Duty Location: Remote (DC-Maryland-Virginia area)
Travel: Some travel required
Program/Team: Business Development and Strategy
Job Title: Capture Manager
Reports To: Executive Director of Business Development and Strategy
Works With: BD, Operations, Proposals, Pricing, Finance, and Contracts
Type of Position: Full-time
Hours: 40 per week
Responsibilities
Pursuit Strategy
- Lead assigned captures; maintain capture plans, milestones, action owners, and pursuit schedules aligned with Business Development priorities
- Assess customer needs, mission requirements, funding, acquisition approach, contract vehicles, timing, and ability to compete
- Develop opportunity-specific win strategies, discriminators, value propositions, and win themes supported by customer insight and evidence of Falconwood's capabilities
Customer, Competitor, and Partner Engagement
- Plan and conduct customer, industry, and partner engagements with Business Development; document findings, validate requirements, and translate insight into capture actions
- Assess incumbents, competitors, likely bidders, and teaming alternatives; identify capability gaps, competitive risks, and actions to strengthen the pursuit
- Develop teaming strategies and recommend partners; coordinate roles, workshare, and agreements with Business Development, Operations, and Contracts
Capture Reviews, Solution, and Pricing
- Lead capture reviews and prepare bid/no-bid recommendations that include a path to compete, such as teaming or solution options to close capability gaps; present opportunity readiness, risks, investment needs, and next steps for leadership decisions
- Coordinate technical and management solutions with Operations and subject matter experts; validate staffing, delivery approach, past performance, and execution feasibility
- Work with Pricing and Finance on price-to-win analysis, labor mix, cost assumptions, and competitive positioning; align recommendations with profitability and delivery goals
Solicitation Response and Proposal Handoff
- Coordinate responses to sources-sought, requests for information, and draft solicitations; assess solicitation changes and update pursuit strategy and compliance priorities
- Provide a documented handoff to Proposal Management, including the capture plan, customer insights, solution, teaming commitments, win themes, and pricing assumptions
- Support proposal strategy, reviews, and responses to government questions; maintain accurate opportunity records and conduct post-award lessons learned with the team
- Comply with procurement integrity, organizational conflict of interest, and ethics requirements in all customers, incumbent, and partner engagements
Leadership
- Act as deputy to Executive Director of Business Development and Strategy Mentor members of the BD Team
Qualifications
- At least 7 - 10 years of experience in federal capture, business development, or proposal management, including demonstrated leadership of competitive pursuits
- Experience developing capture plans, win strategies, competitor assessments, teaming approaches, and bid/no-bid recommendations
- Working knowledge of federal acquisition processes, solicitation requirements, evaluation criteria, and proposal development
- Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and manage multiple pursuits, deadlines, and priorities without direct supervisory authority
- Experience aligning technical solutions, staffing, past performance, and pricing with customer needs and evaluation criteria
- Experience in the Shipley Proposal development and review process (color reviews, etc.) to create winning proposals
- Strong written communication, presentation, relationship management, analytical, and negotiation skills; proficiency with Microsoft Office and opportunity tracking tools (e.g., Salesforce, GovWin)
Education Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Management, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and directly relevant federal capture experience.
Clearance Requirement
Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance and meet customer access requirements for assigned pursuits. An active clearance (Secret or higher) is preferred and may be required for specific assignments.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience capturing opportunities with DoW, Army, DHS, Coast Guard, or other civilian agencies, and translating technical capabilities into customer-focused solutions
- Familiarity with federal contract vehicles, including GWACs, IDIQs, and other multiple-award contracts (e.g., GSA MAS, OASIS+, Alliant 3, NASA SEWP), task-order competitions, and small business teaming arrangements
- Experience with Non-FAR based acquisition processes such as Commercial Solutions Opening and Other Transaction Agreements
- Experience with IT modernization, cybersecurity, cloud, engineering, logistics, or enterprise business systems; formal capture or proposal management training
- Federal Capture and proposal development certifications: APMP, Shipley, or similar
Pay Range150k - 160k