Sr. Proposal Writer

Company Overview

NWN is the leading AI-powered technology solutions provider for North America's most innovative public and private organizations. For more than 30 years, NWN has helped over 5,000 CIOs deliver technology modernization programs with its Intelligent Workplace, Customer Experience (CX), Managed Devices, Cybersecurity and Public Safety, Connectivity, and Intelligent Cloud solutions. The company's proprietary Experience Management Platform ensures seamless service delivery, real-time observability and improved efficiency for its clients' most demanding technology needs. NWN is a high-performance, high-integrity team of 1,000+ experts committed to a customer-obsessed culture, earning a 75 Customer Net Promoter Score. The company has been recognized with hundreds of industry awards and is proud to be a 'Best Place to Work' with an 86 Employee Net Promoter Score. For more information, visit: NWN.ai.

Responsibilities

• Leads the development of compliant, persuasive RFX proposals by coordinating inputs, drafting and formatting content, and tracking schedules and requirements to meet deadlines. Maintains templates and standard materials to improve proposal efficiency and consistency
• Lead development of strategic, compliant, and compelling proposal responses for RFPs, RFQs, RFIs, and other complex client requests.
• Analyze solicitation documents to identify requirements, evaluation criteria, win themes, risks, and differentiators, and translate findings into response strategy.
• Lead proposal kickoff calls, content planning sessions, and review cycles (e.g., pink/red/gold team reviews).
• Partner with sales, solution architects, SMEs, recruiting, legal, and finance to develop accurate and competitive responses.
• Ensure adherence to compliance requirements, formatting standards, and submission instructions.
• Lead the development and ongoing management of reusable proposal content, including boilerplate, case studies, past performance, resumes, and solution descriptions.
• Identify content gaps and coordinate with SMEs to create new standardized, high-impact content assets.
• Drive content reuse strategy to improve proposal efficiency, scalability, and consistency across submissions.

Qualifications

Knowledge/Skill Max 10

• Demonstrated ability to lead complex proposals and manage multiple concurrent deadlines.
• Strong writing, editing, and storytelling skills with exceptional attention to detail.

• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Word and proposal development tools.

• Experience developing and managing reusable content libraries or knowledge repositories.
• Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills across cross-functional teams.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in English, Communications, Journalism, Marketing, Business, or a related field (or equivalent experience). 

 

Preferences: 

• Experience supporting public-sector or regulated procurements.
• Familiarity with RFP/RFI/ITN structures and compliance matrices.
• Exposure to technology, IT services, or managed services environments.

At NWN, we provide a comprehensive benefits package to support your well-being in and out of work. This includes medical, dental, and vision plans, Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), income protection through disability and life insurance, and a 401(k) with company match. Enjoy unlimited PTO, paid company holidays, hybrid/remote work, paid bonding leave for eligible employees, employee discounts, and access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP). Additional offerings include accident, critical illness, long-term care, and hospital indemnity coverages, legal and identity theft protection, pet insurance, supplemental life insurances, referral bonuses, charitable donation matching, and allowances for eligible roles. Join a team that values the health and wellbeing of all our employees!

 

All offers of employment at NWN are contingent upon the successful completion of a comprehensive background check. This process ensures a safe and secure work environment for all employees.

 

NWN is an Equal Opportunity Employer: NWN provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment free from unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation or any other status or condition protected by local, state or federal law.