Senior Proposal Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee proposal initiatives from the moment of solicitation release until the final submission.

• Create proposal timelines, compliance matrices, outlines, assignments, review strategies, and production schedules.

• Coordinate proposal efforts across business development, capture, operations, finance, contracts, and executive leadership.

• Manage proposal kickoff meetings, status updates, color team reviews, and final production processes.

• Ensure that all proposal submissions are compliant, complete, and submitted punctually.

• Facilitate Pink, Red, Gold, and Executive Review processes.

• Draft, edit, and enhance proposal content, including executive summaries, management strategies, staffing plans, transition plans, resumes, and past performance narratives.

• Assist in the development of win themes, discriminators, graphics, and executive messaging.

• Review proposal content for clarity, consistency, compliance, and quality assurance.

• Support oral presentations, demonstrations, and customer-facing proposal activities as necessary.

• Develop and uphold the proposal management processes, templates, and standard operating procedures.

• Maintain the corporate proposal library, content repository, and reusable proposal resources.

• Manage the company’s resume database and coordinate updates with project teams.

• Maintain and improve the corporate past performance repository.

• Create and uphold proposal schedules, checklists, compliance tools, and proposal job aids.

• Identify opportunities for enhancing proposal quality, efficiency, and responsiveness.

• Support capture managers during opportunity qualification and pursuit planning activities.

• Assist with bid/no-bid evaluations, opportunity assessments, and gate reviews.

• Conduct research and competitive analysis to aid in strategic pursuits.

• Support the development of customer profiles, competitor profiles, and market intelligence.

• Assist in crafting teaming packages, capability statements, and pursuit materials.

• Evaluate and implement tools that enhance proposal efficiency and quality.

• Facilitate the adoption of artificial intelligence and automation tools for proposal development.

• Identify best practices and lessons learned from completed proposals.

• Recommend process enhancements that boost proposal effectiveness and winning potential.

• Support the maintenance of capability statements, marketing materials, qualification packages, and corporate experience documents.

• Provide proposal and business development updates to leadership upon request.

• Contribute to strategic growth initiatives and special projects.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in English, Communications, Business, Public Administration, Marketing, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

• 7+ years of experience in federal proposal management.

• Proven experience in managing complex federal proposals from solicitation to submission.

• Strong knowledge of federal acquisition processes and proposal requirements.

• Outstanding writing, editing, communication, and organizational abilities.

• Experience in facilitating color team reviews and managing proposal timelines.

• Experience in creating compliance matrices, outlines, proposal templates, and review packages.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, SharePoint, Adobe Acrobat, and collaboration tools.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive insurance coverage, including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability.

• Highly competitive compensation packages.

• 401k plan.

• Generous Paid Time Off.

• Education and training allowances.