layer by replacing legacy systems in federal agencies with modern software. They build systems of record with AI-native modules, enabling rapid deployment. Founded in 2022 and based in New York City and DC, Kaizen has raised $35 million from prominent investors and has experienced significant revenue growth, with their software set to serve over 100 million Americans across dozens of federal agencies.