Lead Proposal Writer

Position: Lead Proposal Writer

Location: Remote-United States

Position Type: Full Time

Travel: 10%

Position Overview: The Proposal Writer will play a crucial role in our business development efforts by creating persuasive and compelling proposals. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, analyze RFPs, and collaborate with technical experts and partners to craft winning proposals. Your ability to translate complex technical information into clear and concise documents will be vital to our success.

Responsibilities:

• Serve on a team of proposal writers, gathering and formatting information, outlining proposal sections, and editing drafts.

• Analyze RFPs to develop proposal documents, including compliance matrices, section outlines, win themes, storyboards, and team reviews.

• Assist with research of new business opportunities, assess the competitive landscape, and identify potential teaming partners.

• Assist with maintaining and managing business development/opportunity tracking databases.

• Establish priorities and target dates for information gathering, writing, and review to meet proposal deadlines.

• Proactively communicate challenges and mitigation plans to the President.

• Assist with developing the storyboard process, develop board outlines, and facilitate preliminary review sessions.

• Collaborate with the director of growth/ proposal manager to develop proposal templates, style guides, and standard formats to ensure quality and consistency.

• Review proposals for compliance with RFP requirements.

• Organize and maintain databases/documents of past performance data for proposal use.

• Continuously improve proposal writing processes based on feedback from leadership.

• Develop strong relationships with technical experts, teaming partners, and internal project managers to understand our core competencies better.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required

• Minimum 5 years proposal writing experience (3 years working with federal contracts) with RFP analysis, project management, or equivalent

• Familiarity with federal government contracting, including regulations compliance (FAR), and overall federal acquisition process

• Experience writing ROP (Request for proposal)

• Strong organizational, customer service, and communication skills.

• Exceptional writing skills and the ability to convey complex technical concepts clearly, concisely and persuasively under time constraints.

• Strong project management skills with the ability to prioritize tasks and thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Microsoft Word, Teams, Outlook and Excel) and proposal software (Capture to Proposal, GovWin, GovTribe, Sam.gov) or similar programs.

• Proven experience in working with teams, partners, and subcontractors; working in cross-functional teams or matrix organizations preferred.

• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and persist under pressure.

• Ability to align business development strategies with organizational goals.

• Familiarity with proposal best practices and industry standards.

• Experience in project management, sales, marketing, or business development is a plus.

• Department Of Defense proposal writing experience preferred

• Military experience, particularly in Special Operations Forces (SOF) Military Occupational Specialties (MOSs) or Intelligence-related MOSs, will be considered highly valuable

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk, listen, and write. The employee frequently is required to use foot/ankle motions, hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is required to stand, walk, sit; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to be the best qualified for the position and successfully perform the functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made (if possible