Director, Capture Management

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Director of Capture Management driving strategic growth across Aerospace, Defense, and Safety-Critical Systems markets. Leading capture and proposal lifecycle for mission-critical software solutions.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead capture efforts for strategic opportunities from qualification through contract award.
  • Develop and execute capture plans, win strategies, competitive assessments, stakeholder maps, and account penetration strategies.
  • Conduct customer and partner research to identify buying influences, program funding sources, acquisition pathways, and competitive positioning.
  • Support opportunity qualification using established criteria, including strategic fit, probability of win, revenue potential, and resource requirements.
  • Drive teaming and partnership strategies with defense primes, hardware vendors, system integrators, and channel partners.
  • Manage the end-to-end proposal lifecycle, including kickoff meetings, compliance reviews, schedule management, color team reviews, and final submission.
  • Create proposal outlines, compliance matrices, response templates, and proposal management plans.
  • Coordinate contributions from technical SMEs, product leaders, engineering teams, and executive stakeholders.
  • Ensure proposals are compliant, compelling, and clearly aligned with customer requirements and evaluation criteria.
  • Write and edit executive summaries, management approaches, technical narratives, and value propositions.
  • Analyze solicitations and contractual requirements for compliance with FAR, DFARS, ITAR, EAR, cybersecurity, and software licensing requirements.
  • Partner with Sales and Business Development teams to advance strategic opportunities and improve win rates.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Communications, Engineering, Marketing, or a related discipline.
  • 7+ years of experience in capture management, proposal management, business development, or strategic pursuits within Aerospace, Defense, or Government Technology markets.
  • Demonstrated success winning complex opportunities exceeding $1M in value.
  • Strong working knowledge of FAR, DFARS, DoD acquisition processes, and government procurement practices.
  • Exceptional writing, editing, and executive communication skills.
  • Experience managing cross-functional teams in a deadline-driven environment.
  • Ability to understand and communicate technical software solutions to both business and technical audiences.
  • Experience using proposal and collaboration tools such as SharePoint, Microsoft 365, Privia, GovWin, Salesforce, or similar platforms.

Benefits:

  • Low-cost Medical / Dental / Vision coverage options
  • 401K with generous employer match
  • Responsible Paid Time Off + Paid Holidays
  • Remote work opportunities based on role
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Career growth and professional development opportunities