Senior Growth Strategist, Army Job Listing at SPA in Huntsville, AL (Job ID 22014)

Description

Overview Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) delivers high-impact, technical solutions to complex national security issues. With over 50 years of business expertise and consistent growth, we are known for continuous innovation for our government customers, in both the US and abroad. Our exceptionally talented team is highly collaborative in spirit and practice, producing Results that Matter. Come work with the best! We offer opportunity, unique challenges, and clear-sighted commitment to the mission. SPA: Objective. Responsive. Trusted. SPA's Corporate Growth (CG) team is responsible for all aspects of organic growth for a $1B private equity owned company. Scope includes marketing, pipeline management, business intelligence, opportunity capture, proposal development, differentiation and win strategies, company strategic plan and Annual Operating Plan. SPA has an immediate need for a Growth strategist with experience in the Army market. This position allows for a hybrid work schedule but needs to be in Huntsville, AL. Responsibilities Lead corporate growth activities, including opportunity identification, business development, capture management, proposal development and pipeline growth focused on US Army. A priority for this role is to identify and capture large opportunities (>$100M) leveraging company-wide capabilities as well as develop and lead cross-divisional collaborative teams to pursue these opportunities. Develop and lead a win strategy for Army opportunities: Coordinate and participate in meetings with customers, competitors, clients, and teammates to develop win strategy for specific opportunities Meet with customers, competitors, clients, and teammates to develop market insight on requirements, acquisition strategy, acquisition timing, and contract vehicle choices Serve as the lead for call plan development and execution and provide detailed reports for follow-up activities Lead solutioning efforts with the capture/proposal team Perform market research to include customer preferences, competitive analysis and incumbent strengths and weaknesses Develop and present data in Capture Hygiene Checks, Solution Design Reviews, Solution Reviews. Write RFI responses and white papers. Proposal writing and leadership of management and technical volumes to include project management plans, basis of effort development, technical volumes, past performance and staffing plans. Interacts routinely with multiple levels of management, staff, and customers, and follow through on tasking. Collaborate with corporate growth personnel, and other staff across the company to support cross enterprise objectives and customer engagement. Qualifications Required Qualifications: Active Top Secret security clearance Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of related experience in business development for professional services contracts supporting the Army, DoD (or DoW) Proven experience driving company revenue growth and executing captures within the Army market. Experience building and managing a $1B+ pipeline Demonstrated experience creating growth strategies and executing captures for Federal opportunities with the Army with a value exceeding $100M for single-award contracts and exceeding $500M for multiple award IDIQ contracts Proven ability to develop creative and/or differentiated solutions for Federal clients Demonstrated ability to work with diverse teams and engage with senior Army stakeholders and corporate executives Desired Qualifications: Experience leading capture across all Army organizations (Commands, Service Component Command and Direct Reporting Units) Proven success in winning single award contracts in excess of $250M total contract value Experience with commercial Business Intelligence tools such as Govwin and Bloomberg. Proven ability to operate independently with limited supervision and feedback Proven ability to establish a solid working relationship with line program staff, management, and business development peers across the company Experience with OTAs, CSOs, SBIR Phase IIIs and other alternative contracting options are a plus Experience with selling commercial solutions is a plus

Qualifications

Required Qualifications: Active Top Secret security clearance Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of related experience in business development for professional services contracts supporting the Army, DoD (or DoW) Proven experience driving company revenue growth and executing captures within the Army market. Experience building and managing a $1B+ pipeline Demonstrated experience creating growth strategies and executing captures for Federal opportunities with the Army with a value exceeding $100M for single-award contracts and exceeding $500M for multiple award IDIQ contracts Proven ability to develop creative and/or differentiated solutions for Federal clients Demonstrated ability to work with diverse teams and engage with senior Army stakeholders and corporate executives Desired Qualifications: Experience leading capture across all Army organizations (Commands, Service Component Command and Direct Reporting Units) Proven success in winning single award contracts in excess of $250M total contract value Experience with commercial Business Intelligence tools such as Govwin and Bloomberg. Proven ability to operate independently with limited supervision and feedback Proven ability to establish a solid working relationship with line program staff, management, and business development peers across the company Experience with OTAs, CSOs, SBIR Phase IIIs and other alternative contracting options are a plus Experience with selling commercial solutions is a plus

Responsibilities

Lead corporate growth activities, including opportunity identification, business development, capture management, proposal development and pipeline growth focused on US Army. A priority for this role is to identify and capture large opportunities (>$100M) leveraging company-wide capabilities as well as develop and lead cross-divisional collaborative teams to pursue these opportunities. Develop and lead a win strategy for Army opportunities: Coordinate and participate in meetings with customers, competitors, clients, and teammates to develop win strategy for specific opportunities Meet with customers, competitors, clients, and teammates to develop market insight on requirements, acquisition strategy, acquisition timing, and contract vehicle choices Serve as the lead for call plan development and execution and provide detailed reports for follow-up activities Lead solutioning efforts with the capture/proposal team Perform market research to include customer preferences, competitive analysis and incumbent strengths and weaknesses Develop and present data in Capture Hygiene Checks, Solution Design Reviews, Solution Reviews. Write RFI responses and white papers. Proposal writing and leadership of management and technical volumes to include project management plans, basis of effort development, technical volumes, past performance and staffing plans. Interacts routinely with multiple levels of management, staff, and customers, and follow through on tasking. Collaborate with corporate growth personnel, and other staff across the company to support cross enterprise objectives and customer engagement.