Proposal Manager

The Proposal Manager is responsible for the development and quality assurance of proposals throughout the development process. The Proposal Manager works closely with technical SMEs, sales, contracts, and other departments to drive the development of compliant and compelling RFx responses. This individual provides critical analysis of RFx requirements; understands services to assemble response teams; and leads the proposal creation, content development, review, and quality assurance processes. The Proposal Manager ensures all proposal deliverables are high quality, align with GuidePoint's strategic objectives, and comply with RFx requirements and deadlines.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Provide support for commercial and SLED RFXs

Independently manage the entire process of responding to complex RFXs, from receipt of support request through the submission of proposal deliverables

Serve as primary point of contact for proposal stakeholders, coordinating efforts across multiple departments and regions

Help maintain and contribute to proposal content libraries, templates, and process documentation

Provide expert guidance on proposal strategy, structure, and presentation

Conduct thorough compliance reviews to ensure all proposal requirements are met

Run reports and perform research to write new, non-technical content (e.g. cover letters, executive summaries, past performances, etc.); customize existing content (e.g. to fit client’s industry)

Write new content and edit, customize, and refine existing verbiage to enhance clarity, persuasiveness, and alignment with win themes

Required Experience:

Bachelor's degree in English, technical writing/editing, or a related technical discipline or related experience

Minimum of 5 years of experience in proposal development

Demonstrated expertise in managing complex RFXs independently. Experience managing and developing multi-volume, multi-practice/services, multi-solution, and/or multi-vendor RFx responses

Proven ability to develop winning proposal strategies. Must have strong editing skills and experience writing new content

Strong technical aptitude and experience within the cybersecurity and/or IT industry

Ability to absorb a large amount of information, in a continuously changing industry

Excellent project management skills with the ability to manage multiple RFx requests and deadlines simultaneously

Flexibility and adaptability to work with tight/shortened RFx deadlines

Self-motivated, disciplined, and comfortable working independently in a remote environment, with limited guidance

Highly organized with extreme attention to details

Preferred familiarity with Salesforce, Certinia, and/or Responsive (or other content management systems) and technical aptitude to learn new software/systems quickly

Travel Requirements:

Up to 10% Travel Required

Physical Requirements:

Sedentary work

Substantial movement of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers for a minimum of 8 hours a day

Required to have close visual acuity to view computer terminal and/or extensive reading for a minimum of 8 hours a day

Must be able to lift up to 50lbs.