Government Contract Compliance Manager

The work model for the role is: Remote

Your role and responsibilities
In this role, you will be responsible for the implementation of ABB’s U.S. government policies, tools, controls, and processes within the Electrification’s businesses. Each day, you will provide guidance, advice, and direction for enhancing business compliance processes, tools, and infrastructure, while seeking to apply common solutions across businesses, and developing and delivering trainings, providing coaching and mentoring, directing business assessments, and providing domain subject matter expertise while monitoring and implementing emerging laws and regulations to pursue and perform awards funded in whole or in part by U.S. federal, state, and municipal agencies.
You will be mainly accountable for:

• Lead and support the identification of business areas for improvement, create consensus-building solutions with cross-functional teams, and operationalizing the enhancements for continuous improvement of policies, standards, and processes.

• Provide expert strategic and tactical guidance on complying with government requirements, partnering with business functions to drive compliant contracts and product solutions.

• Develop and deliver training, coaching, and guidance to business and functional teams, ensuring practical application of government contracting requirements throughout the organization.

• Serve as a domain expert for direct and indirect government-funded projects, supporting sales, marketing, proposal, and contract performance teams to comply with complex government requirements.

• Coordinate periodic compliance self-assessments, conduct focused audits, and collaborate with internal and external teams to shape policies, foster a culture of integrity, and ensure documentation and readiness for government audits.

Qualifications for the role

• Bachelor degree in business administration, management, engineering, or a related field.

• Minimum 10 years’ experience in managing U.S. government-funded contracts, including subcontracts with commercial and government elements.

• Expert knowledge of federal acquisition regulations (FAR), especially FAR Part 12, with experience as both prime contractor and subcontractor.

• Strong understanding of compliance across sales, risk management, engineering, supply chain, finance, and quality assurance in the U.S. government sector.

• Proven ability to implement business processes and compliance systems in complex organizations, including developing training and documentation. 

• Excellent analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to lead cross-functional teams.

• Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.

More about us

Electrification provides leading electrical distribution and management technologies, solutions and services to electrify the world in a safe, smart and sustainable way. The portfolio includes medium- and low-voltage electrical components, switchgear, digital devices, enclosures, and circuit breakers, among
others. With our products, solutions and services, we collaborate with customers to improve power delivery and security, enhance energy management, efficiency and operational reliability, as we seek to achieve a low carbon society.

Why ABB?

What's in it for you

We empower you to take initiative, challenge ideas, and lead with confidence. You’ll grow through meaningful work, continuous learning, and support that’s tailored to your goals. Every idea you share and every action you take contributes to something bigger.

ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer for protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities at ABB.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their- sex (gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation), marital status, citizenship, age,  race and ethnicity, inclusive of traits historically associated with race or ethnicity, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles, color, religious creed, national origin, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal and state law.

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ABB Benefit Summary for eligible US employees

[excludes ABB E-mobility, Athens union, Puerto Rico]

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Health, Life & Disability

• Choice between two medical plan options: A PPO plan called the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan. 

• Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus

• Vision benefit

• Company paid life insurance (2X base pay)

• Company paid AD&D (1X base pay)

• Voluntary life and AD&D – 100% employee paid up to maximums

• Short Term Disability – up to 26 weeks – Company paid

• Long Term Disability – 60% of pay – Company paid.  Ability to “buy-up” to 66 2/3% of pay.

• Supplemental benefits – 100% employee paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance

• Parental Leave – up to 6 weeks

• Employee Assistance Program

• Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption

• Employee discount program

Retirement

• 401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions 

• Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)

Time off

Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy. While base salary is determined by things such as the successful applicant’s qualifications and experience, this position is expected to pay between $98,700 and $157,920 annually and is eligible for a short-term incentive plan/annual bonus. #LI-remote