Job Description

Join the BAE Systems Intelligence Solutions (IS) business area in continuing to fulfil its strategic objectives of growth and competitiveness in pursuit of IC and FedCiv business opportunities as well as drive intelligence, C5ISR, and IT/Cyber solutions to our various customers. Reporting directly to the Senior Director of Strategic Capture within the business area, position will be critical in supporting National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Business Development efforts and Operations to qualify, pursue, and win new business and drive business growth to meet the objectives of IS. The ideal candidate will have proven experience leading successful > $100M captures across the IC. The Capture Director should have robust IC customer experience and a natural ability to leverage this in developing credible, strategic, and unique solutions that elevate PWIN and disrupt the competition.

Primary & Essential Accountabilities:

• Lead opportunity pursuits from qualification to award leveraging honed Capture processes and offering creative expertise

• Shape RFP prior to release through strategic customer engagement and mission enhancing solutions

• Develop overall capture plan that includes technical, management, past performance, and pricing strategies and win themes

• Provide opportunity gap analysis and identify partners both internal and external to successfully close

• Responsible for developing Teaming Agreements and Statements of Work that meet customer requirements and enhance BAE Systems PWIN

• Develop associated briefing materials and present at gate reviews to BAE Systems senior leadership team

• Lead storyboard and win theme development activities

• Actively be involved in solution development and have the ability and understanding of details to present on behalf of any element of the opportunity to customers or leadership.

• Actively engage team to locate discriminators and ghosting opportunities in BlackHat and competitive analysis discussions

• Provide leadership and oversight during proposal development phase

• Lead post color team recovery efforts and strategy discussions

• Develop and maintain key customer relationships across the IC

• Locate common themes across various customer sets to drive long term strategy

• Identify opportunities for efficiencies to include automated processes, tools, and data reuse across corporate capability offerings

• Interact with all levels of the organization to stay current BAE Systems capabilities

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

Requisite Skills and Education:

• Bachelors degree and 12 years of experience leading Intel community captures

• National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) experience in a business development capacity

• Existing Intel community customer relationships in the fields of IT, Cyber, and Cloud

• Existing Intel community industry relationships in the fields of IT, Cyber, and Cloud

• Proven ability to lead captures from $50M to $500M+

• Experienced with multitude of Capture contract types and pricing strategies to include Completion, Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Performance based, Cost Plus (CP), and Time & Materials (T&M)

• Experience with Shipley or other capture methodologies and leading team through complex captures with in-depth stakeholder reviews

• Proven ability to derive strategic solutions and win themes against vaguely defined requirements

• Success in leading multiple captures simultaneously at various stages of the opportunity lifecycle

• Demonstrated achievement leading diverse, complex teams internally and externally to increase PWIN and drive successful outcomes

• Aptitude to perform at high levels in a fast paced, matrixed environment with minimal or no supervision

• Excellent interpersonal, oral, written, and presentation communication skills

• Flexible to work and lead teams through remote, in-office, or in a classified environment based on opportunity requirements and business need

• Active TS/SCI Poly

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

Preferred Skills and Education:

• Experience leading and winning $1B or greater captures

• Technical acumen particularly in IT, Cyber, and Cloud

• Previous experience working as a Program Manager or senior direct contributor for an IC customer

About BAE Systems Intelligence & Security
BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts – defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team—making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you’ll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.

Intelligence & Security (I&S), based in McLean, Virginia, designs and delivers advanced defense, intelligence, and security solutions that support the important missions of our customers. Our pride and dedication shows in everything we do—from intelligence analysis, cyber operations and IT expertise to systems development, systems integration, and operations and maintenance services. Knowing that our work enables the U.S. military and government to recognize, manage and defeat threats inspires us to push ourselves and our technologies to new levels.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:
At BAE Systems, we work hard every day to nurture an inclusive culture where employees are valued and feel like they belong. We are conscious of the need for all employees to see themselves reflected at every level of the company and know that in order to unlock the full potential of our workforce, everyone must feel confident being their best, most sincere self and be equipped to thrive. We provide impactful professional development experiences to our employees and invest in social impact partnerships to uplift communities and drive purposeful change. Here you will find significant opportunities to do meaningful work in an environment intentionally designed to be one where you will learn, grow and belong.