Manager, Proposals

NRF United Kingdom; Georgia; On-site; USD 145,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company matching

Parental leave (14 weeks)

Job summary

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP seeks a Manager, Proposals to lead the full proposal lifecycle across US practices, ensuring timely, consistent, and professional responses. The role requires self-motivation, strong organization, and excellent written and verbal communication skills.

The ideal candidate can work independently or in a team, liaising with partners and BD peers, and leveraging tools like PERSUIT and MS Office to produce high-quality materials under tight deadlines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or 9 years of relevant proposals experience.
• Strong writing, research, proofreading and attention to detail.
• Experience in a law firm or professional services setting preferred.
• Ability to liaise with lawyers and stakeholders and manage deadlines.
• Proven project management and organizational skills; capable of working autonomously or in a team.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the full proposal lifecycle across US practices.
• Coordinate inputs from pricing, legal professionals, PM, and competitive intel.
• Collaborate with business development teams across regions and panels.
• Write, edit, and maintain up-to-date practice and experience descriptions.
• Audit materials and develop new copy and approaches as needed.
• Maintain opportunities tracking system and produce leadership reports.
• Coordinate with partners and firm stakeholders globally.
• Prepare client placemats and presentations as requested.

Skills

Proposal management

Writing & editing

Project coordination

Stakeholder management

Microsoft Office

PERSUIT

Experience management systems

Education

Bachelor's degree

9 years relevant experience in proposals

Tools

PERSUIT

Experience management systems

Job description

At Norton Rose Fulbright, people thrive because of a shared commitment to quality, unity and integrity. The highly regarded law firm consistently receives recognition from Great Place to Work and Top Workplaces, two companies that specialize in assessing organizational culture. Teams collaborate across regions, value new ideas and deliver meaningful client solutions, supported by a culture that embraces ambition, development and shared success. With more than 3,000 lawyers and 3,000 business services professionals working together across 50 offices worldwide, this global law firm provides a full range of legal services to leading corporations and financial institutions operating in key markets and sectors.

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP is seeking a Manager, Proposals who will provide full proposal lifecycle support across the US practices, ensuring responses are completed in an efficient, consistent, and professional manner. Strong organizational skills, creative thinking, and a proven ability to meet tight deadlines and juggle multiple projects, together with excellent written and verbal communications skills are essential. The ideal candidate is self-motivated and works well independently and as part of a collaborative team.

Responsibilities

• Managing and driving the preparation of proposals.
• Coordinate input and gather insights from multiple sources, including pricing, legal professionals, legal project management, and competitive intelligence.
• Develop and manage relationships and work collaboratively with business development peers in practice areas, sectors and client teams.
• Provide project management support and information resources in order that strategic and panel responses are completed in an efficient, consistent and professional manner.
• Write, edit, and manage up-to-date practice and experience descriptions and copy.
• Support the auditing of existing materials to evaluate strategy and create new copy and approaches as appropriate.
• Update and maintain the opportunities module tracking system and assist in the creation of leadership reports.
• Direct coordination with partners and key stakeholders of the firm.
• Coordinate and collaborate with colleagues on a global level for inter-region and panel opportunities.
• Prepare placemats and client presentations, as requested.

Other duties Please note this job description does not cover or contain all activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the colleague for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of relevant experience working in proposals functions.
• In lieu of a bachelor’s degree, 9 years of relevant experience working in proposals functions.
• Experience working in a law firm or professional services setting highly preferred.
• Strong research and writing skills, as well as superior proofreading skills and attention to detail.
• Strong professional presence, comfortable interacting and collaborating with lawyers, other professionals and staff within the firm.
• Possesses diplomacy, enthusiasm, and perseverance.
• A self-starter who can work on own initiative and is proactive in developing solutions.
• Ability to liaise confidently and build relationships with people at all levels.
• Ability to work under pressure and within tight deadlines.
• Excellent project management and organizational skills and ability to manage workload.
• Ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team.
• Strong proficiency in using Microsoft Suite (including direct experience with Word, PowerPoint and advanced functions within Excel); PERSUIT and experience management systems a plus.
• Promotes and demonstrates our business principles of quality, unity and integrity.
• Employees are entitled to compensation commensurate with skills and experience.

The full-time base annual salary ranges for this position in the markets below are expected to be: Chicago, Illinois, and Minneapolis, Minnesota: $105,000-$151,000 Washington, District of Columbia: $140,000-$160,000 New York: $145,000-$180,000 These ranges represent the firm’s good-faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting for these locations. Compensation in other markets may vary based on local market data. Bonus opportunities are not guaranteed and are dependent upon individual and firm performance.

Benefits

• Benefit packages include access to three medical insurance plans, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, and disability insurance.
• Employees can also access pre-tax benefits such as health savings and flexible spending accounts.
• Norton Rose Fulbright helps provide financial security by allowing employees to participate in a 401(k) savings plan and profit-sharing plans if eligible.
• Full-time employees are eligible to access fertility benefits designed to support fertility and family-forming journeys.
• Employees may also access commuter benefits where applicable and student loan assistance refinancing options.
• Competitive paid time off plan, which provides a minimum of 20 days off based on your role and tenure with the firm.
• Generous paid maternity leave and paid paternity leave (parental leave) benefit allowing parents to take a minimum of 14 weeks of paid leave to bond with your newborn or adopted child(ren).
• Employees may also access child care support through a back-up care program.
• Employees are also entitled to 11 Firm holidays.

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal laws and their implementing regulations that require the collection and recording of certain data and information. The information we receive will not be used to make any decision regarding employment and will be kept separate from your application. Similarly, self-identification information is kept confidential and used only in accordance with applicable federal laws and regulations.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

Norton Rose Fulbright is committed to providing reasonable accommodation as an Equal Opportunity Employer to applicants with disabilities. If you require assistance or accommodation to complete your application, please contact [e-mail]. Please provide your contact information and a description of your accessibility issue. We will make a determination on your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.

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Equal Employment Opportunity Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the firm, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c).

Norton Rose Fulbright provides a full scope of legal services to the world's preeminent corporations and financial institutions. The global law firm has more than 3,000 lawyers advising clients across locations in the United States, Europe, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa and the Middle East. With its global business principles of quality, unity and integrity, Norton Rose Fulbright is recognized for its client service in key industries, including financial institutions; energy, infrastructure and resources; technology; transport; life sciences and healthcare; and consumer markets.