VP, Special Operations Program Development

By Light Professional IT Services LLC

About The Position

By Light Professional IT Services LLC readies warfighters and federal agencies with technology and systems engineered to connect, protect, and prepare individuals and teams for whatever comes next. Headquartered in McLean, VA, By Light supports defense, civilian, and commercial IT customers worldwide. Position Overview By Light is growing our team to extend our value more broadly across the Department of Defense, and in this case with extensive focus on the United States Special Operations Command, and all of its component organizations. The VP, Special Operations Program Development is responsible for the strategic leadership of assigned opportunities in the Special Operations Community. The qualified candidate must thrive in an environment where they are responsible for the management and execution of the full business development and capture life-cycle across multiple simultaneous pursuits and proposals. We are looking for a highly motivated, detail-oriented, self-directed individual to assist in leading responses of statement of works/objectives and competitive RFP/RFQ/RFI requests. This individual will be expected to collaborate with other team members from business development, operational leadership, and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to build and execute call plans to position By Light for successful pursuits and the submission of competitive proposals. This person will also directly gather, assess, and validate customer requirements, and direct the activities of the extended capture team to develop a winning solution.

Requirements

Must possess strong existing relationships within the Special Operations community
Prior service with SOCOM is required
Must interact effectively with General Officers and members of the Senior Executive Service
Four or more years in Business Development and/or Federal Capture desired – but SOF experience can be substituted
Experience moving an opportunity through standard Gate Reviews and leading information gathering to mature opportunities
Working knowledge of Cyber, Digital Services as well as Information Technologies being deployed in the SOF community to include SOF Warrior Training and Readiness, Cloud migration and operations, Agile Development, Infrastructure modernization, and Cyber Security
A thorough understanding of SOF doctrine, direction, and strategies
Minimum active Secret clearance

Responsibilities

Must possess a deep institutional understanding of and technical direction of the United States Special Operations community, while communicating By Light’s value proposition to those customers
Establish and maintain strong relationships with key SOF customers, with emphasis on SOCOM and its service components.
Maintain and execute customer call plans
Translate customer intelligence into compelling solutions
Gather, assess, and validation of customer requirements, issues, and risks
Develop value propositions and identify/develop early win strategies
Develop and execute capture plans
Drive all aspects of an opportunity from Identified to Proposal phases
Collaborate with Account Leads, Project Managers, and SMEs from across the company to bring the full company depth and breadth forward to win
Plan and participate in opportunity activities, to include white papers, RFIs, sources sought, workshops, industry events, opportunity gate reviews, black hat sessions, collaboration sessions, and proposal color team reviews
Leadership skills to develop, organize and execute significant account planning, capture, and opportunity execution activities, including building industry teams, assessing win probability, ensuring execution of customer call plans to shape acquisitions in order to respond to and win business with new and existing customers
Demonstrable understanding of the Government Acquisition process and typical contract types