Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Conduent is a global provider of mission-critical services and solutions for businesses and governments. The Senior Proposal Manager leads the full lifecycle of complex, high-value proposals, developing strategies, coordinating cross-functional teams, and ensuring compliant, high-quality submissions. The role also drives proposal process improvements, tracks performance metrics, and mentors proposal team members.
Responsibilities
- Leading the end-to-end proposal management process for complex RFPs, RFIs, and strategic sales opportunities
- Developing proposal strategies that effectively communicate compelling value propositions and competitive differentiation
- Managing multiple concurrent proposal efforts while ensuring milestones, deadlines, and deliverables are achieved
- Directing proposal planning sessions, kickoff meetings, status reviews, and final production activities
- Establishing proposal schedules, work plans, resource assignments, and submission timelines
- Partnering with Sales leadership and pursuit teams to capture evolving bid strategies and integrate them throughout proposal development
- Guiding cross-functional teams including Marketing, IT, Legal, Contracts, Pricing, Finance, Solution Architects, and subject matter experts throughout the proposal process
- Ensuring all proposal responses comply with customer requirements, procurement regulations, internal governance, and company sales methodologies
- Reviewing, editing, and refining proposal content to ensure clarity, consistency, quality, and persuasive messaging
- Overseeing proposal design, formatting, and production to deliver polished, professional submissions
- Managing proposal quality reviews and implementing rigorous quality assurance standards before submission
- Coaching proposal contributors on best practices, writing standards, and proposal development methodologies
- Driving continuous improvement initiatives for proposal processes, templates, tools, and reusable content libraries
- Tracking proposal metrics, win rates, lessons learned, and performance trends to improve future proposal success
- Mentoring proposal team members and providing leadership during high-pressure deadlines and complex pursuits
Skills
- * Bachelor's degree in English, Journalism, Communications, Marketing, Public Relations, Business, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered
- * Possess 7+ years of progressive experience managing complex commercial proposal development for strategic enterprise opportunities
- * Demonstrate a proven history of leading successful proposal efforts with measurable down-selection and win rates
- * Lead multiple complex proposal efforts simultaneously while consistently meeting aggressive deadlines
- * Build strong collaborative relationships across matrixed organizations and executive stakeholders
- * Communicate exceptionally well through both written and verbal communication
- * Apply advanced proposal management methodologies and best practices
- * Utilize expert-level Microsoft Word skills for proposal creation and document management
- * Leverage Microsoft Office Suite, SharePoint, Salesforce, and Adobe Acrobat Pro effectively
- * Analyze complex RFP requirements and translate them into compliant, customer-focused proposal responses
- * Exercise exceptional project management, organizational, and prioritization skills
- * Maintain outstanding attention to detail while working under tight deadlines
- * Demonstrate executive presence and the ability to lead cross-functional teams through high-pressure proposal cycles
- * Work independently in a remote environment with minimal supervision
- * Support occasional evening and weekend work as required to meet proposal submission deadlines
- * Hold APMP certification or demonstrate active involvement with APMP (preferred)
Benefits
- Remote work: Enjoy the flexibility of working from home while optimizing your work-life balance.
- Comprehensive health and welfare benefits tailored to your needs, effective from day one.
- Retirement savings programs to help secure your financial future.
- Employee discounts on merchandise, services, travel, and more.
- Career growth opportunities and paths for advancement within a global organization.
- Paid training through award-winning learning platforms.
- Paid time off (PTO) packages.
- An award-winning work culture that values diversity and inclusion.
- Eligibility for a bonus or incentive based on business need.
- Health insurance coverage.
- Voluntary dental and vision programs.
- Life and disability insurance.
- Retirement savings plan.
- Paid holidays.
- Paid time off (PTO) or vacation and/or sick time.
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