VICE PRESIDENT

Key Responsibilities

• Own the full proposal lifecycle for Ignite. Lead the company's bid and proposal efforts, overseeing proposal development activities, proposal staff, and pursuit support processes.
• Partner with executive leadership and Business Unit leaders to manage and prioritize the enterprise growth pipeline (including organic/tactical/strategic opportunities). Support capture activities, shape opportunity strategies, leverage technical capabilities and past performance, and identify growth opportunities that align with Ignite's strategic objectives, customer needs, and core capabilities.
• Support Ignite prime and subcontract proposals. Direct major recompete and strategic new business proposal efforts, leading cross-functional teams through solution development, pricing, technical and management volume creation, reviews, and submission while ensuring proposals are compelling, compliant, and executable.
• Translate operational lessons learned, customer feedback, and program performance into improved capture strategies, proposal content, win themes, and management practices.
• Strengthen program management, proposal development, and operational best practices while maintaining and continuously improving Ignite's quality management system, including CMMI and ISO compliance.
• Support strategic planning, portfolio reviews, and executive decision-making related to growth, performance, staffing, resource allocation, and organizational priorities.
• Develop and mentor Ignite's workforce through training, professional development, and leadership initiatives that strengthen program execution capabilities and organizational readiness for growth. Lead and develop personnel while fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, acquisition, or a related field; Master’s degree preferred.
• 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in defense acquisition, Government program management, or defense contracting.
• Demonstrated success leading large, complex federal proposals, including recompetes and competitive new business pursuits.
• Experience managing proposal development, capture support, pricing strategy, and cross-functional pursuit teams.
• Strong understanding of federal acquisition processes, contract types, and proposal compliance requirements.
• Experience with quality management frameworks, including CMMI and/or ISO-certified environments.
• Ability to improve program performance and implement enterprise-wide operational processes and standards.
• Strong executive communication, customer engagement, and team-building skills.
• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Active Secret clearance required; Top Secret clearance preferred.