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You Are:

The Managing Director, Defense Sector Capture Lead, will be a critical member of our organization, responsible for the end-to-end capture management lifecycle larger deals (typically $100M+). This role demands a unique blend of high-level strategic thinking, deep expertise of the Department of War (DoW) markets and customers, and hands-on, rapid execution. The successful candidate will collaborate with our teams to own and drive all aspects of our win strategy.

Key Responsibilities

High-Velocity Capture Leadership and Execution:

Lead-to-Win: Aggressively lead capture efforts from Qualification/Early-Stage Gate Review through Proposal Submission and Award.
Pace Setter: Drive the pace of capture activities, ensuring rapid decision-making, timely resource allocation, and aggressive progress against the capture schedule, consistently meeting internal deadlines.
Cross-Functional Management: Serve as the central conductor, coordinating and directing Business Development, Solutions Architects, Pricing, Contracts, and Proposal Teams.
Player-coach: Lead and coach the Defense Capture team including resource assignments, pipeline coordination, and mentoring other capture managers on the team

Strategic and Tactical Mastery:

Win Strategy Development: Develop and articulate compelling, data-driven, and differentiated Win Strategies, technical solutions, and value propositions that directly address customer needs and explicitly defeat the competition.
Pricing and Deal Structure Expertise: Deeply understand and architect competitive deal structures, pricing strategies (e.g., FFP, T&M, Cost-Plus variants), and financial modeling to optimize profitability and price-to-win.
Competitive Analysis: Deep understanding of the competitive landscape, participate in Black Hat reviews, and ghosting strategies.

Teaming and Partnership Management:

Teaming: (Primes, Subs, and Joint Ventures) that maximize the probability of win (PWin) and market access.
Negotiation and Management: Lead all teaming negotiations and manage relationships with key industry partners, ensuring mutual commitment and alignment with the capture strategy.

Customer and Market Insight:

DoW Procurement Expertise: Possess a deep, demonstrable understanding of DoW procurement processes, acquisition of lifecycles, and agency-specific buying habits and cultures.
Customer Shaping: Drive pre-RFP activities, including shaping the procurement, influencing requirements, and building strong customer relationships to enhance the firm's position.

Here Is What You Need:

Bachelor’s degree or 10+ years of equivalent industry experience
Experience in US Federal government consulting and contracting, specifically within DoW markets
Experience leading formal sales or capture efforts
Experience with Capture on Department of War contracts $100M and above
Secret Clearance or above

Bonus Points If:

Advanced Degree
15+ years of industry experience
Experience with GSA Assisted Acquisitions, including FEDSIM and FLEX Service Delivery Models
Experience capturing opportunities via CSOs and OTAs
Possess very strong analytical skills
Possesses very strong writing skills
TS/SCI Clearance

The Extras:

US Citizenship Required

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The pay range for the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Washington, Vermont, the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland is:

$1—$2 USD

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