Strategic Bids Leader, AI & Growth

Faculty; England; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Faculty seeks a strategic and ambitious Senior Bids Manager to lead our most complex, high-value opportunities across the public and private sectors. You will orchestrate end-to-end bid processes, distilling technical brilliance into persuasive, customer-centric proposals.

As a core role within our Central Sales function, you will drive revenue growth and refine frameworks to win and scale our global impact.

Qualifications

• Experience leading large-scale bids in private or public sector contexts.
• Ability to translate complex AI concepts into clear narratives.
• Strong relationship-building with senior stakeholders under tight timelines.
• Highly organized, proactive, and able to juggle multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end bid lifecycle for high-value opportunities from kick-off to final presentation.
• Drive Bid/No Bid evaluations and define resource requirements.
• Craft high-quality prose translating technical and commercial detail into value propositions.
• Collaborate with senior SMEs and C-suite to align bid strategy with commercial goals.
• Identify process improvements and implement best practices for tender monitoring.
• Mentor junior bid managers and coordinators to foster excellence.
• Facilitate milestone meetings and manage client interactions through delivery.

Skills

Bid management

Stakeholder management

Proposal writing

Strategic thinking

Leadership & mentoring

Communication

Job description

Faculty seeks a strategic and ambitious Senior Bids Manager to lead our most complex, high-value opportunities across the public and private sectors. You will orchestrate end-to-end bid processes, distilling technical brilliance into persuasive, customer-centric proposals.

As a core role within our Central Sales function, you will drive revenue growth and refine frameworks to win and scale our global impact.