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About the Role
Oversees U.S. Government funded contracts between Cadence and its Aerospace & Defense customers, spanning a range of deal types including software, hardware, IP, and design services. This role is responsible for coordinating government contract functions with a focus on proposal support, project execution, and risk mitigation, and serves as a liaison between legal, sales, finance, programs, and other internal stakeholders, and is responsible for identifying and mitigating contract-related risks.
Responsibilities
- Manage the full lifecycle of U.S. Government-funded contracts and subcontracts, from capture and proposal support through negotiation, execution, administration, and closeout.
- Advise on compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (the “FAR”), the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (the “DFARS”), other agency supplements, and Cadence corporate policy.
- Support proposal development, including review of solicitations, identification of problematic terms, and preparation of exceptions and clarification requestions.
- Support legal with contract negotiation of prime contracts, subcontracts, teaming agreements, NDAs, and related agreements.
- Partner with legal, sales, finance, programs, and other stakeholders to align contractual terms with business objectives and delivery commitments.
- Maintain broad knowledge of Cadence products, services, policies, and processes.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience with government contracts, including overseeing complex proposals and negotiations.
- Bachelor’s degree in relevant field.
- Broad knowledge of the FAR and DFARS, including extensive experience with FAR Part 12 contracting and familiarity with data rights.
- Detailed-oriented, excellent verbal/written communication skills.
- Highly proficient in Microsoft Office.
- Must be a U.S. person as defined by 8 U.S.C. §1101(a)(20) or 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).
Skills
- Government Contracts
- Proposal Support
- Project Execution
- Risk Mitigation
- Contract Negotiation
- Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS)
- FAR Part 12
- Data Rights
- Microsoft Office
Location
- San Jose, CA
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 5+ years
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
Salary/Compensations
- $127,400 to $236,600
Benefits
- Incentive compensation: bonus, equity
- Competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure for sales positions
- Paid vacation
- Paid holidays
- 401(k) plan with employer match
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Variety of medical, dental and vision plan options
About the Company
- At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.
- We’re doing work that matters. Help us solve what others can’t.