Federal Proposals Lead - End-to-End, DC Hybrid

Finch AI; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 115,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Finch AI is seeking a Proposal Manager to lead federal opportunity proposals from RFP release through submission. You will craft schedules, outlines, and compliance matrices, coordinating input from capture, technical, contracts, pricing, and executives.

Required are experience leading federal proposals, knowledge of Shipley, strong writing, editing, and PM skills, and US citizenship with potential for higher-level clearance. Onsite in the DC metro area as needed.

Qualifications

• Leading federal government proposals across full lifecycle.
• Knowledge of Shipley or similar proposal methodology.
• Strong writing, editing, and project management skills.
• Experience supporting DoW, DHS, FBI, or national security agency customers.
• US Citizenship required; ability to obtain higher-level clearance.
• Willingness to work onsite in the DC metro area.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end proposal development for federal opportunities, from RFP release through submission.
• Develop proposal schedules, outlines, and compliance matrices aligned to Shipley or similar best practices.
• Coordinate contributions from capture, technical, contracts, pricing, and executive stakeholders.
• Facilitate color team reviews and manage proposal production and delivery.
• Ensure full compliance with RFP instructions, evaluation criteria, and formatting requirements.
• Develop win themes and support proposal strategy in coordination with capture management.
• Manage multiple concurrent proposal efforts under tight deadlines.

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

RFPIO

Qvidian

Shipley

Job description

Finch AI is seeking a Proposal Manager to lead federal opportunity proposals from RFP release through submission. You will craft schedules, outlines, and compliance matrices, coordinating input from capture, technical, contracts, pricing, and executives.

Required are experience leading federal proposals, knowledge of Shipley, strong writing, editing, and PM skills, and US citizenship with potential for higher-level clearance. Onsite in the DC metro area as needed.