Capture & Proposal Manager (Government Defense)

Location: Remote within the United States, excluding North Dakota, Vermont, and Rhode Island; listed locations include Carlsbad, California; Tempe, Arizona; Duluth, Georgia; and Tampa, Florida.

Salary: $151,000–$238,000 annually. For specific work locations in San Jose, the San Francisco Bay Area, and the New York City metropolitan area: $187,000–$281,000 annually.

Company

hirify.global delivers satellite and communications connectivity for consumers, businesses, governments, and militaries worldwide.

What you will do

• Partner with Business Development leaders to execute capture strategies, planning, gate readiness, solution maturity, and proposal transitions.
• Manage the end-to-end proposal lifecycle, including schedules, compliance matrices, color team reviews, and final deliverable assembly.
• Facilitate win strategy sessions and develop customer, stakeholder, and competitive profiles.
• Coordinate capture-team activities, milestones, qualifying criteria, and formal gate preparation.
• Draft, edit, and standardize proposal content while translating technical architectures into persuasive, compliant solutions.
• Track Bid and Proposal budgets, maintain pursuit documentation, report status, and analyze federal RFPs, RFIs, and RFQs.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience leading federal proposal efforts, including capture planning, win strategy, and pre-RFP activities, or equivalent capture experience.
• Strong proposal development, technical writing, editing, and formatting skills.
• Ability to collaborate across technical, Business Development, and leadership functions and manage teams without direct authority.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Visio, and Adobe Acrobat.
• Ability to travel up to 25%.
• Must be a US citizen and hold an active United States Secret Clearance, with the ability to obtain TS/SCI clearance and polygraph eligibility.

Nice to have

• Proposal or capture experience supporting DoD or federal programs in space operations, satellite tracking, or tactical communications.
• APMP Foundation-level certification or higher.
• Experience with CRM systems, Adobe Creative Cloud, InDesign, or Illustrator.
• Experience analyzing or drafting Statements of Work and performance work statements.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive environment focused on positive impact and collaboration.
• Medical, financial, and other benefits may be available depending on the position.
• Additional cash or stock incentives may be provided.
• Remote work is available within the specified United States locations.