TurbineOne
The Frontline Perception Company.
Capture Manager
Location
United States
Posted
21 days ago
Salary
Not specified
6 yrs expEnglish
Job Description
• Own capture strategy for an assigned portfolio of government customers, programs, or mission areas.
• Shape pursuit plans aligned with TurbineOne’s product maturity, contract vehicles, and growth priorities.
• Identify and prioritize opportunities based on funding likelihood, customer readiness, and strategic fit.
• Support go/no-go inputs by providing capture analysis, competitive insight, and risk assessments.
• Help Sales teams understand and navigate government funding mechanisms, including SBIR/STTR, OTAs, IDIQs, BAAs, direct appropriations, programs of record, and allied government pathways.
• Connect customer needs to realistic acquisition and funding paths, guiding timing, scope, and pursuit approach.
• Advise on sequencing strategies (e.g., prototype → follow-on → production).
• Act as a translator between customer mission intent and acquisition reality.
• Develop and refine bid strategies for priority pursuits within the portfolio.
• Contribute to win theme development, discriminator articulation, and competitive positioning.
• Advise on teaming strategy, partner selection, and roles.
• Ensure capture strategies align with overarching acquisition direction set by the Director of Federal & International Acquisitions.
• Partner closely with Sales to support customer engagements with acquisition-informed strategy.
• Equip Sales with capture insights, funding context, and pursuit narratives — without owning account relationships or deal close responsibility.
• Coordinate with Sales Operations, Content, and Proposal teams to ensure capture intent is reflected in materials and submissions.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to sellers throughout the pre-RFP and pre-solicitation phases.
• Track relevant competitors, primes, and adjacent solutions within the portfolio.
• Assess customer buying patterns, incumbent positions, and acquisition behaviors.
• Feed competitive and market insights back into Sales Enablement and acquisition leadership.
• Support long-term portfolio strategy by identifying emerging opportunities and white space.
• Support proposal planning by providing capture inputs, background, and strategic guidance.
• Participate in color reviews and strategy sessions as appropriate.
• Ensure continuity from early capture through proposal execution and award.
• Capture lessons learned and contribute to institutional knowledge across the enablement organization.
Job Requirements
- 6–10+ years of experience in government capture, federal acquisition, defense consulting, program manager, contracting officer or similar acquisition experience.
- Demonstrated experience shaping capture strategy prior to RFP release, including opportunity qualification, funding pathway analysis, and pursuit planning
- Strong understanding of U.S. government acquisition mechanisms (e.g., FAR/DFARS, OTAs, SBIR/STTR, IDIQs, BAAs) and how customers actually access funding.
- DoD 5000 series knowledge along with understanding of POM/Budget cycles and year of execution PEO/PAE funding sources.
- Proven ability to guide bid strategy, develop win themes, and assess competitive positioning within a defined portfolio.
- Experience partnering with sales teams to support customer engagements without owning accounts or close responsibility.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate mission needs and acquisition constraints into actionable strategy.
- Comfortable operating in ambiguity, influencing without authority, and building capture rigor in a fast-moving environment.
- Experience supporting DoW, IC, or allied defense customers across one or more mission areas or services.
- Familiarity with prototype-to-production pathways and follow-on contracting strategies.
- Experience working with non-traditional defense contractors, startups, or innovation organizations.
- Exposure to international or allied government acquisition processes (e.g., FMS, NATO, partner MoDs).
- Background in consulting, program analysis, or strategic advisory roles supporting government customers.
Benefits
- None listed