Director of Capture Management

SABEL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LLC • Beavercreek, OH

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Sabel Systems designs and delivers digital engineering ecosystems for DoD programs, enabling teams to connect data, systems, and personnel within secure, scalable environments. Our solutions empower programs to make faster decisions, close sustainment gaps, and meet the digital acquisition requirements. Rather than simply proposing transformation, we implement and operate it at scale. Our method is clear: we orchestrate existing tools into a governing system of record, ensuring government ownership of infrastructure and traceable decisions. There’s no vendor lock, no proprietary baselines, and no need for ATO rebuilds during transitions. Sabel Systems is redefining modern defense acquisition. If you seek to solve complex challenges at scale and want your work to directly accelerate military capability while reshaping the DoD’s approach to digital engineering, this is the place for you. Complexity Simplified. Mission Amplified.

Requirements

• 10+ years of capture management experience with a proven record of winning competitive pursuits.
• Demonstrated experience building or significantly maturing a capture function within a federal contracting environment.
• Experience managing and mentoring capture teams.
• Ability to lead complex capture initiatives from qualification through award.
• Strong understanding of DoD acquisition, federal procurement processes, competitive analysis, and price-to-win methodologies.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
• Willingness to take a hands-on role in managing captures while the department grows.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in technology, digital engineering, or systems engineering DoD solutions.
• Active security clearance or ability to obtain one.
• Shipley certified or similar capture methodologies.
• Experience with NextStage CRM is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement standardized capture processes, SOPs, tools, and templates.
• Create a repeatable, scalable capture framework aligned with Sabel Systems business development strategy.
• Establish department structure, workflows, and performance metrics.
• Lead end-to-end capture activities for high‑priority pursuits, including opportunity qualification, win strategy development, competitive analysis, customer engagement planning, and solution shaping.
• Partner closely with Business Development, Technical SMEs, and Proposal Teams to ensure cohesive pursuit strategies.
• Conduct Black Hat/White Hat activities and integrate lessons learned into future captures.
• Build, mentor, and manage a capture team as the department expands.
• Provide coaching, knowledge transfer, and professional development for capture staff.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and strategic thinking.
• Work closely with internal stakeholders across operations, pricing, contracting, and corporate leadership to align capture efforts with company goals.
• Oversee development of customer call plans, gate reviews, win themes, and decision briefs.
• Maintain strong knowledge of DoD missions, procurement processes, and emerging acquisition trends.
• Engage with customers, partners, and industry to shape opportunities and build teaming relationships.

Benefits

• healthcare
• financial assistance in the event of illness, injury, disability, loss of work, or death
• health savings accounts
• retirement plans
• paid time off
• paid holidays
• education and training program reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed