Bid Specialist

Lyft; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 73,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading transportation service company is seeking a Bid Specialist in Montreal to join its Urban Solutions team. This role involves managing the bid lifecycle and preparing winning proposals to support urban mobility projects. The ideal candidate will have experience in bid management and a strong communication background in both French and English. Lyft promotes a hybrid work model with strong in-office collaboration to foster teamwork.

Benefits

Extended health and dental coverage

Mental health benefits

Family building benefits

Flexible paid time off

18 weeks of paid parental leave

Subsidized commuter benefits

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in bid management, business development, or sales.
• Ability to develop recommendations and work effectively with stakeholders.
• Strong oral and written communication skills in French and English.

Responsibilities

• Write winning proposals leveraging AI.
• Develop and optimize pre-bid processes.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams for bid submissions.

Skills

Bid management

Business development

Sales

Time management

B2G sales

Communication

Education

Experience supporting complex bids

Background in city planning or public policy

Tools

Google Suite (Docs, Slides, Sheets)

Job description

At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. We aim to achieve this by cultivating a work environment where all team members belong and have the opportunity to thrive.

Within Lyft, the Lyft Urban Solutions (LUS) team delivers micromobility solutions. Our Montreal office is the birthplace of North America's first automated bike-share system, Bixi, which has since revolutionized urban mobility. Today, our pioneering solutions are deployed in more than 50 cities worldwide, including Barcelona, Bogota, Boston, Buenos Aires, Chicago, Dubai, London, Madrid, Mexico City, Montreal, New York, Rio de Janeiro, San Francisco, and Washington DC.

The Bid Specialist will be an important member of the LUS Enterprise Business Intelligence & Bid Management (BIBM) Team. This team plays a critical role in the early stages of the sales process by analyzing the market, identifying key upcoming opportunities, and spearheading strategic efforts with internal and external stakeholders to prepare for and deliver winning bids and drive existing customer growth. Within the BIBM team, the Bid Specialist is responsible for supporting the end-to-end bid lifecycle, from pre-bid activities to the final submission of comprehensive and winning proposals.

If you share our vision for sustainable transportation that empowers local communities, reduces our environmental footprint and brings people together, we'd love to meet you!

Responsibilities:

• Write winning proposals (leveraging Ai) that describe how Lyft's micromobility and microtransit offerings can help expand the reach of public transit networks.
• Assist in developing and optimizing pre-bid and bid processes to maximize win rates and scalability.
• Support the pre-bid workstream by contributing to RFI response strategies, participating in customer interviews, and ensuring clear communication and information flow across team members.
• Coordinate the cross-functional team through the bid submission workstream to develop bid strategies, work plans and help finalize written deliverables required for winning bid submissions.
• Identify and track key business risks for each bid opportunity and support the development of mitigation plans.
• Work closely with Sales, External Affairs, Product, Supply Chain, and Finance teams to support alignment and successful bid outcomes.

Experience:

• 5 years of experience in bid management, business development, sales or a related field with exposure to B2G sales and public procurement.
• Experience supporting complex bids while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Understanding of commercial terms and conditions in public tender.
• Ability to develop thoughtful recommendations and work effectively with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Some experience with public procurements (B2G Sales) preferred.
• Interest in and knowledge of the global bikeshare competitive landscape is preferred.
• Academic and/or work history in city planning, public transportation or public policy, preferred.
• Strong time management skills, able to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Proficient in the Google Suite, specifically Docs, Slides & Sheets.
• Excellent oral and written communication in French and English (for interacting with English-speaking colleagues and clients outside of Quebec).

Benefits:

• Extended health and dental coverage options, along with life insurance and disability benefits
• Mental health benefits
• Family building benefits
• Pet benefits
• Access to a Lyft funded Health Care Savings Account
• RRSP plan to help save for your future
• In addition to provincial observed holidays, salaried team members are covered under Lyft's flexible paid time off policy. The policy allows team members to take off as much time as they need (with manager approval). Hourly team members get 15 days paid time off, with an additional day for each year of service
• Lyft is proud to support new parents with 18 weeks of paid time off, designed as a top-up plan to complement provincial programs. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible.
• Subsidized commuter benefits

Lyft is committed to creating an inclusive workforce that fosters belonging. Lyft believes that every person has a right to equal employment opportunities without discrimination because of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, pardoned record of offences, or any other basis protected by applicable law or by Company policy. Lyft also strives for a healthy and safe workplace and strictly prohibits harassment of any kind. Accommodation for persons with disabilities will be provided upon request in accordance with applicable law during the application and hiring process. Please contact your recruiter if you wish to make such a request.

Lyft highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. This role will be in-office on a hybrid schedule — Team Members will be expected to work in the office at least 3 days per week, including on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Lyft considers working in the office at least 3 days per week to be an essential function of this hybrid role. Your recruiter can share more information about the various in-office perks Lyft offers. Additionally, hybrid roles have the flexibility to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per year. #Hybrid

The expected base pay range for this position in the Montreal area is CAD $73,440 - CAD $91,800. Salary ranges are dependent on a variety of factors, including qualifications, experience and geographic location. Range is not inclusive of potential equity offering, bonus or benefits. Your recruiter can share more information about the salary range specific to your working location and other factors during the hiring process.