Director, USG Capture Management
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San Francisco, CA - USA
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Job Summary
Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits expanding humanitys reach into the solar system. Today Astranis satellites provide dedicated secure networks to highly-sophisticated customers across the globe large enterprises sovereign governments and the US military.
With five satellites on orbit and many more set to launch soon the company is servicing a backlog of more than $1 billion of commercial contracts. Astranis is the preferred satellite communications partner for buyers with stringent requirements for uptime data security network visibility and customization.
Astranis has raised over $1.2 billion from some of the worlds best investors including Andreessen Horowitz Baillie Gifford Blackrock Fidelity Franklin Templeton and Snowpoint and employs a team of 500 engineers and entrepreneurs. Astranis designs builds and operates its satellites out of its 153000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California USA.
This position is responsible for helping secure US Government contracts partnering with the Business Development (BD) team to transition opportunities into winning captures. The Director USG Capture Management will be responsible for leading the end-to-end capture lifecycle from early-stage opportunity identification and strategy development through proposal submission and post-award transition.
The ideal candidate possesses a deep understanding of the federal procurement process a technical background with experience with satellite systems and their missions and a proven track record of winning complex space programs. The capture manager will serve as an orchestrator bringing together engineers pricing and proposal managers to develop compelling compliant and highly competitive offerings. The position involves regular exchanges with Astranis senior management program management engineering operations and legal teams. This position will report to the Senior Director of USG Sales and Solutions Engineering: Gilbert Tseng.
Role
- Capture Strategy & Planning: Lead the development and execution of comprehensive capture plans for targeted US Government opportunities. Define win strategies key discriminators win themes and value propositions.
- Business Development Collaboration: Work closely with BD partners to evaluate opportunities and ensure alignment with the Astraniss growth and product objectives. Develop and provide actionable intelligence on customer pain points budgets and acquisition strategies.
- Competitive Intelligence: Conduct competitive assessments including Black Hat reviews and Price-to-Win (PTW) analysis. Anticipate competitor strategies and develop counter-strategies to position the company favorably.
- Teaming Strategy: Identify negotiate and establish strategic partnerships to build effective coalitions and solutions.
- Reviews & Milestone Management: Guide opportunities through the internal executive review processes. Present compelling business cases risk assessments and resource requirements to senior leadership to secure Bid/No-Bid decisions.
- Proposal Leadership and Guidance: Lead the transition from the capture phase to the proposal phase. Work with the Proposal Manager in translating capture strategies into proposal themes with compliant persuasive proposal narratives. Participate in color team reviews in addition to authorship of proposal sections.
Requirements
- B.S. or B.A. in engineering or hard science
- At least 8 years of experience in engineering program management corporate strategy or USG sales/business development
- Federal-level capture/proposal management and/or government acquisition experience
- Broad knowledge of government space community commercial space industry associated organizations and on-going programs
- Willingness and ability to travel as needed up to 25% of time
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- US Citizen or Green Card Holder
Bonus
- Working knowledge of satellites space science and weather systems / architectures and missions
- Eligible to obtain a TS/SCI Security Clearance
- Less than 5 years since previously active TS//SCI Security Clearance
- Based in the National Capital Region (NCR) or San Francisco
Base pay is just one component of Astraniss total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options high-quality company-subsidized healthcare disability and life insurance 401(k) retirement planning flexible PTO and free on-site catered meals.
Base Salary
$150000 - $225000 USD
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About Company
Astranis designs, builds, and operates the world’s most advanced high orbit satellites for sovereign connectivity.
