Proposal Specialist

Reuters; Manila; Hybrid; PHP 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Flexible vacation

Mental Health Days off

Headspace app

Tuition reimbursement

Volunteer days off

ESG initiatives

Job summary

Thomson Reuters in Manila, Philippines is seeking a Proposal Specialist to lead the coordination and development of high-quality responses to formal solicitations (RFPs/RFQs/RFIs) from corporations, law firms, and government entities.

You will collaborate with Sales, Solutions Consultants, Legal, and SMEs to ensure accurate, compliant submissions, leverage Qvidian, and contribute to a centralized knowledge base while applying AI-powered tools to streamline reviews with rigorous human oversight.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or international equivalent.
• Superior written and verbal English communication.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal abilities under tight deadlines.
• Attention to detail in compliance-driven environments.
• Ability to work independently and with cross-functional teams.
• Proficiency in MS Office and quick software adoption.
• High level of integrity and discretion with sensitive information.

Responsibilities

• Lead coordination and development of client-tailored responses to formal solicitations.
• Collaborate with Sales, Solutions Consultants, Legal, and SMEs for compliant submissions.
• Utilize Qvidian to retrieve, adapt, and submit content while ensuring quality control.
• Develop customer-facing responses and complete required forms and disclosures.
• Enhance the centralized knowledge base with new Q&A content.
• Apply AI-powered tools to streamline reviews with human oversight.
• Track proposal metrics and drive process optimization.

Skills

Proposal writing

English proficiency

Multi-tasking

Attention to detail

Communication

Independent & collaborative

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Qvidian

Loopio

Microsoft Office

Job description

## Proposal SpecialistApplyremote type: Hybridlocations: Philippines, Manilatime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todaytime left to apply: End Date: August 28, 2026 (30+ days left to apply)job requisition id: JREQ201448**Proposal Specialist – Commercial Excellence | Commercial Contracts**What if you could shape winning proposals that power innovation for legal and corporate clients around the world? As a *Proposal Specialist* on our dynamic Commercial Excellence team at **Thomson Reuters**, you'll play a pivotal role in transforming complex client requirements into compelling, compliant, and competitive submissions. You'll work at the intersection of process, technology, and collaboration—supporting high-impact opportunities across law firms, corporations, and government agencies. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, love refining systems, and want to leverage cutting-edge tools—including AI—to drive efficiency and success, this role is for you.This position is central to our Proposal & Pricing Management (PPM) function, supporting the end-to-end response lifecycle for formal solicitations such as RFPs, RFQs, and RFIs. You'll help maintain and scale our proposal content repository using Qvidian, collaborate with cross-functional experts, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that enhance how we deliver value to customers. As part of a forward-thinking team committed to excellence, you'll have opportunities to grow your skills, influence best practices, and support strategic growth objectives.### **About the Role**In this opportunity as a **Proposal Specialist**, you will:* **Lead** the coordination and development of high-quality, client-tailored responses to formal solicitations (RFPs/RFQs/RFIs) from corporations, law firms, and government entities.* **Collaborate** with Sales, Solutions Consultants, Legal, and Subject Matter Experts to ensure accurate, compliant, and compelling proposal submissions.* **Utilize** our proposal automation platform (Qvidian) to efficiently retrieve, adapt, and submit standardized content while maintaining rigorous quality control.* **Develop** customer-facing responses and complete required forms, certifications, and disclosures in alignment with solicitation requirements.* **Support** the enhancement of our centralized knowledge base by contributing new Q&A pairs and refining existing content for future reuse.* **Apply** AI-powered tools to streamline review processes and project management activities, ensuring human oversight to uphold compliance and mitigate risk.* **Track** and report on proposal metrics to inform performance analysis and process optimization efforts.### **About You**You're a fit for the role of **Proposal Specialist** if you have the following required qualifications:* Bachelor's degree (or international equivalent).* Superior written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to produce clear, professional, and persuasive content.* Demonstrated organizational and interpersonal abilities, with a track record of managing multiple priorities under tight deadlines.* Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy in high-stakes, compliance-driven environments.* Proven ability to work independently and collaboratively across teams, demonstrating accountability and initiative.* Technical proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite—especially Excel and Word—and aptitude for learning new software platforms quickly.* High level of integrity, professionalism, and discretion when handling sensitive or confidential information.**Additional preferred qualifications include:*** Experience in proposal writing or responding to formal solicitations in a corporate, legal, or professional services environment.* Familiarity with proposal management tools such as Qvidian or Loopio.* Background in tax, legal, or regulatory domains—particularly as they relate to client procurement requirements.* Membership in a professional organization such as the Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP).* Interest in or experience applying generative AI tools to improve workflow efficiency and team collaboration.#LI-HB1**What’s in it For You?*** **Hybrid Work Model:** We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.* **Flexibility & Work-Life Balance:** Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.* **Career Development and Growth:** By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.* **Industry Competitive Benefits:** We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.* **Culture:** Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.* **Social Impact:** Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.* **Making a Real-World Impact:** We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.**About Us**Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness, and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.As a global business, we rely on the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of all employees to deliver on our business goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer providing a drug-free workplace.We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law. More information on requesting an accommodation here.