Analyst - Pursuit Management

Maximus; Jackson (MS); Remote; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work/Life Balance Support

Competitive Compensation

Comprehensive Insurance Coverage

Future Planning (401K)

Unlimited Time Off

Wellness Program

Recognition Platform

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Perks and Discounts

Wellness Resources and Programs

Professional Development Opportunities

Job summary

Maximus is hiring an Analyst, Pursuit Operations to support the planning, coordination, and execution of complex business development pursuits and proposal activities. This role manages schedules, trackers, milestones, 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 a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field plus 3+ years of professional experience or equivalent combination.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to coordinate across multiple contributors.
• Experience with AI-enabled tools to support summarization, action organization, and tracking.

Responsibilities

• Support pursuit readiness activities by maintaining schedules, trackers, and workstream coordination 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 to ensure schedule adherence.
• Monitor pursuit milestones, flag schedule risks, and escalate barriers requiring leadership attention.
• Coordinate questions, meetings, reminders, and follow-ups across writing, pricing, operations, sales, and proposal teams.
• Prepare concise status updates summarizing progress, deadlines, risks, decisions, and next steps.
• Use AI-enabled tools to summarize updates, organize action items, and improve follow-up efficiency.

Skills

Attention to detail

Deadline discipline

Cross-functional coordination

AI-enabled tools usage

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Tools

Excel

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 escalat[e] 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.

This position is fully remote and will require a home office.

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