Leading Edge Skills

Fractional Director of Capture (Federal Civilian / DoD)

Leading Edge SkillsPosted Feb 9, 2026

Job Description

Director of Capture (Federal Civilian / DoD) — Fractional/Strategic Growth Advisor

Primary Mission

Position LES inside high-value federal capture efforts and influence pursuit outcomes through early shaping, relationship strategy, and capture execution discipline.

Key Impact Areas

  • Drive capture strategy for targeted $3M–$20M+ federal opportunities
  • Position LES with major primes early in capture lifecycle
  • Shape teaming strategies and partnership structures
  • Influence solution positioning aligned to agency mission drivers
  • Guide opportunity selection and bid discipline
  • Provide executive-level capture advisory to LES leadership
  • Support win strategy and competitive positioning

Required Executive-Level Experience

Candidates must demonstrate:

  • 12+ years Federal GovCon experience
  • 5+ years direct capture leadership responsibility
  • Direct involvement in capture for $10M+ federal opportunities
  • Experience working inside major federal prime contractor environment
  • Demonstrated success influencing pursuits before RFP release
  • Deep understanding of Federal or DoD acquisition ecosystem

Highly Valued Background

Experience supporting:

  • Workforce transformation programs
  • Training / human capital / mission performance programs
  • Federal civilian or DoD mission programs
  • Digital transformation programs with workforce impact

Prime contractor experience strongly preferred.

Executive Traits Required

  • Strategic and politically aware in federal capture environments
  • Able to operate directly with executive leadership
  • Strong relationship builder with prime contractor and agency stakeholders
  • Disciplined in opportunity selection and capture investment decisions
  • Competitive mindset with outcome ownership

Engagement Structure

Designed for senior professionals seeking strategic impact without full-time corporate overhead:

  • Executive fractional engagement
  • Monthly retainer based on experience and involvement level
  • Performance incentives tied to capture and award success
  • Potential long-term strategic advisory relationship

Ideal Candidate Profile

Likely background includes:

  • Former Capture Director / Senior Capture Advisor / Growth Leader
  • Experience within major federal integrators, defense contractors, or federal consulting firms
  • Proven record influencing large federal capture outcomes

This Role Is NOT For

  • Commercial sales professionals without federal capture experience

Compensation & Work Arrangement

  • Pay: $10,000.00 - $18,000.00 per month
  • Job Types: Part-time, Contract
  • Work Location: Remote

About the Company

About Leading Edge Skills (LES)

Leading Edge Skills is a specialized federal workforce performance, leadership transformation, and mission capability partner supporting federal and defense organizations.

LES delivers science-based leadership, workforce performance, and mission-readiness solutions that improve decision-making, operational effectiveness, resilience, and organizational performance. LES has successfully delivered programs supporting U.S. federal and defense environments and is positioned to scale into larger, enterprise-level programs.

LES operates with a performance-driven culture.

Why This Role Matters

LES is at an inflection point — strong delivery reputation, growing prime interest, and expanding federal demand — but requires senior capture leadership to accelerate entry into larger, multi-million-dollar federal pursuits.

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