Lead Proposal Manager: Strategy, Content & Compliance

Black Box; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Black Box in Plano, TX seeks a seasoned Proposal Manager to own the full lifecycle from inquiry to submission. You will lead content creation, coordinate with Sales, Engineering and Delivery, and drive compliance, risk assessment and win themes across proposals.

You will mentor junior writers, run weekly reviews, and continually improve templates, tools, and processes to shorten turnaround times and improve win rates.

Responsibilities

• Lead Proposal Development from RFP to publication, including planning, writing, graphics, and submission.
• Capture Management Support: align with Sales on strategy, win themes, and color reviews.
• Content Creation & Management: develop reusable content, resumes, capability statements, branding.
• Compliance & Risk Management: ensure proposal compliance, identify contract, pricing, and risk issues.
• Cross-Functional Coordination: coordinate with sales, engineering, and delivery; plan reviews.
• Pricing & Commercial Support: ensure pricing deliverables meet strategy before submission.
• Process Improvement: refine templates/tools to improve efficiency (e.g., Teams/SharePoint).
• Post-Submission Activities: support BAFOs, negotiations, debriefs, and track win rates.
• Team Leadership: mentor junior coordinators/writers; lead weekly opportunity reviews.

Job description

Black Box in Plano, TX seeks a seasoned Proposal Manager to own the full lifecycle from inquiry to submission. You will lead content creation, coordinate with Sales, Engineering and Delivery, and drive compliance, risk assessment and win themes across proposals.

You will mentor junior writers, run weekly reviews, and continually improve templates, tools, and processes to shorten turnaround times and improve win rates.