Senior Manager Commercial Strategy & Capability

AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: Yes\n\nRELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available\n\nCLEARANCE TYPE: AU- Secret (NV1)\n\nTRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time\n\n## Description\n\nWe are seeking an experienced Senior Manager \u2013 Commercial Strategy \u0026 Capability to provide enterprise\u2011level commercial leadership across NGA\u2019s portfolio of programs and pursuits.\n\nThis is a senior, strategic role responsible for shaping commercial outcomes across the full lifecycle \u2013 from early opportunity and bid strategy through to contract execution and ongoing commercial management.\n\nYou will act as a trusted commercial advisor to executives and senior leaders, integrating inputs across Programs, Finance, Legal, Contracts and Supply Chain to deliver clear, aligned and commercially sound recommendations. A key focus of the role is uplifting commercial capability and maturity across the organisation.\n\n### Key Responsibilities\n\n * Develop and deliver commercial strategies to support business cases, bids, proposals and major programs\n\n * Provide high\u2011quality commercial advice to senior leadership on risk, pricing, contracting and negotiation strategy\n\n * Identify, manage and escalate complex commercial risks and issues across opportunities and programs\n\n * Lead or support complex, high\u2011value commercial negotiations\n\n * Act as the central commercial integrator, ensuring alignment across functions and clear decision\u2011making\n\n * Drive initiatives to uplift commercial capability, including frameworks, tools and ways of working\n\n\n\n\n### \n\n### About You\n\nYou are a senior commercial leader who thrives in complex, regulated environments and can operate confidently with executive stakeholders.\n\nYou will ideally bring:\n\n * 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)\n\n * Proven experience developing and executing commercial strategies for high\u2011value, long\u2011term programs\n\n * A strong track record in complex negotiations and commercial risk management\n\n * Excellent stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to influence outcomes without direct authority\n\n * A passion for improving commercial capability and organisational maturity\n\n\n\n\nTertiary qualifications in law, commerce, business, economics or a related discipline are essential.\n\nExperience within the Australian defence industry and familiarity with Defence contracting frameworks (e.g. ASDEFCON) is highly regarded but not mandatory.\n\nWant to learn more about the role? Contact Eve Mountney at [email protected]\n\nAs a Defence security clearance is required for this role, you must be an Australian Citizen. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) are applicable, as such your nationality may be a factor in determining your suitability for this role. You will also need to satisfy police checks and employment screening verification\n