Senior Manager Capture Operations Security Clearance

Position: Senior Manager Capture Operations with Security Clearance
Job Number 726330

Description:

This leader shapes how Space wins by leading a high-performing team that operationalizes capture excellence, builds and deploys top talent, and drives competitive advantage through disciplined intelligence and Position-to-Win strategy. Your team will set the standard for rigor, speed, and insight across the capture lifecycle-modernizing processes, scaling best practices, and embedding AI-enabled decision-making into every pursuit.

Key Responsibilities Capture Operations Leadership Own capture process and architecture:
Win Plan, Gate Reviews, and command media-streamlined, scalable, and enforced Support priority captures - Capture Manager (CM) and Deputy CM roles; leading major capture milestones Black Hat through Red Team Drive capture rigor: business cases, strategy reviews, and executable win strategies Represent Space in 1LM enterprise capture initiatives; pilot and scale best practices Work across Business Areas developing capture standards and Capture Talent Center Leadership Build and sustain a high-performing capture talent pipeline Own capture training strategy, budget, curriculum, and delivery across Space Lead capture manager assessments;

align talent to opportunity and accelerate development Cultivate community:
Community of Practice, communications (e.g., Capture Comet newsletter), and engagement Maintain modern, on-demand training platforms and resources Lead various Community and University outreach programs, including interfacing directly with students and instructors Competitive Intelligence & Position-to-Win (CIPTW) Leadership Strategic Clarity:
Define what matters-key competitors, customer priorities, and winning moves Speed to Insight:
Deliver actionable intelligence at the pace of capture decisions Integration:
Embed CIPTW into capture rhythms; no "after-the-fact" analysis Talent Development:
Grow a bench of analysts into strategists; create leaders Modernization:
Lead AI adoption to scale intelligence and reduce manual workflows; automate collection, synthesis, and insight generation Influence:
Shape senior decisions with concise, credible, and compelling insights

Basic Qualifications:

• Proven capture, program or business development leadership with direct impact on wins
• Experience in competitive intelligence and Position-to-Win methodologies
• Exceptional communicator-able to influence across MSAC, Lines of Business, Business Areas, and Enterprise partners
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex, cross-functional teams and drive outcomes
• Strong business acumen: can translate strategy into executable capture plans
• Ability to obtain TS/SCI; U.S. Citizenship required Desired

Skills:

• Experience leading leaders and scaling enterprise-level initiatives
• Track record of building high-performing teams and talent pipelines
• Expertise in AI/automation applied to capture, intelligence, or decision support
• Advanced facilitation of strategy reviews and color teams (Black Hat through Red)
• Strong stakeholder management; trusted partner to senior executives
• Experience shaping large, strategic pursuits in the Space or Defense domain
• Active TS/SCI clearance Security Clearance Statement:
This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration. Clearance Level: TS/SCI Other Important Information You Should Know Expression of Interest:
By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings. Ability to Work Remotely: Onsite Full-time:
The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility. Work Schedules:
Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time…