Hybrid Senior Bid & Proposals Leader

Acumen Cyber Limited; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Sche

Company pension scheme

Flexible and hybrid working

Job summary

Acumen Cyber, Glasgow-based with hybrid/remote considered, is seeking an experienced Bid & Proposals Manager to own and scale our bid capability. You will lead end-to-end proposals across public and private sector opportunities, collaborating with sales, marketing and technical teams to deliver compelling, compliant responses.

In this hands-on role, you will develop structure, processes and tooling to support scalable bid activities as the business grows, reporting to senior leadership and

Qualifications

• Proven experience in bid or proposal management within tech/cyber or managed services.
• Experience responding to opportunities across public sector, higher and further education, and enterprise clients.
• Strong understanding of UK public sector procurement frameworks and methodologies.
• Track record of delivering high-quality proposals and strong win rates.
• Excellent written communication; ability to articulate complex technical services clearly.
• Experience introducing structured bid processes, tooling or automation.
• Ability to work effectively with commercial teams and technical SMEs.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end management of bid and proposal responses across public and private sector opportunities.
• Write and coordinate high-quality responses aligned to evaluation criteria and customer requirements.
• Manage bid timelines, inputs and reviews to meet deadlines while maintaining quality.
• Work with technical SMEs to translate cyber security services into clear proposals.
• Support responses to public sector tenders and framework competitions.
• Develop reusable bid content libraries and templates.
• Introduce modern tooling and automation to increase bid capacity and improve win rates.
• Work alongside sales and marketing teams to support opportunity strategy and positioning.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of Acumen Cyber's bid capability as the business scales.

Skills

Bid or proposal management

Written communication

Stakeholder collaboration

Job description

Acumen Cyber, Glasgow-based with hybrid/remote considered, is seeking an experienced Bid & Proposals Manager to own and scale our bid capability. You will lead end-to-end proposals across public and private sector opportunities, collaborating with sales, marketing and technical teams to deliver compelling, compliant responses.

In this hands-on role, you will develop structure, processes and tooling to support scalable bid activities as the business grows, reporting to senior leadership and