
Director, Strategic Capture
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CACI seeks a Strategic Capture Director to lead enterprise growth for federal customers. The role leads cross-functional teams through the full capture lifecycle, from opportunity identification and qualification through proposal submission and contract award. The director leads large strategic pursuits, develops customer-focused capture strategies, and supports new business and recompete goals. Candidates must have an active Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship.
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Job Title: Director, Strategic Capture
Job Category: Business Development and Marketing
Time Type: Full time
Minimum Clearance Required to Start: Secret
Employee Type: Regular
Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%
Type of Travel: Local
The Opportunity:
CACI is seeking a Strategic Capture Director to join its Strategic Capture team as a senior leader responsible for driving enterprise growth in support of our federal customers’ missions. This position leads cross-functional teams throughout the full capture lifecycle, from opportunity identification and qualification through proposal submission and contract award. The successful candidate will possess strong customer engagement skills, strategic thinking, and a proven track record of winning competitive federal procurements. The Capture Director will lead large strategic pursuits to achieve CACI new business and recompete goals.
Responsibilities:
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Lead end-to-end capture execution for large, complex federal pursuits valued at greater than $75M.
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Develop capture strategies tailored to federal customer requirements, aligning technical approaches, operational concepts, and security requirements to mission objectives.
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Drive opportunity shaping through customer engagement, market analysis, competitive positioning, and acquisition influence.
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Build and maintain detailed customer profiles including mission priorities, acquisition behaviors, decision cycles, organizational dynamics, and evaluation preferences.
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Lead win strategy development including technical, management, teaming, past performance, and price strategies.
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Partner with Line of Business leadership, Solution Architects, and SMEs to develop credible, executable, and differentiated solutions.
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Serve as the focal point for cross-functional capture teams and coordinate resources across lines of business and functional organizations.
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Prepare and lead milestone reviews, gate reviews, risk reviews, and executive capture briefings in accordance with internal governance processes.
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Manage B&P budgets, forecasts, pursuit risks, resource alignment, and capture metrics to support disciplined capture execution.
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Mentor junior capture managers and support strategic growth initiatives across the organization.
Qualifications:
Required:
•Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience with a minimum of 12 years of relevant federal business development, capture management, or growth leadership experience.
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U.S. citizenship and an active Secret clearance (or higher)
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Demonstrated success leading and winning competitive federal pursuits across DoW, IC, and/or Federal Civilian markets.
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Proven leadership skills to develop, organize, and execute complex capture activities including customer engagement, acquisition shaping, teaming, and win strategy execution.
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Experience developing pricing strategies across multiple contract types, including incorporation of Basis of Estimate (BOE) development into the capture process.
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Strong understanding of the federal acquisition process, FAR/DFARS, and competitive procurement environments.
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Ability to gain internal support, operate independently with limited oversight, and build collaborative relationships across an internal organization.
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Excellent oral and written communication skills, including experience briefing senior executives and customers.
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Proven ability to lead complex cross-functional teams within a matrixed organization.
To be considered for this role, candidate must have an active Secret clearance.
Desired:
•Experience with GSA AAS FEDSIM capture pursuits and/or non-traditional acquisition strategies including OTA, CSO, and other alternative contracting approaches.
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Demonstrated experience leading and winning strategic pursuits valued at greater than $500M with annual revenues exceeding $100M.
What You Can Expect:
A culture of integrity.
At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member, you’ll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customer’s missions and driven by a higher purpose – to ensure the safety of our nation.
An environment of trust.
CACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers - every day. You’ll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.
A focus on continuous growth.
Together, we will advance our nation's most critical missions, build on our lengthy track record of business success, and find opportunities to break new ground — in your career and in our legacy.
Pay Range :
There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.
The proposed salary range for this position is:
$158,000 - $347,600
CACI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic.
How this job compares
Set against the 21,047 open Business Development jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 30, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$158–348K/yr
- Virginia median$148–212K/yr548 salary ranges
- US median$123–198K/yr14,922 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $253K, is 41% above the Virginia median midpoint ($179K) — in the top quarter of Business Development salary ranges in Virginia.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 673 open Business Development jobs in Virginia and 21,047 across the US. 11% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 12 years of experience — more than three in four Business Development postings that state a minimum ask for (median 6 years, across 16,505 postings).
- Education
- 7,297 of the 21,047 open Business Development jobs (35%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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