Director of Strategic Capture

Torch Technologies

Thank you for your interest in employment with Torch Technologies. We are a 100% employee-owned Certified Great Place To Work and named Best Places to Work in Huntsville/Madison County headquartered in Huntsville AL with over 1200 employee-owners. Our team provides superior research development and engineering services to the Federal Government and Department of Defense. As one of the nations top 100 defense companies the services we provide directly support the men and women who serve our country. Our corporate mission sums up the pride our employee-owners take in the work we do: Lighting the Pathway of Freedom. And as a Certified Evergreen ESOP we have made the commitment to grow and sustain our company for the next 100 years! Come grow with us!

Torch Technologies is seeking a Director of Strategic Capture that will provide enterprise-level leadership oversight and accountability for the companys capture management team. This role is responsible for ensuring disciplined consistent and effective execution of capture activities across the companys priority government pursuits with a particular focus on large complex and strategically significant opportunities.

Reporting directly to the Vice President for Business Development the Director of Strategic Capture serves as the senior authority for capture governance strategy quality and execution rigor. The role actively participates in customer engagements guides shaping strategies and provides senior-level recommendations to improve win probability investment decisions and overall capture effectiveness across the portfolio.

As a Director of Strategic Capture your duties will include the following but are not limited to:

• Capture Leadership and Accountability
  • Provide leadership oversight and direction to the capture management team.
  • Hold capture managers accountable to defined roles responsibilities timelines and performance expectations.
  • Ensure capture activities are executed with discipline consistency and alignment to corporate growth priorities.
  • Establish and enforce capture best practices standards and governance across all major pursuits.
• Strategy Shaping & Customer Engagement
  • Actively participate in customer engagements for priority pursuits to support shaping positioning and relationship development.
  • Provide expert guidance on shaping strategies acquisition influence and competitive positioning for large and complex opportunities.
  • Advise capture teams on solution strategy teaming approaches pricing posture and win themes.
  • Serve as a senior thought partner to the VP of Business Development and Director of Proposals on capture investments and strategic pursuits.
• Governance Reviews & Decision Support
  • Lead and participate in capture reviews decision gates and executive briefings.
  • Assess capture health risks and readiness; provide clear recommendations on bid/no-bid investment levels and corrective actions.
  • Ensure capture insights are effectively transitioned into proposal strategy and execution.
  • Monitor portfolio-level capture performance and identify trends gaps and improvement opportunities.
• Team Development & Enablement
  • Mentor and develop Senior Capture Managers and high-potential capture talent.
  • Reinforce a culture of ownership accountability and continuous improvement within the capture organization.
  • Partner with Executive Program Management Business Development Proposal Technical Contracts and Finance leadership to strengthen cross-functional execution.

Required Qualifications:

• US Citizenship.
• Bachelors degree in Business Engineering or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 15 years of experience in federal capture management business development or proposal leadership
• Experience overseeing capture portfolios exceeding $5B in annual pipeline pursuits
• Demonstrated success leading and overseeing large complex DoW and/or Intelligence Community pursuits
• Proven experience shaping opportunities prior to solicitation release and influencing acquisition strategies
• Strong understanding of federal acquisition regulations contract vehicles and competitive procurement environments
• Experience leading mentoring and holding senior capture professionals accountable
• Ability to engage effectively with government customers executives and internal senior leadership
• Track record of improving capture discipline win probability and execution quality at scale
• Exceptional communication facilitation and executive briefing skills
• U.S. citizenship required; active security clearance preferred or ability to obtain and maintain one.

Schedule:M-F; 8-5

Work Location: Torch- site

Travel:Yes 25%-50%

Relocation Assistance Available:No

Position Contingent Upon Award of Contract:No

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Benefits:

Torch Technologies is proud to offer a stable and professional work environment a competitive salary and an excellent comprehensive benefit package including: ESOP participation 401(k) match and safe-harbor contribution medical dental vision life insurance short-term disability long-term disability flexible spending accounts Health Saving Accounts and Health Reimbursement Accounts EAP education assistance paid time off and holidays.

Applying to Torch Technologies:

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