Business Development Lead – Federal, State, and Local Contracts
Akicita Federal
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Senior Proposal Manager, Intel-Cyber
Amentum
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Herndon • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United States
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Senior
About the role
- Lead the proposal development process including kickoff meetings, proposal strategy development, writing, editing, and review phases, ensuring all milestones are met.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including capture managers, technical experts, subject matter experts (SMEs), pricing teams, partners, and compliance officers to gather and write proposal content.
- Develop proposal schedules, outlines, compliance matrices, and mock-ups.
- Ensure proposals are fully compliant with RFP requirements, including format, content, and submission guidelines.
- Manage the Pink Team (proposal strategy) and Red Team (proposal review) processes, incorporating feedback and revisions promptly and effectively.
- Oversee production and submission of final proposal documents, ensuring on-time delivery.
- Monitor and communicate ongoing proposal status, issues, and risks to senior management.
- Conduct post-submission debriefings and lessons learned for continuous improvement.
- Mentor and train junior proposal staff and participate in strategic planning for proposal development.
- Engage in networking and relationship-building activities to identify and pursue new business opportunities and support capture planning.
Requirements
- US Citizenship is required.
- Active Top Secret clearance required.
- Hybrid role: when required to be on-site you will report to our Herndon, VA office.
- Ability to be on-site during active proposals.
- Proven track record of successfully managing large-scale, complex proposals for federal government agencies.
- Comprehensive understanding of federal procurement processes and related regulations, including FAR and DFARS.
- Exceptional organizational, project management, and leadership skills.
- Strong verbal and written communication abilities.
- Capacity to adapt to rapidly changing priorities and manage multiple high-stakes projects simultaneously.
- Proficiency with proposal management tools and software, such as Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Adobe Acrobat, SharePoint, and various proposal automation tools.
- 12+ years of relevant experience with Bachelor’s degree OR 8+ years relevant experience with Master’s degree.
- May supervise the activities of others; experience mentoring/training junior staff.
ATS Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
proposal developmentproject managementcompliance matricesproposal strategyproposal writingeditingreview processesfederal procurement processesFARDFARS
Soft skills
organizational skillsleadership skillsverbal communicationwritten communicationadaptabilitymentoringtrainingnetworkingrelationship-buildingstrategic planning
Certifications
Top Secret clearance
