Director of Capture

Overview

Lynker Corporation is a leading provider of innovative solutions in weather and climate science. With a commitment to excellence and a passion for innovation, Lynker leverages cutting-edge technologies and scientific expertise to support the creation and delivery of improved operational weather forecasts.

Lynker Corporation is seeking a strategic and results-driven Director of Capture to lead and execute enterprise-level capture strategy across Federal and Civilian government markets. This leader will be responsible for driving portfolio enrichment, expanding agency diversification, and increasing win probability across GWACs, BPAs, IDIQs, and full-and-open competitive procurements.

The Director of Capture will play a critical role in positioning Lynker for sustained growth by identifying, qualifying, and securing high-value opportunities aligned with our technical capabilities and strategic objectives. This role requires a disciplined capture executive with a demonstrated history of winning complex contracts within organizations of similar revenue scale.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Capture Leadership

• Develop and implement a comprehensive capture strategy aligned with Lynker’s growth objectives and portfolio expansion goals.
• Identify and prioritize opportunities across Federal and Civilian agencies to ensure diversified revenue streams.
• Lead opportunity qualification, gate reviews, and bid/no-bid decisions in collaboration with executive leadership.

Opportunity Ownership & Execution

• Own capture efforts from early identification through proposal submission and award.
• Develop capture plans, win strategies, and value propositions tailored to agency-specific priorities.
• Conduct competitive intelligence analysis and shape opportunities pre-RFP release.
• Establish and manage teaming strategies, including partnerships, joint ventures, and subcontractor alignment.

Contract Vehicle & Portfolio Expansion

• Drive successful positioning and acquisition of GWACs, BPAs, IDIQs, and other contract vehicles critical to Lynker’s long-term growth.
• Ensure strategic placement on high-value vehicles to support recurring and scalable revenue streams.
• Maintain forward-looking pipeline visibility with defined revenue targets and probability assessments.

Executive Collaboration

• Partner with the CEO, the CGO, Business Unit Leaders, Proposal Team, and Technical SMEs to ensure alignment between capture strategy and operational capabilities.
• Provide executive-level reporting on pipeline health, win rates, and portfolio diversification metrics.
• Mentor and develop internal staff to strengthen capture discipline across the organization.

Required Qualifications

• 10–12+ years of progressive capture management experience within Federal and Civilian government markets.
• Demonstrated success winning GWACs, BPAs, IDIQs, and competitive task orders.
• Proven experience capturing and winning contracts within companies in the $75M–$200M annual revenue range.
• Track record of securing multi-million-dollar contract awards.
• Strong understanding of FAR/DFAR regulations and Federal procurement processes.
• Established network within Federal and Civilian agencies.
• Experience leading cross-functional capture teams through structured capture lifecycle methodologies.
• Bachelor’s degree required;
  Master’s degree preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting NOAA, NASA, DoD, or other science and technical agencies (if aligned with Lynker’s portfolio).
• Certified Capture Professional (CCP) or Shipley training strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to shape opportunities pre-solicitation.
• Experience scaling capture processes in growing mid-tier government contractors.

Success Metrics

• Increased agency diversification within 24 months.
• Expansion of Lynker’s contract vehicle footprint.
• Improved win rate across qualified pursuits.
• Growth in multi-award IDIQ and GWAC placements.
• Strengthened qualified pipeline aligned with revenue forecasts.

About Lynker

Lynker is a growing, employee owned, small business, specializing in professional, scientific and technical services. Our continually expanding team combines scientific expertise with mature,…