Strategic Acquisitions Specialist

GDIT’s Strategic Initiatives organization is seeking a seasoned federal procurement leader to shape enterprise-level acquisition strategies that drive competitive advantage across the Defense, Health, and Civilian sectors.

About the role

As the Strategic Acquisitions Specialist, you will operate as a senior-level expert and trusted advisor, applying deep procurement experience to influence corporate strategy, architect alternative acquisition pathways, inform major investment decisions, and support high-impact competitive positioning. Your insights will shape significant pipeline pursuits, emerging acquisition strategies, and executive decision-making across the enterprise.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise acquisition strategy development across the full opportunity lifecycle—from early shaping and qualification through capture, proposal, award, transition, and execution readiness.
• Provide authoritative research, analysis, and assessments on acquisition pathways, competitive dynamics, evaluation criteria, pricing considerations, and risk factors to guide bid decisions and corporate growth priorities.
• Develop strategies for alternative procurement pathways, including OTA Prototypes and Follow-on Production, CSOs, SBIR Phase III transitions, rapid acquisition/innovation cells, consortia-based OTAs, demonstrations, and BAAs.
• Advise capture leaders, pricing teams, delivery executives, and senior strategy stakeholders on customer intent, evaluation posture, competitive positioning, and procurement risks.
• Collaborate with contracts, legal, pricing, finance, delivery, and capture teams to operationalize acquisition strategies, ensure compliance, and drive readiness for execution.
• Lead creation of executive-level briefings and decision materials that support strategic investments, alternative acquisition recommendations, and enterprise growth planning.
• Monitor shifts in procurement policy, regulatory changes, and customer behavior; translate trends into actionable enterprise guidance and competitive strategy.
• Shape early customer engagement and market-shaping strategies aligned to priority growth areas and emerging mission needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or 4+ years of acquisition-related experience in lieu of a degree.
• 10+ years’ experience in federal acquisition support, capture strategy, business development, or policy analysis.
• Strong acquisition strategy expertise, including the ability to shape acquisition approaches, interpret customer intent, and guide competitive positioning across the full lifecycle.
• Deep understanding of alternative acquisition pathways, including OTA Prototypes and Follow-on Production, CSOs, SBIR Phase III, consortia-based OTAs, and rapid acquisition mechanisms.
• Insight into source selection and evaluation processes, with the ability to anticipate evaluation factors, risks, tradeoffs, and competitive implications.
• Senior advisory and judgment skills, with demonstrated ability to support executive-level decisions and develop clear, defensible strategic recommendations.
• Cross-functional collaboration ability, including experience working with contracts, pricing, legal, finance, capture, and delivery to align on acquisition strategies.
• Ability to anticipate policy, regulatory, and market changes, and translate those shifts into actionable recommendations for early positioning and growth.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to synthesize complex acquisition and competitive information.
• Ability to work cross-functionally and influence stakeholders without formal authority.

Skills

• Competitive Strategies
• Relationship Building
• Stakeholder Influence

Schedule

• Hybrid work schedule of 3+ days per week in Falls Church, Virginia.
• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
• Travel Required: 10-25%

Pay

The likely salary range for this position is $164,382 - $195,500.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plan options, including Health Savings Accounts.
• 401(k) plan with company match (pre and post-tax contributions up to IRS annual limits).
• Paid time off, including vacation, sick, personal time, holidays, parental leave, military leave, bereavement, and jury duty leave.
• Short and long-term disability benefits, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel and accident insurance.
• Flexible work weeks where possible to encourage work/life balance.