RFx Manager

<strong>About Us</strong> <p>At Cloudflare, we have our eyes set on an ambitious goal: to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers approximately 25 million Internet properties, for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare all have web traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with every request. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company. </p> <p>We realize people do not fit into neat boxes. We are looking for curious and empathetic individuals who are committed to developing themselves and learning new skills, and we are ready to help you do that. We cannot complete our mission without building a diverse and inclusive team. We hire the best people based on an evaluation of their potential and support them throughout their time at Cloudflare. Come join us! </p> <p><strong>Available Locations: </strong>Lisbon, Portugal</p> <p><strong><em>What we’re looking for:</em></strong></p> <p>As part of our expanding global proposal management initiative, we are actively seeking an experienced RFx Manager to enhance our team’s coverage in the EMEA and APJC regions. In this role, you will collaborate closely with the sales team, technical writers, channel partners, product managers, and various subject matter experts across the organization to articulate compelling value-based narratives while also ensuring compliance with complex submission requirements. The ideal candidate will bring expertise in both commercial and public sector bidding practices and will be excited to contribute to various continuous improvement initiatives within our team. Join us in shaping the future of our proposal management endeavors and contribute to our growing global success.</p> <p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Lead the end-to-end development of proposals, ensuring compliance with all requirements and guidelines</li> <li>Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather relevant information and create compelling responses that address customer needs</li> <li>Assist in the ongoing evaluation of current response processes, and provide recommendations for improvements required to optimize work in the EMEA and APJC regions.</li> <li>Contribute to maintenance of a repository of templates, standard language, product collateral, exhibits, and other data resources fo facilitate high quality and accurate responses</li> <li>Lead and contribute to other departmental continuous improvement initiatives as required</li> </ul> <p><strong>Qualifications</strong></p> <ul> <li>Bachelor's degree in business administration, communications, marketing, or a related field (or equivalent experience).</li> <li>4 to 6 years of experience in RFx management</li> <li>Strong knowledge of industry best practices (e.g. Shipley and APMP) such as kickoffs, color reviews, compliance, win themes, schedule, resumes, past performances, etc.</li> <li>Ability to work to time constraints while maintaining a high level of attention to detail; prioritizing tasks and setting expectations accordingly, especially under pressure</li> <li>Strategic thinker with the ability to understand client needs and translate them into compelling proposals.</li> <li>Excellent communication and interpersonal skills both written and verbal to effectively engage with customers and collaborate with internal stakeholders.</li> <li>Must thrive on the excitement and challenge of being on a lean and busy team</li> <li>Experience with the content management and automation capabilities of RFP software like RFPIO, Loopio, or similar</li> <li>Experience with G-Suite and Microsoft Office</li> </ul><p><strong>What Makes Cloudflare Special?</strong></p> <p>We’re not just a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company. We’re a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company with a soul. Fundamental to our mission to help build a better Internet is protecting the free and open Internet.</p> <p><a href="https://blog.cloudflare.com/protecting-free-expression-online/"><strong>Project Galileo</strong></a>: We equip politically and artistically important organizations and journalists with powerful tools to defend themselves against attacks that would otherwise censor their work, technology already used by Cloudflare’s enterprise customers--at no cost.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.cloudflare.com/athenian/">Athenian Project</a></strong>: We created Athenian Project to ensure that state and local governments have the highest level of protection and reliability for free, so that their con