Government Contracts Manager
at Astranis
Location
San Francisco
Compensation
$115k–$160k USD
Type
full time
Posted
7 months ago
Market range · function + seniority
p25 · target · p75 · n=800
Posted $160k · below the band
Posting health
Aging · 65- ·Open 220 days
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Job description
Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity’s reach into the solar system. Today Astranis satellites provide dedicated, secure networks to highly-sophisticated customers across the globe – large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the US military.
With five satellites on orbit and many more set to launch soon, the company is servicing a backlog of more than $1 billion of commercial contracts. Astranis is the preferred satellite communications partner for buyers with stringent requirements for uptime, data security, network visibility, and customization.
Astranis has raised over $1.2 billion from some of the world’s best investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Baillie Gifford, Blackrock, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton, and Snowpoint, and employs a team of 500 engineers and entrepreneurs. Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA.
Government Contracts Manager
This is a unique opportunity to join a lean legal team which will give you wide ownership and the experience of supporting multiple functions of the business that will directly contribute to our mission of global connectivity in the next phase of hypergrowth.
This position will serve both the Legal Team and USG Program contract administration activities. The position will also be responsible for shaping and influencing the government regulatory environment conducive to Astranis business objectives. The ideal candidate for this role has both business and legal training as well as customer-facing experience with the civil space community, including NASA and the Department of Defense. This position will include personal interaction with Government program managers, senior decision makers, industry partners, and stakeholder associations. The position involves regular exchanges with Astranis senior management, program management, engineering, operations, and legal team. The position will report to the General Counsel.
Role
- Support Astranis's compliance activities, including collaboration with Astranis internal teams and external consultants, and ownership of relevant document production and execution
- Manage USG contract administration, including closely coordinating with Astranis Legal to ensure company compliance with relevant FAR clauses, representations and certificates, and proposal submittal requirements
- Support Astranis's monitoring of and engagement with administrative proceedings across a range of USG and other national government agencies
- Execute policy and regulatory strategies in support of Astranis business priorities
Requirements
- B.S./B.A., J.D. is a plus but not required
- Working knowledge of civil space organizations and programs
- Working knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulation and USG contract structures
- Working knowledge of government regulatory structures for commercial space industry
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- US Citizen or Green Card Holder
Bonus
- Working knowledge of commercial SATCOM industry
- Knowledge of EAR/ITAR
Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.
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