Analyst - Pursuit Management

Maximus; Baton Rouge (LA); Remote; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work/Life Balance

Bonuses based on performance

Job summary

Maximus is seeking an Analyst, Pursuit Operations to organize and coordinate complex business development pursuits and proposal activities. You will manage schedules, trackers, and milestone calendars to ensure teams meet deadlines.

The ideal candidate excels in fast-paced environments, communicates clearly across proposal, pricing, operations, and sales teams, and leverages AI tools to improve reporting and action tracking for higher pursuit efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field and 3+ years of experience or equivalent.
• Experience organizing and maintaining pursuit schedules, logs, trackers, and risk registers.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to coordinate across multiple contributors.
• Proficiency with AI-enabled tools to summarize updates and improve tracking.

Responsibilities

• Support pursuit readiness by maintaining schedules, trackers, and workstream materials.
• Maintain workplans, action-item logs, decision trackers, milestone calendars, risk registers, and status reports.
• Track owner assignments, due dates, dependencies, open items, and follow-up actions.
• Monitor milestones, flag risks, and escalate barriers to leadership as needed.
• Coordinate questions, meetings, reminders, and follow-ups across teams.
• Prepare concise status updates with progress, deadlines, risks, decisions, and next steps.
• Use AI-enabled tools to summarize updates and improve follow-up efficiency.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Strong communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Teams

SharePoint

Job description

Maximus is hiring an Analyst, Pursuit Operations to support the successful planning, coordination, and execution of complex business development pursuits and proposal activities. This role plays a critical part in maintaining pursuit readiness by managing schedules, workplans, action trackers, milestone calendars, and status reporting to ensure teams remain aligned and on track to meet key deadlines.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, and thrives in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments. Working closely with proposal, pricing, operations, sales, and other cross-functional teams, the Analyst, Pursuit Operations will monitor progress, track actions and dependencies, identify schedule risks, and facilitate timely follow-up on decisions and deliverables. Success in this role requires strong communication, coordination, and problem-solving skills, along with the ability to leverage AI-enabled tools to improve reporting, action tracking, and overall pursuit efficiency. This position offers an excellent opportunity to contribute to high-impact business development efforts while supporting continuous improvement in pursuit operations and business development processes.

Why Maximus?

• Work/Life Balance Support - Flexibility tailored to your needs!




• Competitive Compensation -Bonuses based on performance included!




• Comprehensive Insurance Coverage - Choose from various plans, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription, and partially funded HSA. Additionally, enjoy Life insurance benefits and discounts on Auto, Home, Renter's, and Pet insurance.




• Future Planning - Prepare for retirement with our 401K Retirement Savings plan and Company Matching.




• Unlimited Time Off Package - Enjoy UTO, Holidays, and extended sick leave, along with Short and Long Term Disability coverage.




• Holistic Wellness Support - Access resources for physical, emotional, and financial wellness through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).




• Recognition Platform - Acknowledge and appreciate outstanding employee contributions.




• Tuition Reimbursement - Invest in your ongoing education and development.




• Employee Perks and Discounts - Additional benefits and discounts exclusively for employees.




• Maximus Wellness Program and Resources - Access a range of wellness programs and resources tailored to your needs.




• Professional Development Opportunities-Participate in training programs, workshops, and conferences.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support pursuit readiness activities before and after RFP release by maintaining schedules, trackers, and workstream coordination materials.




• Maintain workplans, action-item logs, decision trackers, milestone calendars, risk registers, and status reports for assigned workstreams.




• Track owner assignments, due dates, dependencies, open items, and follow-up actions to support schedule adherence.




• Monitor pursuit milestones, flag schedule risks, and escalates barriers requiring leadership attention.




• Coordinate questions, meetings, reminders, and follow-ups across writing, pricing, operations, sales, and proposal teams.




• Prepare concise status updates that summarize progress, upcoming deadlines, risks, decisions, and next steps.




• Use approved AI-enabled tools to help summarize updates, organize action items, streamline tracker maintenance, and improve follow-up efficiency.

Minimum Requirements

'- Bachelor's degree in relevant field of study and 3+ years of relevant professional experience required, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Program Requirements:

-Specialized experience needed: organizing and maintaining pursuit schedules, workplans, action-item logs, decision trackers, milestone calendars, risk registers, status reports, meeting notes, and follow-up materials.

-Candidates must demonstrate strong attention to detail, responsiveness, deadline discipline, and ability to coordinate across multiple contributors.

-Must be able to identify incomplete information, flag schedule risks, prepare concise updates, and use approved AI-enabled tools to support summarization, action organization, tracker maintenance, and follow-up efficiency.

-Strong Excel, Teams, SharePoint, and collaboration-tool skills preferred.

Home office requirements:

Reliable high-speed internet service

Minimum 20 Mpbs download speeds/50 Mpbs for shared internet connectivity

Minimum 5 Mpbs upload speeds

Maximus is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics.

Minimum Salary

$75,000

Maximum Salary

$100,000