Pre-Sales and Bid Manager (NEW)

Cyro Cyber Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday plus buy/sell option

Formal training & mentoring

Job summary

Cyro Cyber Ltd seeks a Pre-Sales and Bid Manager to lead end-to-end bid development, coordinating with sales, product, marketing, finance, legal and delivery teams to craft winning proposals.

You will oversee Go/No-Go decisions, build win strategies with CRO and Account Managers, and ensure high-quality bids that secure margins and meet deadlines.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3–5 years in solution selling, bid management or pre-sales.
• BPSS clearance and eligible for SC.
• Experience coordinating professional consultancy and managed services projects.
• Excellent organisational, analytical and planning skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication abilities.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office; familiarity with bid management software.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end bid process with deadlines and governance.
• Lead and coordinate virtual bid teams including SMEs, sales, finance, legal and delivery.
• Develop win strategies with the CRO and Account Managers.
• Analyze bid requirements and lead Go/No-Go reviews.
• Document and track risks across the bid lifecycle.
• Ensure high-quality, compelling proposals aligned with client needs.

Skills

Bid management

Pre-sales

Proposal writing

Solution selling

Project coordination

Microsoft Office

Communication

Attention to detail

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Power BI

SharePoint

Teams

Job description

Working Pattern: Hybrid (at least 3 days in office)

Job Type: Permanent

Level: SFIA 5

Reports to: Chief Revenue Officer

THE VACANCY:

Cyro Cyber are looking for a Pre-Sales and Bid Manager to lead and manage the end-to-end bid process, ensuring that high-quality, winning proposals are developed and delivered. You will oversee the full lifecycle of bids, from early client engagement and Go/No-Go decision-making, through to submission, presentation, negotiation, and contract finalisation.

The role requires working closely with multiple stakeholders across sales, marketing, product, finance, legal, operations, and project delivery teams, as well as managing virtual bid teams. You will bring strategic thinking, project management expertise, and commercial acumen to drive successful outcomes.

Primary responsibilities:

Bid Management:

Manage the end-to-end bid process, ensuring all deadlines and governance requirements are met.

Lead and coordinate virtual bid teams, including SMEs, sales, marketing, finance, legal, and project delivery.

Develop clear win strategies in collaboration with the CRO and Account Managers.

Conduct analysis of bid requirements and lead Go/No-Go reviews.

Document and track risks throughout the bid lifecycle.

Ensure proposals are compelling, high-quality, and aligned with client requirements.

Prepare and review commercial aspects to ensure winning bids maintain Cyro margins.

Plan and manage all client presentations required as part of the bid process.

Market Engagement and Pre-RFP Activities:

Monitor and manage PQQ/RFI/RFP platforms (Achilles, CSS3, G-Cloud, Bravo) for early identification of opportunities.

Maintain the Cyro Bid Library and software, ensuring content remains up to date with market trends.

Engage in market intelligence gathering and pre-RFP client engagement to inform solution development.

Project Management:

Coordinate bid-related tasks across multiple workstreams to ensure timely and effective delivery.

Manage resources and dependencies, mitigating risks to meet deadlines without disrupting business priorities.

Support the creation of HLD documentation, task breakdowns, and 3rd party/vendor inputs as required.

Security and Compliance:

Ensure bid activities adhere to internal governance processes.

Work with legal, operations, and resourcing teams during the negotiation and contract phase.

CRITICAL COMPETENCIES:

Proven experience operating in the bid process, proposal writing, or within a similar role

Experience working in a deadline-driven environment with multiple stakeholders.

Excellent project management and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to articulate complex ideas clearly

Outstanding attention to detail

Proficiency in using Microsoft Office tools and familiarity with bid management software

Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines

Enjoy being a team player, ability to convey company culture, values and work ethic to internal staff as well as customers and business partners.

Essential Skills and Experience:

Minimum relevant experience: 3–5 years in solution selling, bid management, or pre-sales roles.

BPSS cleared and eligible for SC

Experienced in project coordination of professional consultancy and managed services.

Excellent organisational skills with analytical and planning skills

Excellent verbal and written communications skills

Methodical with good numeric / financial skills

Takes responsibility and ownership of tasks, seeking clarification as required

Fully conversant with Microsoft suite of products - to include Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Power BI, SharePoint and Teams (Approvals, Shifts)

Desirable experience within the cyber security industry sector

Levels of responsibility: SFIA Level 5

So why choose Cyro for your next opportunity?

To build, run and maintain a successful compliance programme, you need a connected approach – a team you can trust from strategy to support, and everything in between. At Cyro, this is what we do!

As part of our team, you could be working with some of the biggest names in the Critical Nation Infrastructure and Service Provider sectors including London Underground, Network Rail, Transport for London, RNLI, MOD and more. You’ll help us ensure the most important messages get through – however tough the conditions.

Here are just some of the ways we’re different:

You’ll go further with us.We understand the importance of career development and will give you all the support you need to realise your potential. You’ll receive formal training, e-learning and mentoring from top professionals. And we offer opportunities to transfer to other sectors – or even different technology areas.

You’ll make a difference.You could be working outdoors, battling the elements, or in one ofour many offices helping us develop the network infrastructures of tomorrow.

You’ll be treated as an individual.We’re not a vast corporation, which means every individual counts. With us, you’ll be valued and supported, involved and empowered from day one.

You’ll be well rewarded.We offer salary progression that reflects market rates and personal performance, a flexible working environment and excellent training.

Cyro is committed to ensuring that we offer industry leading career opportunities, salary and benefits packages. Join us and you can expect to receive:

25 days holiday, including public holidays, plus the option to buy or sell five days each year

Cyro is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to diversity and inclusion.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.

This job description sets out the duties and responsibilities of the job at the time when it was drawn up. Such duties and responsibilities may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the duties or the level of responsibility entailed. Such variations are a common occurrence and cannot in themselves justify a reconsideration of the grading of the job.