About the job
Position Summary:
The Director of Capture Management plays a crucial leadership role in steering strategic growth and securing significant enterprise-level pursuits (ECP). This position demands forward-thinking leadership and the ability to guide consultative sales processes effectively. Reporting to the Capture Lead for the Buildings + Places Global Business line, the focus is on crafting and executing successful strategies, fostering collaboration among global and regional teams, and ensuring operational excellence throughout the pursuit lifecycle. Flexibility is offered, with options for remote/virtual work and travel as necessary.
This role requires significant collaboration and pursuit efforts on a global scale, engaging diverse teams and opportunities across multiple regions. Global initiatives and international pursuits are vital, with a heightened emphasis on activities within the Americas, reflecting a more considerable focus in this region.
The position also involves cross-business line pursuits, supporting and enhancing AECOM's complete range of services. However, the primary focus will be on the Buildings + Places business line, ensuring that most efforts and resources are channeled towards the strategic growth and success of this essential service offering.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead major pursuits as the consultative sales process authority, contributing strategy and business development best practices to create competitive win strategies.
- Direct discovery, pre-positioning, differentiation, and delivery strategies for significant transformative programs with current and prospective clients and internal partners.
- Analyze competitive landscapes, leveraging insights from recent wins and losses to refine strategies.
- Promote a collaborative approach, utilizing multidisciplinary teams from across the region and globe to deliver value-driven, client-centric outcomes.
- Ensure partnership between technical, marketing, and bidding staff to uphold proposal best practices.
- Champion the complete lifecycle of the sales process, ensuring quality assurance and adherence to Go/No-Go rigor.
- Coordinate with marketing to implement strategic campaigns aligned with key opportunities.
- Ensure compliance with commercial, financial, legal, and governance elements of contracts.
- Drive accountability for achieving sales metrics and high capture rates.
- Align AECOM’s initiatives with client priorities, focusing on sustainability, resilience, and innovative solutions.
- Help build and maintain a diverse pipeline of qualified opportunities, ensuring alignment with business strategy and objectives.
- Establish trust with client decision-makers and internal stakeholders, including Client Account Managers (CAMs), Marketing, and Bidding teams.
