VP, Army Programs Development

VP, Army Programs Development

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 Army at Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG). The VP, Army Programs Development is responsible for the strategic leadership of assigned opportunities in the Army - with heavy focus on PAE C2/CC2 at APG. 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.

Responsibilities

  • Must possess a deep institutional understanding of and technical direction of the United States Army, while communicating By Light's value proposition to those customers
  • Establish and maintain strong relationships with key Army customers, with emphasis on PAE C2/CC2 at APG.
  • 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

Required Experience/Qualifications

  • Must possess strong existing relationships with the Army
  • Prior service with the Army is highly desirable
  • 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
  • Proven track record in developing, capturing and winning large federal opportunities
  • Experience moving an opportunity through standard Gate Reviews and leading information gathering to mature opportunities
  • Working knowledge of Modeling, Simulation & Training as well as Information Technologies being deployed in the Army to include Soldier Training and Readiness, Cloud migration and operations, Agile Development, Infrastructure modernization, and Cyber Security
  • A thorough understanding of Army doctrine, direction, and strategies

Special Requirements/Security Clearance

  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance

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