Sr Capture Manager

Description

Leidos is seeking a driven Senior Capture Manager to join our Digital Modernization sector. This role offers a unique opportunity for rapid professional growth within a high-energy team. As a Senior Capture Manager, you will have the chance to engage in multiple live bids and win strategies, gaining invaluable experience for federal customers.

In this position, you will lead the pursuit of high-value opportunities, contributing to Leidos’ mission of delivering innovative technology solutions to our Federal Civilian customers. You’ll work closely with other stake holders to develop strategies, manage capture teams, and interface with clients and partners to drive success in securing new contracts and expanding Leidos’ footprint.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage all aspects of the capture process, from opportunity identification through proposal delivery.
• Collaborate with business development teams to qualify opportunities and transition pursuits into active captures.
• Develop and execute capture strategies, including building and managing a high-performing capture team.
• Engage in proposal development, bid strategy sessions, and proposal reviews to ensure competitive and compliant submissions.
• Identify and establish relationships with key stakeholders, partners, and clients to strengthen our position and build successful capture plans.
• Manage the capture lifecycle, participating in gate reviews, black hat sessions, win theme workshops, and after-action reviews to continuously improve processes and outcomes.
• Communicate progress, capture strategies, and resource needs to senior leadership to align support for capture activities.
• Travel as required to support live capture activities with an initial expectation of one day per week on-site, increasing as needed during active bid periods.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Fifteen (15) or more years of experience in capture management, business development, or equivalent experience within federal services.
• Also considered, masters degree with thirteen (13) or more years of relevant experience.
• Familiarity with federal acquisition processes.
• Demonstrated ability to drive consensus, manage competing priorities, and execute capture strategies in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills with a track record of working collaboratively across teams.

Skills and Competencies:

• Proficiency in capture planning and execution, with a strategic focus on achieving high win rates.
• Effective team management and motivation skills, with a proven ability to navigate complex capture environments.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present confidently to internal and external stakeholders.
• Organizational skills to manage multiple captures simultaneously and ensure high-quality proposal delivery.

Come break things (in a good way). Then build them smarter.

We're the tech company everyone calls when things get weird. We don’t wear capes (they’re a safety hazard), but we do solve high-stakes problems with code, caffeine, and a healthy disregard for “how it’s always been done.”

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Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.