If you searched Superstar Sourcing for Defense Pricing Section Lead (with 3 additional requirements) on January 3, 2026 you'd find 384 great candidates

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Staff Finance & Pricing Analyst at Northrop Grumman

Strong candidate with direct experience in pricing and finance within major defense contractors, along with clear leadership and analytical skills. Northrop Grumman/Boeing (6yr) → Staff Finance & Pricing Analyst, extensive EVM/EAC, leads and trains teams, FAR/DFAR expert. Excellent.

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Consultant

Excellent direct match with deep experience as a Pricing Manager at a federal contractor and includes management experience. Consultant (Self-employed) → Director, BMO → Pricing Manager at Federal Data Corp (18 years). Excellent.

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Director of Proposal Development and Compliance at BAE Systems

This candidate is an excellent fit, serving as a Director overseeing proposal compliance, development, and explicitly growing pricing talent within a defense contractor. BAE Systems (Director of Proposal Development and Compliance, 12+ years) ensuring FAR/DFAR compliance, leading audits, and developing Pricing Talent. Very strong match, missing explicit certification name but current role covers compliance management. Strong.

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Director of Strategic Pricing at Sotera Defense Solutions, Inc.

Exceptional match, having held Director of Strategic Pricing and being a Principal Proposal Pricing Analyst with significant DCAA interaction and experience leading major proposals in defense contracting. Held Director/Principal Analyst pricing roles at Sotera/Raytheon, deep experience in proposal costs, BOEs, and DCMA/DCAA interface. Excellent.

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Finance Executive/Consultant/Trainer

This individual has deep financial management exposure directly related to pricing within the Aerospace and Defense sector. Finance Leader → Independent Consultant → Director of Program Finance/Pricing/EVMS at Textron Defense Systems, 22 yrs exp, DFARs compliance trained, Six Sigma Black Belt. Excellent.

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Sr. Director Business Management at Northrop Grumman

This candidate is an excellent fit, having held Director roles in Pricing & Estimating at Northrop Grumman, clearly demonstrating defense contractor experience and leadership. Northrop Grumman career spanning 20+ years, moving through various finance/pricing/management roles. Excellent.

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Senior Contract Cost/Price Analyst at United States Air Force

This candidate is highly relevant, working as a Senior Cost/Price Analyst for the USAF, heavily involved in negotiations and training. USAF Cost/Price Analyst (7yr) → DCAA Auditor (16yr), heavy DoD/USAF cost focus. Excellent.

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Director- Contracts & Pricing at Boeing- Integrated Defense Systems

Directly holds a combined Contracts & Pricing Director role at a major defense contractor, indicating strong relevance for leadership, pricing, and defense context. Director- Contracts & Pricing at Boeing- Defense, Space and Security (Defense Contractor) → Same role, MBA listed in education. Excellent.

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Lockheed Martin RMS Industrial Development Regional Lead - Middle East / North Africa

Strong experience in pricing, proposal finance, and working for a major defense contractor, plus experience as a Lead and Analyst roles satisfy leadership/analytics. Lockheed Martin RMS → C6ISR Financial Strategies Lead → RMS Industrial Participation Strategy and Analytics Lead. Excellent.

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Staff Finance & Pricing Analyst at Northrop Grumman

Excellent match with direct pricing leadership experience at major defense contractors, strong compliance audit contact (DCAA/DCMA), and confirmed team leadership experience. Northrop Grumman Analyst → Boeing Analyst (6 yrs) → Lead Pricer/Manager of 6, DCAA/DCAA negotiation experience. Excellent.

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Director of Pricing and Project Control at Noblis

Excellent fit, this candidate is currently a Director of Pricing with specific experience in proposal pricing, financial management, and leading teams supporting government work. Noblis Director of Pricing → Perspecta Pricing Dir → Booz Allen Team Lead (managing finance/staffing). Excellent.

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Pricing Policy Analyst Sr at Leidos

Strong pricing focus with recent experience at two major defense contractors. Pricing Policy Analyst Sr at Leidos → Proposal Analyst Stf at Lockheed Martin → Pricing Manager at IAP. Excellent.

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Manager - Deloitte

Excellent fit with direct, progressive experience in pricing compliance and analysis at a major defense contractor, working closely with FAR/DFAR. Manager/Analyst progression at Northrop Grumman focused heavily on pricing compliance, followed by general management. Northrop Grumman (Pricing/Mgmt) → Deloitte, 12.6 years specialized in pricing. Excellent.

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Pricing | Estimating | Compliance | Aerospace | Defense | Commercial | DOD | NASA

This professional clearly has deep experience leading pricing and estimating functions, including work with the DOD. Ex-Magellan Federal → Sierra Nevada Corp, 33+ years experience with Senior/Director roles in Pricing/Estimating. Excellent.

T**** B****

This person is an excellent match with direct experience as an Estimating & Pricing Manager at Boeing, leading a defense pricing team and possessing strong compliance knowledge. Estimating & Pricing Manager at Boeing (Defense) → Team Lead Pricing Analyst; SME in FAR/TINA. Excellent.

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Contract Management Specialist

This candidate has extensive experience at Boeing working directly on pricing, compliance (FAR), and analysis within a government context, showing strong readiness for the leadership role. Contract Management Specialist → Boeing Foreign Military Sales, Satellite Systems, Financial Ops Analyst, Estimating & Pricing, 9+ yrs exp. Excellent.

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Specialist, Program Pricing at Aerojet Rocketdyne

Excellent match, this individual has held Manager/Specialist roles explicitly focused on Proposal Pricing within defense/government contracting, with noted audit/analysis skills.

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Government Contracts and Project Management Professional

Holds CPCM and has over 25 years of relevant experience including specific expertise in contract pricing strategy and contract price proposal development, making this an excellent fit for a pricing lead role, coupled with experience managing government contracts. Contracts Mgr/CPCMA → Sorcerer of Contracts/Pricing; PMP/CPCM, 25+ yrs exp in contract pricing strategy/proposal dev, managed govt contracts. Excellent.

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Branch Chief/ Contracting Officer at United States Department of Defense

Direct senior experience as a Contracting Officer within the DoD with explicit expertise in cost/price evaluation methodologies and leading efforts in that specialization, making this an excellent match for the core functions but perhaps not the specific 'Lead' title in a contractor setting. Contracting Officer/Branch Chief at DoD → Senior Auditor, specialized in cost/price evaluation and training. Excellent.

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Pricing Manager of Public Sector at Maxar Technologies

This manager has extensive pricing, financial analysis, FAR/CAS/DCAA compliance experience within the public sector/DoD, closely mirroring the required background, though the title isn't exactly 'Section Lead'. Pricing Manager/Senior Manager → Vantor Senior Pricing Manager → Maxar Pricing Manager. Strong.

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Senior Contract Pricing Analyst at The MITRE Corporation

This person is currently a Senior Contract Pricing Analyst with an MBA, hitting the core functional need and education requirements strongly. Senior Contract Pricing Analyst at MITRE → MBA. Excellent.

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Program Cost Manager

Strong cost management role at a prime defense contractor with clear analytics/EVM focus, indicating strong pricing relevancy. Program Cost Manager → Financial Analyst at Northrop Grumman (DoD Contractor). Excellent.

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(TS Cleared) Business Operations, Acquisition, Contract, Program Management, Finance, Management Consulting

This executive brings extensive high-level acquisition and policy advisory experience supporting DoD and federal entities, implying strong management and compliance knowledge. Sr. Executive experience at NSA/DoD support orgs, DAWIA III certified. Excellent.

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Senior Manager FP&A at MetaPhase Consulting

Excellent match with recent high-level FP&A management experience and prior specific pricing work at a major defense contractor, hitting 4 out of 5 criteria clearly. Senior Manager FP&A → MetaPhase → Lockheed Martin (Pricing Analyst). Strong.

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Proposal Manager/Winning Proposals

Excellent alignment with proposal pricing, defense industry, and compliance auditing for DCAA, and mentions organizing teams. Manager II Financial Analysis and Control - Estimating & Pricing at Raytheon (a defense contractor) for 2 years 4 months. Strong.

B**** F****

This candidate has direct experience as a Federal Pricer/Pricing Analyst managing P&L spreadsheets for various contract types and holding contracts manager roles at defense primes, making them a high potential lead, though the exact 'Pricing Section Lead' title isn't confirmed recently. IBM (Pricer/Analyst) → Northrop Grumman (Contracts Manager) → JHU APL Sr Manager, 30 years total. Excellent.

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Manager, Cost and Pricing at Space Gateway Support

This candidate explicitly manages and creates processes for cost/pricing on government contracts up to $1.2B, demonstrating strong leadership, analytics (resource analysis), and clear relevance to the pricing role in a government-focused/support context. Manager, Cost and Pricing → Senior Resource Analyst/Manager. Excellent.

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Pricing Manager at Curtiss-Wright Corporation

This person is currently a Pricing Manager at a defense contractor, uses pricing tools, and leads responses to DCAA audits, strongly implying relevant compliance knowledge. Curtiss-Wright Corporation (Pricing Manager, Government focal point) → Strong.

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Sr. Manager BOE Compliance at Peraton

This candidate is an extremely strong fit, currently holding a Sr. Manager BOE Compliance role with deep recent focus on Pricing, Estimating, Compliance, and leading teams within Peraton (a contractor). Peraton Sr. Manager BOE Compliance (recent focus on Pricing/Estimating) → Northrop Grumman (Pricing/Estimating) → Contracts Admin. Excellent.

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Director of Contracts

This Director excels in contracts management for the IC, directly mentioning contracting policy, cost structures, and proposal pricing validation, which strongly aligns with a leadership pricing role in defense. Amentum → General Dynamics IT (Contracts Lead/Subcontracts Manager) → DoD. Strong.