Senior Director of Proposal Management

Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership: Leads the proposal team in creating differentiated B2B submittals (RFPs, RFEIs, and presentations) by translating client intelligence and win strategies into compelling narratives.
• Process Architecture: Establishes departmental protocols for intake and content gathering to ensure organized, efficient cross-functional engagement with Legal, Finance, and Operations.
• Operational Oversight: Manages high-stakes, complex proposal projects, including resource allocation, project plans, timelines, and budgets.
• Quality Assurance: Defines requirements for research, design, and writing to deliver world-class proposals while conducting final quality audits.
• Risk Management: Monitors submission timelines and proactively resolves capacity or coordination issues before they impact deadlines.
• Team Development: Supervises proposal staff and project managers, assigning roles based on project needs and developing team capabilities based on leadership feedback.
• Resource Management: Directs in-house and external creative resources to meet strict deadlines and high quality standards within budget.
• Continuous Improvement: Implements organizational tools and systems to track customer trends and increase project management efficiencies.

Qualifications

• Education & Experience: Requires a minimum of 10 years of combined education and professional experience.
• Leadership Depth: Must include at least 5 years leading a professional team focused on business development proposal or project management.
• Technical Expertise: Requires 10 years of experience developing and delivering creative content and proposal management.
• Industry Knowledge: B2B.
• In-depth training in the creative process and business development project management.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (specifically InDesign) and MS Project.
• Possesses the business intelligence and strategic mindset to understand long-term proposal implications and advance organizational goals.
• Possesses the stakeholder intuition to anticipate the needs of complex stakeholders and diverse employee populations.

Benefits

• Medical
• Prescription
• Dental
• Vision
• AD&D
• Life Insurance
• Short-term disability
• 401K plan

Pay

The pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc.