BID MANAGER (AI-AUGMENTED)

Black Pearl; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

Black Pearl, Abu Dhabi, seeks an experienced Bid Manager to lead end-to-end ICT and digital transformation bids for government and education sectors. You will drive proposal development with presales, architects, and SMEs, ensuring high-quality, compliant submissions and seamless handover to delivery.

The role emphasizes AI-assisted analysis and content generation while maintaining strong human oversight for accuracy, risk, and confidentiality across client engagements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/CE/telecommunications or related technology discipline.
• 7+ years of professional IT/ICT experience with bid management or proposal management.
• Knowledge of multi-disciplinary ICT ecosystems (Cloud, Cybersecurity, Data Networks, System Integration, Managed Services).
• Experience with enterprise Generative AI tools (e.g., Copilot, ChatGPT) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own the bid lifecycle from qualification, bid/no-bid, through submission and handover to delivery.
• Collaborate with solution architects, presales, SMEs to build cohesive ICT proposals.
• Lead AI-assisted drafting and ensure content is thoroughly reviewed and validated.
• Maintain compliance matrices, BoQs alignment, and risk management across proposals.

Skills

Node.js

JavaScript

TypeScript

REST APIs

GraphQL

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Kafka

Bid Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Telecommunications

Tools

Copilot

ChatGPT

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Bid Manager to lead and manage the end-to-end bid process for complex ICT and digital transformation opportunities. This role for a leading national technology and digital infrastructure enterprise based in Abu Dhabi, specializing in high-performance computing, advanced networking, and cloud/cybersecurity solutions tailored for the education, research, and government sectors across the UAE. This role is uniquely designed for a forward-thinking professional who leverages AI-augmented tools to accelerate document analysis, proposal drafting, and compliance tracking, while maintaining full human ownership, quality control, and risk oversight over all client commitments.

Key Responsibilities

1. Bid Lifecycle & Process Ownership

• Manage the complete proposal lifecycle from opportunity qualification and Bid/No-Bid analysis through submission, clarification, negotiation, and handover to project delivery.
• Analyze complex RFP, RFI, and tender documents using AI extraction tools to generate initial requirement breakdowns, personally validating and refining all outputs.
• Develop and maintain bid schedules, compliance matrices, responsibility trackers, and submission checklists.

2. Solution & Proposal Development

• Collaborate with Solution Architects, Presales Engineers, and Technical SMEs across Cloud, Cyber, Infrastructure, and Managed Services to build cohesive, end-to-end ICT proposals.
• Direct AI-assisted drafting of technical and commercial sections utilizing the corporate proposal repository, ensuring every piece of content is thoroughly reviewed, rewritten, and fact-checked before client submission.
• Consolidate technical, commercial, legal, and administrative inputs into a seamless, high-quality proposal package.
• Ensure strict alignment between technical architecture, Bills of Quantities (BoQs), vendor quotations, and contractual scopes.

3. Quality Control, Compliance & Risk Management

• Maintain final accountability for the accuracy and authenticity of all submitted proposals, enforcing strict review processes to eliminate AI hallucinations or factual errors.
• Enforce institutional data-handling and confidentiality protocols regarding what client data can be processed by external generative AI engines.
• Identify bid risks, exclusions, dependencies, and contractual gaps, coordinating mitigation strategies with legal and finance teams.

4. Partner & Stakeholder Coordination

• Liaise with global technology OEMs, vendors, and subcontractors to obtain necessary technical, licensing, and commercial inputs.
• Coordinate responses to client clarifications, support post-submission technical presentations, and lead smooth handovers of awarded bids to the Delivery/PMO teams.
• Maintain and continuously enrich the AI-searchable bid knowledge repository with past proposals, standard templates, and post-bid lessons learned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Telecommunications, or a related technology discipline.
• Minimum of 7 years of professional experience in the IT/ICT industry, with a strong background in Bid Management, Presales, or Proposal Management for complex enterprise technology solutions.
• Solid understanding of multi-disciplinary ICT ecosystems (Cloud, Cybersecurity, Data Networks, System Integration, and Managed Services).
• Hands-on experience directing enterprise Generative AI tools (e.g., Copilot, ChatGPT/Cl

Skills

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience; 14+ years overall preferred.
• 10+ years of Node.js experience.
• Strong experience with Node.js, JavaScript, databases, and TypeScript.
• Experience with REST APIs, GraphQL, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and Kafka.
• Banking / Financial Services / Fintech experience preferred.
• Bachelor's degree / postgraduate qualification in Computer Science or related field.
• Degree attestation required.