Senior Capture Manager - Defense and Intel IT

Description

The Leidos Digital Modernization Sector is seeking a qualified Senior Capture Manager to support the pursuit of high value capture opportunities (>$100M) across the Defense and Intel IT markets.

• Develop a plan for securing knowledge and understanding of the customer’s requirements, issues, and needs during the pursuit and capture phases and lead planning sessions with core team.
• Coordinate meetings with customers, competitors, clients, and teammates to develop market insight into requirements, acquisition strategy, acquisition timing, and contract vehicle choices.
• Plan and participate in capture activities, to include opportunity gate reviews, black hat sessions, collaboration and workshop sessions, proposal reviews.
• Lead competitive assessments, teaming, and price-to-win efforts.
• Support the writing of white papers, RFI responses, and other proposal artifacts assigned.
• Brief capture status to senior management at specified milestones in the capture process, when material changes occur and as needed.
• Support other business development activities as assigned.
• Conduct after action reviews for all business opportunity capture participants to document lessons learned and identify necessary adjustments to capture technique, strategy, and actions.
• Mentor other program managers and rotational program staff in the capture management process.

• Bachelor’s degree and 15+ years of related experience or Master’s degree and 13+ years of prior relevant experience. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Leadership skills to develop, organize and execute significant capture activities, including building industry teams, assessing win probability, and executing customer call plans to shape acquisitions, to respond to and win business with new and customers.
• This role requires that the successful candidate have a proven track record of successful capture management in the enterprise IT market across multiple organizations and program offices in the Department of Defense at a variety of acquisition sizes.
• A track record of leading and winning contracts or managing pipeline.
• Technical writing and proposal development experience.
• Strong verbal communication skills and prior experience briefing executives.
• Willingness to travel to other U.S. cities to support customer visits and strategy workshops. Estimated up to 30% annually as required.
• Must be a US Citizen with ability to obtain a Top-Secret level clearance.

• 3+ years of program management or systems engineering experience a plus
• Completed professional training in Capture Management
• 5+ Years of Enterprise IT and Cyber Experience

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February 3, 2026. For U.S. Positions:
While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range $ - $

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Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit

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