Sean Fleming

About Sean Fleming

Throughout the course of my professional career, I’ve worn many hats across various levels of accountability, leadership, and innovation. I’ve been recognized for spearheading the daily and on-going management of the Contracts function across program portfolios with oversight of performance metrics versus service level expectations, determining resource utilization, maintaining accurate response times, with accuracy and adherence to all policies and procedures. As such, I’ve driven success for a variety of product areas propelling $250m in Sales a year and Orders of $400-$500m while managing multiple locations and products.I’ve engaged directly, as needed, in key customer negotiations and contracting strategies, driving contract execution, price management, performance tracking and price resolution. I’ve also been instrumental in creating impactful improvements in revenue cycle management and the lowering of on-going cost improvements in the contracting continuum to ensure the contracts are end to end compliant, efficient and effective outcomes. Includes contract feasibility. Likewise, I’ve provided guidance, direction, development planning, and performance feedback on a regular basis to all team members, in accordance with HR Performance Management Process, to enable optimum team performance.In my career, I have been entrusted to lead the functions Leadership Development and Intern Program.Safeguard personal and company compliance with all Federal, State, local and company regulations, policies and procedures. In addition, I’m considered a subject matter expert with a comprehensive understanding of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and U.S. Government contracting environment.

Experience

1. Sr Director, Contracts

   BAE Systems, Inc.

   Jan 2025 — Present

   Sr. Contracts Director for our BAE Systems, Electronic Systems Sector, Electronic Combat Solutions (ECS) Business Area. The ECS Business Area looks to shape the future of full spectrum Electronic Warfare capabilities for both defense and attack applications from the sea to the stars. Our agile engineering, manufacturing, and sustainment solutions will create the market’s fastest pathway from the lab to the field, in collaboration with the U.S. Armed Forces and our allies, to defend democracy around the globe.In addition to the Business Area role, I also serve as the Sector co-lead for our Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) IT implementation and represent the function on AI initiatives.

Education

• Bentley University

  MBA, Business Management

  2004 — 2006

• Cranfield University

  Commercial Leadership Programme

• INSEAD

  Emerging Leaders Programme

  2018 — 2018

• Saint Anselm College

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Business

  2001 — 2004

Skills

• Government Contracting
• Management
• Contract Management
• Budgets
• Earned Value Management
• Defense
• Far
• Project Planning
• Analysis
• Negotiation
• Dod
• Proposal Writing
• Program Management
• Military