Ascension is seeking a high-performing Capture & Program Lead to drive the development, integration, and delivery of enterprise-wide Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) solutions in support of WSSC Water’s modernization initiative.

This role is critical to shaping and delivering a centralized CLM capability that addresses decentralized contract management challenges, improves visibility, and strengthens governance and compliance oversight across departments .

The ideal candidate is a strategic program leader and technical integrator who can bridge business, acquisition, and technology domains. This individual will lead cross-functional teams to design and implement solutions that support:

• Centralized contract repositories
• Role-based governance and access controls
• Workflow automation and lifecycle management
• Reporting, dashboards, and audit readiness

This position is essential to ensuring solution alignment with enterprise objectives, regulatory expectations, and operational efficiency goals.

Position Summary

The Capture & Program Lead serves as the single accountable lead responsible for managing the end-to-end delivery of CLM-related efforts, including response development, stakeholder engagement, solution architecture alignment, and implementation planning.

The ideal candidate is:

• A detail-oriented, highly organized program leader capable of managing complex, multi-stakeholder environments
• A self-driven professional who thrives in ambiguous environments and can operate with minimal oversight
• Skilled at anticipating risks, integrating inputs, and driving cohesive solutions
• Experienced in federal/state acquisition lifecycle management, enterprise systems, and workflow automation platforms

This role will support WSSC Water’s need to transition from fragmented contract tracking to a centralized, governed, and technology-enabled CLM ecosystem .

Day-to-Day Activities

• Lead development of CLM solution strategy aligned to client objectives and RFI requirements
• Manage and integrate inputs from SMEs across functional areas (technical, governance, data, and operations)
• Develop and maintain program plans, schedules, and deliverables
• Facilitate stakeholder meetings, workshops, and requirements sessions
• Analyze current-state contract management processes and identify gaps
• Design future-state workflows for contract creation, approval, renewal, and closeout
• Oversee development of governance models including role-based access controls
• Coordinate development of reporting frameworks, dashboards, and analytics solutions
• Ensure alignment with system integration requirements (ERP, procurement systems, APIs)
• Lead development of technical documentation, briefings, and executive presentations
• Monitor risks, issues, and dependencies and implement mitigation strategies
• Ensure compliance with applicable policies, standards, and best practices
• Support transition planning, change management, and user adoption strategies