Senior Proposal Manager
About the role
TekSynap is seeking a Senior Proposal Manager to lead the development of compliant, detailed, accurate, compelling, and clear written proposals as an essential element of our strategic growth plan.
Responsibilities
- Produces RFP shred, analysis, tracking, and posting of amendments
- Organizes and submits questions to government
- Leads proposal prep tag ups
- Responsible for compliance of proposal product
- Manages graphics development and coordination
- Determines data call needs and manages sending/receiving
- Makes and manages writing assignments
- Researches, adapts, and frames proposal content for non-technical sections
- Partners with capture manager to understand and execute proposal strategy
- Develops and manages proposal schedule
- Counsels and coordinates kickoffs, color team reviews
- Coordinates with internal contributors and external partners
- Supports development of strengths and win themes
- Supports reviews
- Escalates issues impacting proposal quality or submission
- Adapts strategy, resources, and schedule to address problems
- Manages the team of contributors
- Maintains proposal tempo
- Maintains monitoring of government solicitation sites
- Fills gaps in content, team knowledge
- Supervises junior proposal team members
- Provides training and guidance to support personnel
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Eight (8) + years of experience managing proposals for Federal and/or DoD customers
- Demonstrated ability to write and format professional communications
- Experience managing proposals for Department of State
- Foundation in Shipley Proposal Development and Business Development methodology preferred
- Experience developing prime proposals with teams of subcontractors
- Experience developing winning proposals for contract valued at $2M or greater
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Eight (8) + years of progressive experience in various areas of proposal development and management
- Small group leadership and management experience
- Project planning, organizing, and tasking experience
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Analytical skills
- Experience in analyzing and writing RFI/RFP responses
- Managing schedules
- Coordinating contributors and competing priorities
- Ability to adapt strategy, resources, and schedule to address problems
- Ability to manage a team of contributors
- Ability to monitor progress of proposal artifacts and development
- Ability to manage configuration management of SharePoint sites
- Ability to maintain proposal tempo
- Ability to monitor government solicitation sites
- Ability to fill gaps in content, team knowledge
- Ability to supervise junior proposal team members
- Ability to provide training and guidance to support personnel
Overview
TekSynap is a fast-growing high-tech company that understands both the pace of technology today and the need to have a comprehensive well-planned information management environment. The company offers a competitive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, 401K, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability plans, vacation time and holidays.
Work Environment and Physical Demands
- Regularly required to use hands to grip, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear
- Regularly required to stand; walk; sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
- Regularly required to lift up to 10 pounds; frequently required to lift up to 25 pounds; and occasionally required to lift up to 50 pounds
- Regularly required to use close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus
Wage Information
Target salary range: $100,000.00 - $140,000.00.
Equal Employment Opportunity
In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. TekSynap does not discriminate against any person because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, national origin, disability, age, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law (referred to as “protected status”).