The Capture & Proposal Lead is responsible for driving revenue growth by managing the full lifecycle of Public Sector contract vehicle acquisition and utilization. This role focuses on Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) IT solutions, including hardware, software, cloud, and professional services. The Lead is accountable for capture strategy, direct proposal management, and submission.

Key Responsibilities:

Contract Portfolio Strategy & Governance

• Strategic Alignment: Align the vehicle strategy with organizational growth goals, line card OEMs, and IT service offerings.
• Market Intelligence: Analyze emerging vehicles and procurement trends (State, Local, Federal) to assess alignment with company capabilities and market demand.
• Portfolio Roadmap: Create a strategic roadmap to identify and pursue COTS IT contract vehicles across Federal and SLED markets.
• Market Strategy:
• SLED: Lead the strategy to significantly expand SLED market reach by capturing new State, City, and County COTS vehicles and executing Participating Addendums (PAs) for cooperative agreements (e.g., NASPO ValuePoint).
• Federal: Drive the strategy to optimize and protect the established Federal business by ensuring effective utilization of existing GWACs and GSA Schedules for COTS buying agreements.
• Compliance Expertise: Maintain expert command of Public Sector procurement methodologies, driving vehicle strategy compliance across diverse regulatory environments, including deep familiarity with co-operative purchasing and complex SLED regulations, while possessing foundational working knowledge of FAR/DFARS for Federal engagements.

Capture, Proposal Management & Submission

• Full Lifecycle Ownership: Lead the complete capture lifecycle for assigned vehicle pursuits, from opportunity identification through final submission.
• Competitive Strategy: Develop competitive analysis, teaming strategies, and win themes specific to COTS IT procurements.
• Proposal Management & Integration: Serve as the Proposal Manager, owning the full submission process. This includes directing inputs from internal Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), writing and editing non-technical sections, integrating all content (technical, pricing, past performance), ensuring strict compliance, and producing the final, compelling submission package.
• Project Management: Develop capture schedules, milestones, and deliverables to ensure timely execution.

Stakeholder Management & Contract Transition

• Internal Partnership: Partner with Sales, Engineering, and Operations to define resource requirements, pricing strategies, past performance, and technical differentiators for capture.
• External Relationships: Build and maintain relationships with key Public Sector customers, technology manufacturers (OEMs), and strategic teaming partners.
• Contract Handoff: Upon contract award, conduct a formal handoff session with the contract vehicle management teams to ensure a seamless transition to the execution and utilization phase.

• Experience: 5+ years of experience in business development, capture management, and hands-on proposal management and editing within the IT Public Sector (COTS focus).
• Proven Success: Demonstrated success in winning and managing SLED-focused contract vehicles and implementing PAs, plus experience leveraging Federal GWACs/GSA Schedules.
• Knowledge: Strong understanding of co-operative purchasing and complex state/local procurement regulations for IT acquisition, in addition to foundational knowledge of FAR/DFARS.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Legal, or Public Policy field.
• Skills: Exceptional proposal writing, editing, and integration skills, project management, organizational, and analytical abilities to manage complex, multi-state initiatives.

As a federal government contractor and a recipient of federal funding, Mythics and Emergent is required to abide by the Drug-Free Workplace Act, which requires Mythics and Emergent to provide a drug-free workplace, among other obligations.  As part of this effort, Mythics and Emergent requires pre-employment drug tests for all candidates for employment.  Please note that marijuana (including medical marijuana) is designated as a controlled substance under federal law and will be screened for in the drug test.

Emergent, a subsidiary of Mythics, LLC, is an award-winning IT solutions provider and value-added reseller based in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Since 2006, Emergent has specialized in solving complex challenges and delivered best-of-class technology solutions to operations in all levels of government, education, and commercial organizations worldwide. At Emergent, we are looking for motivated people with the expertise and insight to tackle the toughest client issues.

Why Work at Emergent?

Because at Emergent, YOU count! At Emergent, our Corporate Values are at the foundation of everything we do. Our values, Respect – Empathy – Excellence – Fun (REEF), have created an environment that fosters creative thinking, respects your contributions, and accepts nothing less than excellence in serving our customers.  At Emergent, you will experience a truly enjoyable corporate culture. 

Enjoy Tailored Benefits to Suit Your Needs with our Flexible Options. Our benefit options include:  

• Comprehensive Health, Dental, and Vision plans 
• Premier 401k retirement plan with corporate matching and a 529 college saving plan
• Tax-advantaged Health Savings Account and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account options
• Legal Resources

 Unlock Exclusive Benefits for Full-Time Employees: 

• Generous work/life balance opportunities supported by a PTO bank, paid holidays, leave programs and additional flex time off
• Employee referral program
• Employee recognition, gift and reward program 
• Tuition reimbursement for continuing education
• Remote or hybrid work options
• Engaging company events such as team building activities, annual awards and kick-off parties
• Health and wellness-focused activities
• Relaxation Spaces
• In-office gourmet coffee, tea, fresh fruit and healthy snacks
• Corporate GREEN approach – tracking energy consumption for reduction and purchasing only environmentally friendly products for our offices

Emergent, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with applicable federal, state, and/or local law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, medical condition, veteran status, or other factors protected by law. We offer equal opportunity in compensation, advancement opportunities, and all other terms and conditions of employment. As a federal government contractor, Emergent has developed and maintains a written Affirmative Action Program relating to individuals with disabilities and protected veterans, which sets forth the policies, practices and procedures to which the Company is committed in order to ensure that its policy of nondiscrimination and affirmative action for qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans is followed. For those unable to complete an online application, alternative methods are available by contacting accommodationrequests@mythics.com. For more information about Federal laws prohibiting job discrimination, please read Know Your Rights.