Capture Manager - Defense

The Defense Sector at Leidos is seeking a Capture Manager to support our Growth organization in Huntsville, Alabama. In this role you will help win new defense technology programs across our Kinetics, Defense Sensors, and Indirect Fires & Force Protection businesses, applying your capture and pursuit leadership skills to opportunities that span the acquisition lifecycle, from development and prototyping through low rate initial production (LRIP) and full rate production (FRP).

• Lead capture activities for qualified defense technology pursuits, including capture planning, customer engagement, competitive positioning, teaming strategies, and win strategy development.
• Develop and execute capture plans and pursuit strategies that address customer technical, schedule, production, and affordability priorities across development, LRIP, and FRP phases.
• Lead cross‑functional pursuit teams and manage multiple concurrent opportunities across the Kinetics, Defense Sensors, and Indirect Fires & Force Protection businesses.
• Conduct customer, market, and competitive assessments to identify customer priorities, discriminators, and win themes, including competitor technology, incumbent positions, and production capacity.
• Plan and execute customer engagement with program offices and acquisition decision‑makers, including regular engagement at Redstone Arsenal and other Huntsville‑area customer organizations.
• Develop and manage industry partnerships and teaming arrangements with subcontractors, suppliers, and technology partners.
• Partner with Pricing and Contracts to develop price‑to‑win and cost strategies and to assess contract type, terms, and risk for development and production pursuits.
• Collaborate with Business Developers, Solution Architects, Engineering, Program Management, Proposal Managers, Operations leaders, and industry partners to position Leidos for success.
• Lead or support gate reviews, Black Hat sessions, and pursuit strategy workshops.
• Communicate pursuit status, risks, and recommendations to leadership.
• Partner with Proposal Managers to ensure successful transition from capture to proposal.
• Maintain capture documentation, reporting, and pursuit metrics.

• Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of prior relevant experience or Master's degree with 6+ years of prior relevant experience. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of degree requirements.
• Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills, as well as effective collaboration, influence, and inclusive leadership skills.
• Demonstrated experience supporting or leading capture activities for federal government opportunities.
• Familiarity with federal and DoD acquisition types, processes, and vehicles, including FAR/DFARS-based procurements, task orders, OTAs, CSOs, RFIs, and white papers.
• Demonstrated skills in capture strategy development, competitive positioning, customer engagement planning, industry collaboration, and pursuit leadership.
• Experience working with or leading cross‑functional teams consisting of Business Development, Solution Architecture, Engineering, Proposal Management, Pricing, Contracts, Operations, and technical personnel.
• Ability to manage multiple pursuits simultaneously in a fast‑paced environment.
• Candidate must be able to obtain an active Secret security clearance.
• U.S. Citizenship required.

• Experience supporting or leading captures for defense technology programs such as missiles and munitions, radar and sensors, air and missile defense, counter‑UAS, or fire control systems.
• Familiarity with the defense acquisition lifecycle, including development, LRIP, and FRP contracting approaches, and with ITAR and export control considerations.
• Experience…