Growth Proposal Lead

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience. Typically 7+ years of experience supporting federal government proposals, capture, business development, or related activities. Demonstrated experience managing complex federal proposals and coordinating cross-functional proposal teams. Strong proposal writing, editing, and storytelling skills, with the ability to produce concise, persuasive, customer-focused content. Solid understanding of federal procurement processes, solicitation structures, evaluation criteria, and proposal compliance. Ability to understand moderately complex technical solutions and work effectively with technical subject matter experts without needing to serve as the technical architect. Experience supporting pre-RFP shaping activities and developing customer-facing materials. Strong project management, organization, facilitation, and deadline-management skills. Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment, manage ambiguity, and shift between strategic and tactical responsibilities. Strong interpersonal skills and the executive presence to work with senior leaders, customers, partners, and internal stakeholders. Preferred Qualifications: Experience supporting Federal agencies and mission environments. Experience with major IDIQs, GWACs, task-order competitions, and other federal contracting vehicles. Experience developing oral presentation materials, white papers, RFIs, sources sought responses, and unsolicited or shaping materials. Understanding of technology, digital transformation, cybersecurity, cloud, data/AI, enterprise IT, or other professional and technical services environments. Familiarity with proposal automation, collaboration, content-management, and generative AI tools used to accelerate proposal development. Core Competencies: Proposal Leadership • Federal Acquisition Knowledge • Growth Operations • Pre-RFP Support • Persuasive Writing and Editing • Technical Comprehension • Customer Focus • Facilitation • Project Management • Collaboration • Strategic Thinking • Attention to Detail • Adaptability What Success Looks Like: This person becomes a trusted, flexible resource across the Portfolio Top Opportunities team: someone who can take ownership of proposal execution, jump in and strengthen a critical section, help develop pre-RFP shaping materials, work productively with technical teams, and consistently improve the clarity, compliance, and competitiveness of priority customer-facing deliverables. 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