Manager, Proposal Management

Roles And Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the proposal management team by setting clear expectations, coaching proposal professionals, aligning resources to priorities, and building a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee proposal operations and process excellence across the full lifecycle of government proposals, improving tools, templates, workflows, compliance practices, review processes, and submission readiness.
• Directly manage proposals for complex and high-priority opportunities, including schedules, compliance matrices, kickoff and status meetings, content plans, review cycles, and final submission activities.
• Partner across the business to support growth by working closely with business development, pricing, contracts, technical teams, and leadership to ensure proposal readiness, clear decision-making, and strong execution.
• Ensure high-quality deliverables by driving disciplined reviews, maintaining proposal standards and templates, performing compliance and quality checks, and reducing submission risk through proactive oversight.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, communications, English, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered
• 7+ years of relevant federal proposal management experience including responsibility for complex federal proposals.
• 3+ years of experience leading proposal teams and/or supervising proposal professionals in a deadline-driven environment.
• Strong knowledge of proposal lifecycle management, including compliance, review, and submission procedures.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional proposal teams, including business development, pricing, contracts, and technical subject matter experts.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in fast-paced environment.
• Excellent leadership, communication, facilitation, and organizational skills.
• Exceptional Strong writing, editing, project management, and organizational skills, with attention to detail.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat and proposal management, collaboration, and document control tools.

Pay

Pay Range $128,900 - $161,000

The salary range is intended as a general guideline and is not a guaranteed offer, as compensation depends on various factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate qualifications, experience, internal equity, and market conditions.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package, including health and life insurance, disability coverage, gym reimbursement, mental health support, paid holidays, and PTO.
• Tuition reimbursement option to pay for higher education.
• Seasonal staff events, DEI celebrations, and volunteer opportunities in initiatives that nurture future STEM generations.