Proposal Manager

Proposal Manager

Remote - United States

The Opportunity:

Anthology delivers education and technology solutions so that students can reach their full potential and learning institutions thrive. Our mission is to empower educators and institutions with meaningful innovation that’s simple and intelligent, inspiring student success and institutional growth.

The Power of Together is built on having a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to making diversity, inclusion, and belonging a foundational part of our hiring practices and who we are as a company.

For more information about Anthology and our career opportunities, please visit www.anthology.com.

The Global Proposal Management team manages all aspects of proposal development and effectively works across the organization to obtain information and content needed to deliver a compelling and compliant proposal. The team is responsible for ensuring that our customers and prospects receive proposals that are compliant, on time, high-quality, compelling, visually stunning, and strategic. We are responsible for submitting all RFI, RFP, etc., responses around the globe. We are part of a close-knit team of peers and teammates who support, help, and learn from each other.

The Proposal Manager will be responsible for the introduction and implementation of all necessary proposal procedures and processes. The Proposal Manager will coordinate and produce the proposal response while assembling a proposal team with the relevant service/product/business knowledge required to win. The position is a highly networked role that requires working under pressure and challenging deadlines.

Primary responsibilities will include:

• Demonstrating successful assessment of all bids assigned to support bid qualification decisions
• Holding all response team members accountable for delivering quality content on time
• Quickly identifying areas of the response that will require additional work, clarification, or escalation to ensure that we can meet submission deadlines
• Delivering compliant, professionally produced proposals within defined timeframes
• Scheduling proposal kickoff and strategy calls with appropriate participants, ensuring kickoff and strategy roles have been clearly defined for a successful meeting
• Coordinating and reviewing/editing proposal input from a variety of stakeholders, typically involving contributions from sales, marketing, product teams, finance, legal, and services
• Communicating and influencing at a mid-level individual contributor capacity
• Coaching sales teams and subject matter experts in persuasive writing and proposal best practice
• Staying current on proposal best practices and market trends
• Participating and engaging in all team meetings and activities
• Documenting template management in line with company branding for a centralized Proposals Policies and Procedures manual
• Maintaining RFP metadata so that we can analyze performance and share our growth and improvement with leadership
• Producing graphic designs to complement proposal materials on occasion
• Managing knowledge-based content

The Candidate:

Required skills/qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree, English or Communication major preferred
• 5-8 years of prior experience including recent proposal writing, compelling business writing, or equivalent
• Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP) best practices and Body of Knowledge – APMP Foundation level certification required or be ready to pass the exam in the first 90 days
• Proven experience working with multiple geographically located teams
• Experience manag