Proposal Manager
Digital Strategy LLC is seeking an experienced Proposal Manager to lead and manage our proposal development process to pursue winning proposals in the federal sector. The Proposal Manager will co-ordinate and produce the proposal (RFI, PPQ, RFP etc.) response whilst assembling a proposal team that has the skills to prepare and submit a winning proposal. Responsibilities include the introduction and implementation of all necessary proposal procedures and governance. This is a highly networked role that requires an ability to work under pressure and to challenging deadlines. The Proposal Manager will work with leadership to be responsible for the full opportunity lifecycle of our proposals.
Core Responsibilities
- Delivery of compliant, professionally produced proposals within customer defined timeframes.
- Coordinate and review / edit proposal input from a variety of stakeholders, typically involving contributions from sales, marketing, product teams, finance, commercial, legal and delivery.
- Communicate and influence at a senior level.
- Coach sales teams in persuasive writing and proposal best practices.
- Create, develop and maintain the documentation associated with the proposal development process as well as curate the Digital Strategy proposal library.
Position Requirements:
Proven ability in planning, producing, and delivering compliant proposals within a complex business environment. The Proposal Manager will be experienced in scheduling and running proposal kick-off meetings, leading storyboarding sessions, facilitating key review meetings / final document review, coordinating proposal governance / sign off, document production, and delivery of the completed proposal. Ideally, they will have experience of designing, managing, and updating a Content Library or Proposal Automation Solution.
Candidates must demonstrate the following experience in order to be considered:
- Bachelor’s degree.
- A minimum of 12 years of work experience, with eight years of proposal management experience in the Federal market place.
- Led/managed winning bid(s) for competitive opportunities where the contract value for the opportunity was $10 million or greater.
- Managed proposal efforts, where it was required to coordinate across both internal and external contributors.
- Successfully managed multiple proposal efforts simultaneously
- Strong written English language skills. (Must be able to provide samples.)
- Proposal automation software (or similar) experience preferred.
Min. Citizenship Status Required: U.S. Citizen
Digital Strategy is a a fully woman-owned and operated small business. We pride ourselves in combining the customer service of a small business with the depth of knowledge of a veteran firm, and strive to deliver cutting edge solutions with an understanding of our customer's environment.
In addition to the flexibility of working remotely, we offer a generous benefits package that includes Health and Life insurance, 401K plan, and Paid-Time-Off, plus 11 Federal holidays!
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