Job Description

Description:

At X-Force our vision is to empower people with innovative XR technology. We do this by assisting organizations in accelerating their adoption of XR: extended Reality (AR, VR, MR) technologies. We focus on optimizing the performance of our clients’ employees while enhancing their customer experience.

In this role the Senior Proposal Manager will take ownership of the full proposal development lifecycle, leading activities from kickoff to submission for highly complex and/or strategic proposals and oversee junior proposal team members on the development of other proposals.

• Mentor/ coach proposal team members; delegate tasking, evaluate skills, develop training plans

• Serve as a liaison between proposal team and upper management; track and report pipeline status; support operational business planning and goal development/ tracking

• Establish, create, and enforce proposal standards; Identify trends and opportunities for improvements in quality and/or efficiency and adjust standards as needed

• Independently anticipate and forecast potential proposal issues and pitfalls; identify and resolve proposal resource constraints

• Oversee submittal of all proposals and coordination with sponsor organization

• Recommend opportunities for proposal graphics; identify gaps in boilerplate graphics; align graphics with win themes

• Maintain subcontractor relationships and address issues with data calls; guide the subcontracts team to include proposal, contracts, and accounting team members

• Manage the assembly and ensure compliance of proposal cost volumes

• Conduct basic copy editing, quality, and compliance reviews

• Professionally represent Design Interactive when working with other companies on teaming proposals

• Manage the Business Development SharePoint site and reusable proposal content

• Support miscellaneous business development activities such as preparation for tradeshows and other marketing events

• Maintain flexibility, demonstrating a willingness to take on additional work and responsibilities as required to support business functions

Requirements: 

Education: Bachelor's degree in related field Communications, Business, or Marketing preferred

Experience: Minimum 5 years of government proposal development experience required

Required Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Working knowledge of government contracting and proposal development; Shipley knowledge strongly preferred

• Requires excellent oral and written communication skills

• Requires ability to work independently and with minimal supervision

• Requires excellent detail orientation and organizational skills

• Requires ability to maintain high quality standards in a very fast-paced environment

• Requires ability to prioritize and balance workload while adapting to deadline changes successfully

• Requires ability to work with a team in a persistent, tactful, and enthusiastic manner

• Requires proficiency in Windows and Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Project

Preferred Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Contracts Management - please note if this is an area you're familiar with

• Advanced skillset of Microsoft Word (formatting and styles)

• Technical writing, copy editing, or other writer training skills

• Working knowledge of basic graphic design tools in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign)

• Interest in technology and/or background in a related technical field such as software development