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Capture Lead - Federal

Cognition AI

Washington, DC · Remote · Lead / Staff / Principal

Listed on Cognition AI’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.

What this role is

Cognition is building federal sales capabilities for its AI software engineering platform, and this role owns the end-to-end capture function—from identifying and pursuing federal contract opportunities to structuring deals and winning repeatable business. The role suits someone with deep federal procurement expertise and operational discipline who can build scalable systems and processes in a fast-growing, less-structured environment.

Our summary, not Cognition AI’s wording. The full posting is on their site.

What they ask for

Required

  • 4+ years federal business operations, capture management, or revenue strategy experience
  • Deep fluency in federal procurement and contract vehicles
  • Strong analytical and modeling capability
  • Track record building capture programs from scratch
  • Willingness to execute without established playbooks
  • Based in Washington, DC or willing to relocate

Nice to have

  • Security clearance or ability to obtain one

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