Senior Capture Manager Intelligence Sector

Build the strategy. Orchestrate the team. Win the mission.

Leidos Intelligence Sector is seeking an accomplished Senior Capture Manager to lead high-value strategic pursuits across the Intelligence Community and Department of War primarily focused on opportunities greater than $100M.

You will join a Cyber & Analytics organization on a double-digit growth trajectory that is a major pillar of Leidos corporate growth strategy. Our customers include MPO and other core Intelligence Community agencies U.S. Cyber Command and Service Cyber Components and DARPA. Our business is anchored in mission-focused professional services complemented by an emerging product and technology portfolio spanning full-spectrum cyberoffensive and defensiveand big data analytics including SIGINT AI and quantum technologies.

We are looking for proven Capture professionals who know how to turn qualified opportunities into differentiated executable strategies to win. Working alongside Account Managers Business Development leads line/mission leaders and technical experts you will build the customer mission and competitive understanding required for each pursuitand orchestrate the full Leidos team from capture strategy through proposal and award.

Own the pursuit. Lead the capture plan strategy and execution for large complex opportunities establishing the path to win managing pursuit risks and driving the team from qualified pursuit through proposal and award.

Build the customer and competitive picture. Work with Account Managers BD leads and mission leaders to understand the customer mission acquisition environment decision drivers and competitionand continually refine the strategy as you learn.

Develop the strategy to win. Translate customer and competitive insight into differentiated win themes discriminators solution priorities teaming strategy and an executable capture plan.

Orchestrate the team. Build and lead the cross-functional capture team securing the resources required and driving the decisions reviews focus pace and accountability needed to win.

Shape a compelling solution. Partner with mission and technical leaders to ensure the solution addresses the customers real mission challenges and brings the best of Leidos services technologies products and partners to the pursuit.

Build the right business position. Lead teaming and partner strategy and work with Pricing Contracts and Finance to develop a competitive executable business and pricing approach.

Convert strategy into a winning proposal. Partner with Proposal leadership to ensure customer insight win strategy discriminators and solution are carried consistently from Capture through the final offer.

• Bachelors degree with 15 years of relevant experience or Masters degree with 13 years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated success leading and winning large complex Federal pursuits including programs greater than $50M TCV.
• Strong capture tradecraft across strategy development customer and competitive assessment solutioning teaming pricing and proposal execution.
• Experience leading diverse cross-functional teams through high-stakes pursuits within the Intelligence Community and/or Department of War.
• Ability to rapidly synthesize customer mission competitive and acquisition insight into a clear and actionable strategy to win.
• Strong leadership presence and ability to create alignment accountability and momentum across teams without relying on direct authority.
• Exceptional executive written and oral communication skills.
• Eligibility for a Secret clearance with ability to obtain TS/SCI.

• Existing customer and mission understanding within one or more of our target markets: MPO/core Intelligence Community agencies U.S. Cyber Command/Service Cyber Components or DARPA.
• Capture experience across professional services and technology-enabled mission solutions.
• Experience in full-spectrum cyber SIGINT/big data analytics AI quantum or adjacent mission areas.
• Experience developing and negotiating complex teaming arrangements and competitive pricing strategies.
• Active TS/SCI with polygraph or active TS with ability to obtain SCI/polygraph.

• Maryland-based with hybrid work available. Travel is primarily within the National Capital Region.

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The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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.