AI Proposals Lead: End-to-End Bid Management

Inventive AI; California; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Inventive AI is seeking a bid manager to own the end-to-end process for RFPs, RFIs, DDQs, and security questionnaires. You will coordinate experts across the company, decide which bids to pursue, and ship compliant, persuasive responses on tight deadlines.

The ideal candidate blends project management, writing, and strategic thinking, with a track record of delivering multiple complex bids and a strong interest in AI-enabled proposal processes.

Qualifications

• 4–8 years managing bids, proposals or RFP responses for B2B SaaS or tech products.
• Track record delivering multiple complex bids on time with strong win potential.
• Excellent written English; ability to craft concise, persuasive, compliant responses.
• Strong PM and stakeholder skills; influence busy experts without formal authority.
• Familiarity with enterprise security, compliance and procurement questions.

Responsibilities

• Own the bid process end to end from intake to submission and deadlines.
• Lead bid/no-bid decisions and qualify opportunities with Sales.
• Define win themes, differentiators and pricing positioning for each bid.
• Coordinate input from Product, Engineering, Security, Legal and Finance.
• Write and edit AI-drafted and SME answers into a single voice.
• Manage content library, retire stale content, and set review cycles.
• Build compliance matrices and run final reviews before submission.
• Run win/loss debriefs and feed lessons into future responses.
• Provide hands-on proposal expertise to Sales and Marketing.

Skills

Bid management

Proposal writing

Stakeholder mgmt

RFP responses

Written English

Project management

AI familiarity

Tools

RFP software

APMP Foundation/Practitioner

Job description

Inventive AI is seeking a bid manager to own the end-to-end process for RFPs, RFIs, DDQs, and security questionnaires. You will coordinate experts across the company, decide which bids to pursue, and ship compliant, persuasive responses on tight deadlines.

The ideal candidate blends project management, writing, and strategic thinking, with a track record of delivering multiple complex bids and a strong interest in AI-enabled proposal processes.