Proposal Manager

GP Strategies Corporation; Colombia; On-site; COP 151,630,022 - 227,445,034; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Colombia seeks a mid-senior level Proposal Manager to drive pre-RFP strategy and manage the proposal lifecycle effectively. The role requires strong project management skills, compelling writing abilities, and fluency in GenAI applications. Candidates will facilitate workshops, oversee delivery timelines, and engage with senior stakeholders, all while ensuring proposals meet high-quality standards.

Qualifications

• Experience managing complex proposals with mastery of the bid lifecycle.
• Ability to handle project/program management ruthlessly.
• Strong writing skills and ability to collaborate with designers.

Responsibilities

• Drive pre-RFP strategy and manage proposal lifecycle.
• Design and facilitate workshops for clear decision-making.
• Own delivery schedules and ensure timely submissions.
• Write and edit narratives with evaluator-centric focus.

Skills

Managing complex pursuits/proposals

Project/programme management

GenAI fluency for proposals

Compelling writing and editorial discipline

Stakeholder influence

Tools

Microsoft 365 (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams)

Job description

Proposal Manager – GP Strategies Corporation

Drive pre‑RFP strategy, facilitate high‑stakes workshops, and manage the proposal lifecycle with project discipline.

Key responsibilities

• Shape pursuits pre‑RFP: develop communication plans, competitor/stakeholder analyses; translate into win themes and storyboards.
• Design and facilitate decisive workshops producing clear decisions, actions, and ownership.
• Own schedule and delivery end‑to‑end: critical‑path planning, dependency and change control, risk management, and on‑time submission.
• Write, edit, and architect evaluator‑centric narratives; set document structure, look & feel; brief designers and run final quality gates.
• Operationalise GenAI across the pursuit: prompt patterns, grounded answering/retrieval, critique loops; maintain prompt/answer libraries for reuse.
• Build/maintain light agents to automate intake triage, boilerplate retrieval, compliance checks, and meeting prep; track adoption and impact.
• Curate best‑practice content and case evidence for intelligent reuse; maintain versioning and metadata hygiene for rapid assembly.
• Run post‑pursuit lessons learned and analytics on cycle time, iteration count, compliance/quality issues; feed improvements back into the team.

Skills and experience required

• Demonstrable previous experience of managing complex pursuits/proposals with mastery of the end‑to‑end bid lifecycle.
• Ruthless project/programme management.
• GenAI fluency for proposals (prompting, grounded answer generation, critique/improve loops) and a willingness to build light agents.
• Compelling writing and editorial discipline; ability to partner with designers to elevate structure, visuals, and brand alignment.
• Stakeholder influence at senior levels; calm, candid, and data‑driven under tight deadlines.
• Advanced Microsoft 365 (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams); strong habits for version control and secure collaboration.

Desirable skills and experience

• Proven experience in close collaboration with Marketing and /or Revenue Operations functions.
• Experience coordinating global, multi‑cultural pursuits and orals.
• An interest in and understanding of bid and pursuit best practices and industry developments.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Analyst, Consulting, and Distribution

Industries

Technology, Information and Media, Business Consulting and Services, and IT Services and IT Consulting

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

GP Strategies is committed and proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other federally protected class.