Senior Business Development Manager

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Title: Senior Business Development Manager
Location: Chantilly, VA

Clearance: Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph (U.S. Citizenship required).

Job Description:
As a Capture Manager, you will drive strategy, planning, and execution for high-value business opportunities in the Intelligence Community (IC). Leveraging your deep customer knowledge, competitive insights, and capture acumen, you will own the end-to-end capture process, shaping RFPs, refining win strategies, managing proposal development, and driving toward successful contract awards. With expertise in IC acquisition processes, you'll collaborate across BD, Solutioning, Proposal, and Program teams to ensure technical, management, and cost solutions meet mission needs and position Client for sustained growth.

• Customer Intimacy & Opportunity Shaping

1. Build and maintain relationships with IC stakeholders to understand their plans, objectives, and mission needs.
2. Shape opportunities pre-RFP by influencing technical and operational requirements to align with Cleint's capabilities.
3. Leverage existing customer networks and relationships to identify opportunities and strengthen Client's position in key pursuits.

• Capture Execution

1. Lead capture activities from strategy development through contract award, managing bid strategies, resource allocation, and team oversight.
2. Collaborate across BD, technical teams, and teammates to develop compliant, compelling, and executable proposal responses.
3. Own and manage the capture plan, ensuring cross-functional buy-in and alignment across all proposal contributors.
4. Define and oversee the development of win strategies, solution architectures, pursuit discriminators, and price-to-win analyses.

• Teaming & Strategic Partnerships

1. Identify and structure teaming agreements, integrating partner capabilities to address customer needs and fill identified technical or operational gaps.
2. Conduct competitive analysis to strengthen Client's positioning and develop ghosting strategies that differentiate from competitors.

• Proposal Leadership

1. Guide and review proposal development activities, ensuring alignment with RFP requirements, evaluation criteria, and scoring priorities.
2. Actively participate in color reviews, ensuring technical, management, and cost volumes reflect a cohesive, winning strategy.
3. Oversee solution development efforts by coordinating input from SMEs, Solution Architects, and operational experts.

Qualifications:
Experience:

• 5+ years of capture management experience, with a history of leading successful captures from ****M to ****B+ in value.
• Proven ability to develop win strategies, manage capture processes, and influence customer acquisition processes.
• Experience leading capture efforts for IC customers, including intimate knowledge of IC-specific acquisition practices such as FEDSIM.

Skills & Knowledge:

• Strong customer engagement and networking skills within the Intelligence Community.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to develop innovative win strategies and solutions.
• Competence with Shipley frameworks and managing gate reviews (Strategy, Bid, Proposal).
• Exceptional oral, written, and presentation skills.

Domain Experience

• Federal Civilian OR Intelligence Community
• Preference for:

o NRO experience (highly valuable)
o Intel community exposure (IC)

Must-Haves

• Strong Business Development experience (Federal space)
• Proven experience supporting/expanding existing accounts
• Ability to contribute to pipeline growth and contract wins

Benefits Overview:

• Our health and welfare benefits are designed to support you and your priorities. Offerings include:
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off and holidays
• Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
• Educational reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tax-saving options
• Disability and life insurance
• Pet insurance

Note : Benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and applicable agreements. Positions governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), or other employment contracts may include different provisions/benefits.