Capture Director - DHS Portfolio

Overview

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Responsibilities

Position Overview:

The Director, with expertise in federal IT contracting and DHS growth programs, will oversee strategic growth efforts for high-value opportunities (individually over $50 million) within DHS. This role combines capture management and long-term account growth strategy. The Director will guide REI’s approach to capturing new opportunities.

The Director will act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for REI’s DHS and federal accounts, advising on market trends, customer needs, competitive intelligence, and strategic growth. They will play a hands-on role in both capturing new business ensuring alignment with client objectives and REI’s operational capabilities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead Growth & Capture Teams: Form and manage cross-functional teams to pursue high-value opportunities within DHS and related accounts. Guide teams in identifying growth areas and expanding the client portfolio across all phases of the contract lifecycle, leveraging AI-driven analytics to identify hidden opportunities, customer priorities, and competitor strategies.
• Growth Strategy & Execution: Develop and implement growth strategies for key accounts, ensuring alignment with REI’s long-term goals. Build a sustainable pipeline by identifying trends and nurturing relationships with stakeholders, using AI-powered market intelligence tools to forecast agency buying behavior and investment priorities.
• Capture Strategy & Proposal Execution: Lead capture strategy development and proposal execution, ensuring alignment with customer needs and differentiating REI from competitors. Incorporate generative AI for win-theme development, proposal automation, and solution differentiation.
• Stakeholder Management & Client Engagement: Act as the primary point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, providing updates and acting as a trusted advisor to foster long-term partnerships.
• Competitive Intelligence & Market Insights: Lead competitive analysis efforts and provide insights to inform capture strategies, ensuring REI is positioned to win key opportunities, utilizing AI tools to mine, synthesize, and visualize government procurement data.
• Training & Methodology: Maintain REI’s business development methodologies, providing mentorship and ensuring consistent application of best practices.
• Partnerships & Alliances: Identify and manage external partnerships to enhance REI’s offerings and ensure collaboration throughout the proposal, capture, and program delivery processes.
  
  
  

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Experience: Minimum 10 TO 15 years of experience in business development and capture management particularly within DHS or related government agencies.
• Leadership: Proven ability to lead and manage cross-functional teams, including capture managers, program managers, proposal teams, and technical experts.
• Capture & Growth Expertise: Strong background in developing and executing capture strategies, managing proposal development, and driving growth in the federal IT sector, including application of AI/ML-enabled capture, pricing, and pipeline analytics tools.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Experience engaging with senior government officials and federal agencies. Proven ability to build and maintain long-term client relationships.
• Competitive Intelligence: Knowledge of federal contracting landscapes, market trends, and competitive positioning to inform strategic decision-making, with hands-on experience using AI-powered market research platforms (e.g., TalentNeuron, GovWin AI, or equivalent).
• Financial Oversight: Experience managing capture budgets, resource allocation, and program financials to ensure efficient use of resources and alignment with business goals.
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Industry Certifications: Relevant certifications such as Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Federal Contracts Manager (CFCM), or similar credentials.
• Program Delivery: Demonstrated experience managing large-scale federal contracts—ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery that meets customer requirements—is preferred, as it provides critical insights to shape successful capture strategies.
• Specialized Knowledge: In-depth knowledge of DHS and federal IT systems and contracting processes, particularly related to large-scale programs, with an understanding of how AI/ML solutions (predictive analytics, automation, cyber AI, generative AI) are shaping federal acquisition and mission delivery.
• Partnership Management: Experience in managing strategic external partnerships and alliances within DHS and federal contracting space.
• Proposal Management: Extensive experience in managing complex proposals and leading win strategy development for multi-million-dollar federal contracts, including experience integrating AI-assisted proposal generation and review tools to improve quality and speed.
• Customer Focus: A deep understanding of federal customer priorities and ability to tailor solutions to meet specific needs within DHS, including emerging requirements for AI-assisted decision support, risk management, and mission operations.
• Agile/Scrum Knowledge: Familiarity with Agile or Scrum methodologies in program delivery, particularly within large federal contracts.
• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
  
  
  

Clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain a clearance is preferred.

Location: Hybrid (1 to 2 days per week or as needed in the REI SYSTEMS Sterling VA Office).

EEO Statement: REI Systems is an Equal Opportunity Employer