Capture Manager - International Business Unit (UK-Based)

Role Overview

We are seeking a UK-based Capture Manager to support Slingshot's International Business Unit (IBU) by driving strategy, structuring competitive deals, and managing capture efforts end-to-end. This individual will balance strategic thinking with hands-on proposal development, ensuring Slingshot wins key international opportunities across the UK, Europe, Canada, South America, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific.

The ideal candidate combines strong capture management acumen, technical writing ability, and a proactive, collaborative mindset. They will work closely with the IBU Growth, Business Development, and Account Executive teams, as well as the U.S. Capture & Proposal Team, to design and execute win strategies that drive measurable growth across international markets.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead capture strategy, execution, and delivery for international government, defense, and commercial space opportunities, with primary focus on the UK and European markets.
• Develop and execute end-to-end capture plans-from qualification through proposal submission-covering win strategy, team formation, pricing, and delivery.
• Author and lead proposal content creation, ensuring technical accuracy, compliance, and alignment with capture strategy.
• Drive proposal writing and storytelling, leveraging internal SMEs, templates, and AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT) for high-quality, rapid content generation.
• Collaborate with the U.S. Capture & Proposal Team to align Shipley-standard processes, tools, and best practices, maintaining global consistency across capture operations.
• Partner with IBU Growth, Business Development, and Account Executives to identify, prioritize, and pursue international opportunities.
• Conduct financial modeling and pricing analysis in coordination with Finance to ensure competitive and sustainable deal structures.
• Perform market intelligence, competitor assessments, and price-to-win analysis for targeted opportunities.
• Cultivate strong relationships with customers, in-country partners, and global primes to position Slingshot effectively in key markets.
• Represent Slingshot at UK and international industry events, conferences, and customer meetings.
• Ensure all capture and proposal efforts comply with ITAR, EAR, FMS, and local export and procurement regulations.
• Support forecasting, pipeline development, and strategic planning for the International Business Unit.

Key Attributes & Soft Skills

Strategic Skills

Proposal & Writing Skills

Character & Fit

Preferred Experience

Minimum Qualifications

Perks & Benefits

Location : United Kingdom (Remote)

US-based Candidates : we are currently only able to hire residents of the following U.S. states : AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NV, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OR, RI, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, and WI. We are unable to consider candidates residing in other U.S. states at this time.

Internationally-based Candidates : we are currently only able to hire residents of the following locations : United Kingdom. We are unable to consider candidates residing in other countries at this time.

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