Capture Director

We are seeking a highly experienced Capture Director to join our National Security Sector, Capture Excellence Organization in Reston, VA. As a key member of our Strategic Capture Team, you will play a critical role in supporting and executing a wide range of captures across our top priority opportunities.

• Lead the development and implementation of capture plans through all phases of the capture and proposal process.
• Develop and execute significant capture activities, including building industry and Leidos-internal teams, assessing win probability, and developing win plans/strategies.
• Establish and implement customer engagement and intelligence, including creation and execution of call plans, and gathering, assessment, and validation of customer requirements.
• Develop and control capture budgets, and communicate and secure resource needs and leverage resources assigned.
• Define a schedule to accomplish capture and proposal activities, and ensure timely delivery of compliant and compelling RFI, sources sought, and proposal responses.
• Interact routinely with all levels of Division, Operation, and Group management, infrastructure POCs, staff, and customers, and follow through on tasking.
• Brief capture status to senior management at specified milestones in the capture process when material changes occur, and as needed.
• Conduct after-action reviews for all business opportunities, document lessons learned, and identify necessary adjustments to capture technique, strategy, and actions.

• Bachelor's degree in a related field and 15+ years of related experience.
• Leadership skills to develop, organize, and execute significant capture activities, including building industry teams, assessing win probability, and ensuring execution of customer call plans.
• Extensive knowledge, experience, and success in leading and winning captures of large-scale opportunities over $250M.
• Strong verbal communications skills and prior experience briefing executives.
• Experience with developing and maintaining effective internal and external business relationships, including with customer decision-makers and industry partners.
• Demonstrable understanding of all contract types (non-IDIQ, IDIQ - single or multiple award contracts), as well as payment types (e.g., FFP, T&M, cost plus).
• Ability to work and execute a quick reaction process for all government responses.
• Ability to influence constructively and interact at the highest levels of the corporate structure.
• Excellent interpersonal, problem-solving, and business acumen.
• Willingness to travel, as necessary, in support of the capture, based on negotiated work location, up to 10% per month.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR).
• Ability to lead local and geographically dispersed teams.
• Ability to use automated tools such as Microsoft Office to present ideas, information, and reports.
• Must be a US Citizen.

• Secret Clearance at minimum required.
• In-scope Top Secret SCI with polygraph preferred or Active Top Secret with ability to attain SCI with polygraph.