Lead Capture Manager – Government Proposals

UForce; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

UFORCE, a London-headquartered defence-technology company, seeks a Capture Manager to lead cross-functional teams through complex U.S. Government solicitations—from capture strategy to proposal submission.

You will build a scalable operating system that scales effort to opportunity value. Working under the US Head of Capture, you’ll implement AI-enabled drafting and compliance workflows while ensuring human ownership of strategy, pricing, and post‑award handoff.

Qualifications

• Experience leading U.S. Government capture and proposal efforts from pursuit strategy to compliant submission.
• Evidence of contributing to wins and effective bid/no-bid gating.
• Ability to translate solicitations into clear workplans and requirements traceability.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams without direct reporting authority.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex government responses end-to-end, targeting 5+ large submissions in 18 months.
• Develop capture plans, win themes, and price-to-win inputs with evidence-based approaches.
• Improve win performance with disciplined processes and post‑award learnings.
• Drive rapid-turn proposal execution with defined schedules and review checkpoints.
• Establish compliance, traceability, and knowledge-management for proposals.
• Apply AI-assisted drafting and validation while preserving human ownership of strategy and pricing.
• Create scalable proposal workflows and reusable knowledge assets.
• Align technical scope, delivery commitments, and pricing for executability after award.

Skills

Capture leadership

Proposal management

Cross-functional

AI-assisted drafting

FAR/DFARS knowledge

Pricing alignment

RFI/RFP expertise

Ethical compliance

Job description

UFORCE, a London-headquartered defence-technology company, seeks a Capture Manager to lead cross-functional teams through complex U.S. Government solicitations—from capture strategy to proposal submission.

You will build a scalable operating system that scales effort to opportunity value. Working under the US Head of Capture, you’ll implement AI-enabled drafting and compliance workflows while ensuring human ownership of strategy, pricing, and post‑award handoff.