Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Maximus is hiring a Pursuit Project Manager to lead complex business development opportunities and RFP responses. The role manages cross-functional pursuit teams, integrated project plans, milestones, risks, decisions, and governance activities while using AI-enabled tools and automation to improve execution and visibility.
Responsibilities
- Lead pursuit teams to execute required actions and deliverables aligned to opportunity timelines and RFP requirements
- Create and manage integrated project plans, milestone schedules, dependencies, decision checkpoints, and readiness calendars
- Track action ownership, due dates, completion status, risks, issues, open decisions, and leadership follow-ups
- Manage risk, issue, and action-item logs; escalate decisions and barriers with clear options, impacts, and recommended next steps
- Coordinate and negotiate across operations, IT, pricing, HR, finance, proposal, sales, and other pursuit resources to maintain schedule adherence
- Use approved AI-enabled tools and automation practices to streamline recurring status reporting, meeting-note synthesis, action-item extraction, and risk visibility
- Mentor junior staff; review trackers, status updates, and governance materials for clarity, completeness, and follow-through
Skills
- Specialized experience needed: hands-on management of complex pursuits, proposals, implementations, or other deadline-driven projects with multiple workstreams, dependencies, governance routines, and executive visibility
- Candidates should be advanced users of integrated project plans, milestone schedules, readiness trackers, RAID logs, action registers, decision logs, and executive status reporting
- Must have strong cross-functional coordination experience across operations, IT, pricing, HR, finance, sales, proposal, SMEs, and leadership stakeholders
- Must communicate clearly, escalate early, and use approved AI-enabled tools to streamline notes, action tracking, reporting, and risk visibility
- This position is fully remote and will require a home office
- Reliable high-speed internet service
- Minimum 20 Mpbs download speeds/50 Mpbs for shared internet connectivity
- Minimum 5 Mpbs upload speeds
- Bachelor's degree in relevant field of study and 7+ years of relevant professional experience required, or equivalent combination of education and experience
Benefits
- Work/Life Balance Support - Flexibility tailored to your needs!
- Bonuses based on performance included!
- Comprehensive insurance coverage, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription, and a partially funded HSA.
- Life insurance benefits and discounts on Auto, Home, Renter's, and Pet insurance.
- 401K Retirement Savings plan with Company Matching.
- Unlimited Time Off Package - UTO, Holidays, and extended sick leave.
- Short and Long Term Disability coverage.
- Resources for physical, emotional, and financial wellness through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Recognition Platform to acknowledge and appreciate outstanding employee contributions.
- Tuition Reimbursement.
- Employee perks and discounts.
- Maximus Wellness Program and Resources.
- Professional development opportunities through training programs, workshops, and conferences.
- Fully remote work arrangement.
Company Overview
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