CAPTURE AND PROPOSAL STRATEGIST, GROWTH

Summary

Emagine IT is seeking a Capture and Proposal Strategist to lead and manage proposal operations across the full proposal lifecycle, ensuring the development of compliant, high-quality, and strategically positioned responses that support organizational growth objectives. The position is a direct report to the Director of Growth. As a key member of the Growth Team, this role serves as the lead proposal manager for high-priority and strategic pursuits, coordinating cross-functional teams, managing proposal processes, and driving on-time, high-quality submissions in response to Federal Government solicitations.

In partnership with business development and capture leads, the Capture and Proposal Strategist supports opportunity positioning, pursuit planning, win strategy development, and customer-focused messaging to strengthen competitive positioning and align proposal efforts with organizational priorities. This role combines operational leadership, strategic collaboration, process management, and persuasive communication to improve proposal quality, increase win rates, and enhance overall business development performance. The successful candidate will bring a demonstrated, verifiable record of winning Federal proposals and industry-recognized credentials in proposal management.

This position is based out of North Bethesda, Maryland.

Essential Functions

*Strategic Alignment and Growth Support*

• Partners with the Growth Team and leadership to identify and support pursuit opportunities aligned with organizational goals.
• Contributes to bid/no-bid decisions, pursuit planning, and competitive positioning efforts, including participation in gate reviews.
• Supports capture activities through development of messaging, win themes, and value propositions.

Proposal Management and Operations

• Leads and manages the full proposal lifecycle from pre-RFP planning through submission and post-submission debriefs.
• Serves as proposal mana...