Business Development / Capture Manager

Markon•Falls Church, VA

2d•$180,000 - $210,000•Onsite

About The Position

Markon is seeking an experienced, driven, and strategically minded Business Development / Capture Manager to drive pipeline growth and capture activities across the full business development lifecycle from our headquarters location in Falls Church, VA. This individual will be responsible for identifying, qualifying, shaping opportunities, developing capture strategies, driving client engagement, and positioning Markon for successful pursuit of Federal opportunities. The ideal candidate is detail and process-oriented, proactive, and comfortable operating in a dynamic growth-oriented environment.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in Federal business development, capture, or proposal management.
Minimum active secret security clearance.
Demonstrated success leading full business development / capture lifecycle activities for Federal opportunities.
Strong understanding of Federal acquisition processes (FAR-based procurement, GWACs, SIs, Schedules).
Experience developing capture strategies, teaming approaches, and solution concepts.
Excellent communication, writing, and briefing skills.
Ability to travel to client sites and capture-related meetings as required.
Must be able to commute to the Markon office in Falls Church, VA.

Nice To Haves

An active TS/SCI preferred, but not required.
Experience supporting Federal Civilian, DOD, or Intelligence Community customers.
Experience with Salesforce.
Ability to build new relationships with government clients or industry partners in Markon’s core markets.
Working knowledge of Cybersecurity, project management, consulting, engineering, or facilities-related services.

Responsibilities

Lead assigned opportunities from initial identification through pursuit, capture, proposal, and post submission phases.
Ensure each opportunity progresses through Markon’s BD lifecycle gates (Identified → Qualified → Pursuit → Capture → Proposal → Award).
Work closely with the Growth team to maintain a healthy, well-qualified pipeline aligned with Markon’s growth strategy.
Conduct early opportunity assessment to determine alignment with Markon’s capabilities, past performance, and strategic goals.
Develop preliminary win themes, customer hot buttons, competitive landscape insights, and teaming considerations.
Engage internal SMEs to validate solution feasibility and qualification criteria.
Develop and execute comprehensive capture plans, including win strategy, solution approach, client engagement plan, and competitive positioning.
Lead capture activities: customer meetings, shaping activities, solution refinement, ghosting strategies, and risk mitigation.
Manage all capture documentation including Gate Briefings, Capture Plans, and Bid/No Bid recommendations.
Build and maintain strong relationships with existing and prospective Federal clients, program offices, and acquisition personnel.
Conduct ongoing customer discovery to understand mission challenges, buying behavior, acquisition strategy, and procurement timelines.
Represent Markon at industry events, customer meetings, and partner engagements.
Build a competitive team by identifying, vetting, and negotiating with potential teaming partners to strengthen Markon’s competitive position.
Manage teaming agreements (NDAs, TAs, subcontracting considerations) in partnership with Contracts and leadership.
Coordinate solution integration with prime or subcontractor partners as needed.
Lead internal working sessions with SMEs, practice leaders, and delivery teams to define technical, management, and staffing solutions.
Ensure solutions align with customer needs and Markon’s capabilities while remaining technically executable and cost competitive.
Partner with Proposal Management to ensure smooth handoff from Capture to Proposal.
Contribute proposal content including win themes, customer voice, discriminators, past performance, technical inputs, and management volume components.
Support color team reviews and ensure proposal messaging aligns with capture strategy.
Work across BD, Marketing, Finance, and Operations to ensure aligned, data-driven pursuit decisions.
Maintain up-to-date opportunity data in the CRM system, including action plans, customer intel, and probability-of-win justification.
Provide regular status updates, pipeline briefings, and capture health assessments to leadership.