Director of Proposal Management

Washington, District of Columbia
IDj-10436
Job TypeDirect Hire
Remote TypeFull Remote
Compensation$188490 - $191580 / yr

Pay: $188,490.00 - $191,580.00 per year

Job description:

Why This Is a Great Opportunity

  • Lead and scale growth enablement at a mission-driven digital services firm improving public services
  • Own proposal, capture, and growth operations that directly impact win rates
  • Partner closely with senior Growth, BD, and Executive leaders on high-stakes pursuits
  • Senior leadership role with real influence across people, process, and tooling
  • Fully remote environment built on trust, autonomy, and collaboration
  • Transparent compensation and strong benefits with long-term growth opportunity

Location: US-based remote role. Candidates must reside in: AZ, CA, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, ME, MD, MA, MT, NV, NY, NC, OR, SC, TN, TX, WA, WI. Some travel required.

Note: This role requires 8+ years of growth enablement, proposal, or capture leadership experience in digital services, IT consulting, or software development environments.

About Our Client: Our client is a remote-first digital services firm focused on improving how government and public-interest organizations deliver technology products and services. Their work spans healthcare, public interest, and Veterans services, with a strong emphasis on ethical innovation, transparency, and human-centered design.

Job Description

  • Lead and manage the Growth Enablement team including proposal managers, technical writers, analysts, and operations staff
  • Oversee proposal and capture execution to ensure accuracy, compliance, quality, and competitiveness
  • Drive process alignment, capacity planning, tooling optimization, and continuous improvement across growth functions
  • Provide hands-on leadership for the most strategic pursuits, including pricing, narratives, and business volumes
  • Own and maintain CRM systems, proposal repositories, intelligence tools, and partner databases
  • Ensure consistent use of templates, playbooks, training materials, and reusable artifacts
  • Track contract vehicles and growth intelligence to inform pursuit strategy
  • Present growth enablement insights and results to leadership and stakeholders
  • Represent the organization at conferences, industry events, and partner meetings

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience in proposal management, capture management, bid management, or growth enablement
  • Experience supporting digital services, IT consulting, or software development pursuits
  • Strong proposal leadership experience across RFPs, RFQs, RFIs, ROMs, and contract modifications
  • Proven ability to lead teams, improve processes, and manage competing priorities
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a strong editorial eye
  • Comfort operating in ambiguous, fast-moving growth environments
  • Ability to work independently in a distributed, remote organization
  • Must be authorized to work in the US without sponsorship and pass required background checks

Why You’ll Love Working Here

  • Remote-first culture built around flexibility and autonomy
  • Values-driven organization focused on public good and responsible technology
  • Strong collaboration across Growth, Delivery, and Operations teams
  • Clear leadership trust and ownership, not micromanagement
  • Investment in professional development and long-term career growth

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Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

 

  • Dental insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Retirement plan
  • Vision insurance

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