Hybrid Senior Federal Proposals Manager - DoD/DHS Strategy

ARETUM Holdings LLC; Bethesda (MD); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care plan

401k retirement plan

Life insurance

Paid time off

Family leave

Short/Long-term disability

Training & Development

Job summary

ARETUM Holdings LLC is seeking a Senior Proposal Manager to run the federal proposal process from kickoff through submission. You will coordinate writers, SMEs, pricing, and teaming partners to deliver compliant, compelling proposals aligned with winning strategy.

Responsibilities include developing compliance matrices, schedules, and templates, shaping win themes with capture managers, and leading color-team reviews. Requires 10+ years in federal proposals and DoD/DHS experience.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of federal proposal management experience, including at least 5 years leading complex proposals as the proposal manager.
• Track record managing proposals for DoD, DHS, or civilian agencies with multi-volume responses and teaming.
• Working knowledge of the FAR, contract types, and federal acquisition processes, including IDIQs, GWACs, and task order competitions.
• Strong writing and editing skills, and the ability to turn input from technical SMEs into clear, persuasive content.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams under tight deadlines, often across several pursuits at once.
• U.S. work authorization; sponsorship is not available.

Responsibilities

• Manage federal proposals from kickoff through submission, incl. RFIs, sources sought, task orders, and full-and-open competitions.
• Analyze RFPs and build compliance matrices, annotated outlines, and response templates mapped to Sections L and M.
• Set schedules, assign volume owners, and keep writers, SMEs, and partners on track to deadlines.
• Coordinate with pricing and contracts so the technical, management, past performance, and price volumes tell one consistent story.
• Partner with capture managers to turn win themes and customer insight into proposal strategy; lead color team reviews and ensure final compliance.

Skills

Writing & editing

Cross-functional leadership

Proposal management

Time management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

SharePoint

GovWin

SAM.gov

Job description

ARETUM Holdings LLC is seeking a Senior Proposal Manager to run the federal proposal process from kickoff through submission. You will coordinate writers, SMEs, pricing, and teaming partners to deliver compliant, compelling proposals aligned with winning strategy.

Responsibilities include developing compliance matrices, schedules, and templates, shaping win themes with capture managers, and leading color-team reviews. Requires 10+ years in federal proposals and DoD/DHS experience.