RFP Delivery Manager

AArete; Pune District; Hybrid; INR 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible PTO

Paid public holidays

Hybrid work model

Health insurance

Personal accident insurance

Term life insurance

Parental leave

Referral bonus

Transport allowance

Night shift allowance

Salary loan facility

Certification reimbursement

Job summary

AArete is seeking a senior RFP Delivery Manager to own end-to-end delivery of the RFP portfolio and partner with the Vice President on strategic positioning and content quality.

The role blends delivery leadership, healthcare and business acumen, and AI-enabled proposal execution, with guardrails to maintain AArete’s direct, non-fluff voice.

Hybrid work with generous benefits and a culture of care, empowering you to craft executive-ready responses and drive win themes across complex pursuits.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in proposal management and RFP leadership.
• Strong executive writing and editing capability.
• Experience with AI in proposal development and governance.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of RFPs from intake to submission.
• Interpret guidance and translate into clear proposal direction.
• Take direct writing ownership for executive sections and ensure voice consistency.
• Apply AI tools for drafting, SME input synthesis, and quality checks.
• Identify risks, manage scope, and maintain compliance across submissions.

Skills

Proposal management

RFP leadership

Executive communications

AI in proposals

Healthcare domain knowledge

Strategic writing

Risk and quality management

Tools

AI tools for proposals

Job description

AArete is one-of-a-kind when it comes to consulting firm culture.

We're a global, innovative management and technology consulting firm with offices in the U.S. and India. Our name comes from the Greek word for excellence: "Arete". And excellence is exactly what we strive for.

We’re celebrating our fourth year as one of Forbes’ World’s Best Management Consulting Firms – and our success starts with our people. From robust career development planning to competitive life and wellness benefits, AArete’s “Culture of Care” takes a holistic approach to the employee experience.

AAretians (our team members) are leaders at every level. You are encouraged to unlock your full potential by directly contributing to our mission and prioritizing personal development and fulfillment.

The Role

The RFP Delivery Manager owns execution of AART’s RFP portfolio while serving as a strategic and writing partner to the Vice President. This role is accountable for end-to-end delivery, content quality, and day-to-day decision-making across all pursuits.

The role combines delivery leadership, healthcare and business acumen, writing ownership, and effective use of AI in the proposal process. It is not a coordination-only role.

Work You'll Do

RFP Delivery Ownership

• Lead RFPs from intake through submission
• Own schedules, compliance tracking, review cycles, and final quality control
• Act as the default decision-maker on delivery-related issues when the VP is unavailable

Strategic Interpretation and Support

• Apply strong healthcare and general business acumen to interpret guidance from Managing Directors and senior SMEs
• Translate high-level or ambiguous input into clear proposal positioning, structure, and direction
• Proactively identify strategy gaps, inconsistencies, or risks and elevate recommendations early

Writing and Content Ownership

• Take direct writing ownership for proposal sections as needed, including executive summaries, approaches, and strategy-heavy responses
• Edit and finalize content to ensure clarity, concision, and executive-level quality
• Ensure consistency with AArete’s voice, POV, win themes, and differentiators

AI-Enabled Proposal Execution

• Use AI tools effectively to improve proposal speed, quality, and consistency
• Apply AI to accelerate drafting, synthesize SME input and prior material, and support compliance and redundancy checks
• Establish clear guardrails to ensure AI output is refined, validated, and elevated AArete’s natural, direct, non-fluff voice
• Coach proposal team members on practical, responsible use of AI in proposal development

Quality and Risk Management

• Enforce standards for clarity, consistency, and non-redundancy across all submissions
• Identify and manage risks related to scope, resourcing, compliance, or narrative quality
• Resolve issues directly where possible; elevate selectively and with options

Key Characteristics of this Role

• Combines execution ownership with strategic judgement
• Requires substantive writing and editing responsibility
• Acts as an operational deputy to the VP
• Uses AI for speed, efficiency, and effectiveness
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• 12+ Years of experience in proposal management, RFP leadership, business development, and executive communications
• High judgment, strong ownership mindset, and low need for oversight. Ability to think critically
• Strong healthcare domain knowledge (preferred but not absolutely required) and solid business acumen
• Experience leading complex RFPs with senior stakeholders
• Executive-level writing and editing capability
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize ambiguous input into clear and differentiating responses
• Practical experience using AI in proposal development
• Flexible Paid Time Off of up to 23 days annually, in addition to 10 paid public holidays
• Hybrid work model with flexible in-office attendance
• Comprehensive health benefits including medical insurance (Mediclaim), personal accident insurance, and term life insurance
• Generous paid parental leave program
• Attractive employee referral bonus scheme
• Transportation allowance and night shift allowance
• Employee advance salary loan facility
• Structured professional certification reimbursement policy to support ongoing learning and development

We put humans at the center of our work

We're a global management and technology consulting firm specializing in strategic profitability improvement, digital transformation, and strategy & change for clients. Our cross-industry solutions are powered by a digital-first mindset, market intelligence, and data-driven approach to deliver purposeful change, actionable insights, and guaranteed results.

But what sets us apart is our people. We are guided by our deeply embedded guiding principles: Excellence, Passion, Loyalty to Clients, Stewardship, Family, Community, Sustainability, and Inclusion.

And we've been recognized as a top firm to work for by companies like Forbes, Top Workplaces Chicago Tribune, and Consulting Magazine.

We've earned a Great Place to Work Certification™ and been named a World’s Best Management Consulting Firm by Forbes, Vault’s Top 50 Firms to Work For, Crain's Chicago Business Fast 50, Inc 5000’s Fastest Growing Firms, and Consulting Magazine's Fastest Growing Firms.

Learn more about our award-winning culture

AArete, LLC (“AArete”) may utilize Artificial Intelligence/Automated Decision-Making Technology/Automated Employment Decision Technology tools and resources (“AI” or “tools” or “resources”) to assist humans in generating job descriptions and postings, recruitment, analyzation of information, screening candidates, evaluation of candidate information, and assisting humans in the selection of potential candidates by all levels of AArete employees for all positions.

AArete may use Microsoft Co-Pilot, OpenAI ChatGPT, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, LinkedIn Recruiter AI and Hiring Assistant, Jobvite Talent Fit and AArete HireSense. AArete may use all the information you provide. Submission of information to AArete shall serve as consent to AArete’s use of AI tools and resources. AArete complies with all applicable law and does not use AI to discriminate against any individual and does not use location or geographic data like zip codes to act in a discriminatory or illegal manner. Your personal data may be used in relation to prospective employment with AArete and will only be retained for so long as legally necessary.

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We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.