Project Manager – RFP & Implementation Readiness

Conduent; United States; Remote; USD 77,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Welfare Benefits

Retirement Savings

Employee Discounts

Career Growth Opportunities

Paid Training

Paid time off

Great Work Environment

Job summary

Conduent is seeking a Project Manager – RFP & Implementation Readiness to bridge Proposal Management, Business Development, and PMO leadership through the RFP process and into delivery. You will validate plans, timelines, staffing, and commitments to ensure post-award delivery is realistic.

In this role, you will collaborate with proposal teams, solution architects, and delivery leaders to craft practical implementation approaches, identify risks, and support transition from proposal to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of project management, program management, PMO, or implementation leadership experience.
• Experience developing and managing complex project plans for large-scale government implementations.
• Strong knowledge of project scheduling, resource planning, dependencies, critical path analysis, and project lifecycle management.
• Experience supporting RFP, proposal, bid, or pre-sales activities.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and facilitation skills.
• Ability to challenge assumptions and influence decisions across teams.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary PMO point of contact for implementation-related RFP and proposal activities.
• Partner with Proposal Management, Business Development, Solution Architects, and delivery leaders to develop realistic implementation approaches.
• Develop and validate project plans, schedules, milestones, dependencies, staffing needs, and implementation timelines using delivery experience and historical project data to ensure proposed commitments are achievable.
• Identify and address risks, assumptions, resource constraints, and unrealistic delivery commitments before proposals are submitted.
• Provide PMO leadership with visibility into upcoming opportunities, staffing needs, and implementation readiness.
• Ensure appropriate project leadership and resources are identified for anticipated contract awards.
• Coordinate the transition from proposal to implementation, ensuring project teams understand key commitments, risks, assumptions, and dependencies.
• Develop and improve implementation planning standards, templates, and processes using lessons learned and actual project performance to improve future estimates and delivery commitments.

Skills

7+ years project management

PMO leadership

stakeholder management

scheduling & critical path

proposal support experience

communication & facilitation

influence cross-team decisions

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Job description

The Project Manager – RFP & Implementation Readiness connects Proposal Management, Business Development, and PMO leadership throughout the RFP process. This role ensures implementation plans, timelines, staffing, and commitments made during proposals are realistic and can be successfully delivered after contract award.

The role supports proposal development by collaborating in the creation and validation of project plans, identifying risks and dependencies, and coordinating with PMO and delivery leaders to ensure teams are prepared for potential new work.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary PMO point of contact for implementation-related RFP and proposal activities.

• Partner with Proposal Management, Business Development, Solution Architects, and delivery leaders to develop realistic implementation approaches.

• Develop and validate project plans, schedules, milestones, dependencies, staffing needs, and implementation timelines using delivery experience and historical project data to ensure proposed commitments are achievable.

• Identify and address risks, assumptions, resource constraints, and unrealistic delivery commitments before proposals are submitted.

• Provide PMO leadership with visibility into upcoming opportunities, staffing needs, and implementation readiness.

• Ensure appropriate project leadership and resources are identified for anticipated contract awards.

• Coordinate the transition from proposal to implementation, ensuring project teams understand key commitments, risks, assumptions, and dependencies.

• Develop and improve implementation planning standards, templates, and processes using lessons learned and actual project performance to improve future estimates and delivery commitments.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

• 7+ years of project management, program management, PMO, or implementation leadership experience.

• Experience developing and managing complex project plans for large-scale government implementations.

• Strong knowledge of project scheduling, resource planning, dependencies, critical path analysis, and project lifecycle management.

• Experience supporting RFP, proposal, bid, or pre-sales activities.

• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and facilitation skills.

• Ability to challenge assumptions and influence decisions across teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP or similar project management certification.

• Experience with government, public sector, or large-scale technology implementations.

• Experience with portfolio, capacity, and resource planning.

• Experience working across proposal, sales, solution engineering, and delivery teams.

Flexible Working

At Conduent, we want you to be yourself. We recognize that everyone is different and that how people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too.

In this role, you can expect the following working conditions:

Remote work: Work in a way that allows you to work from home and have time onsite when needed to connect with other team members and business leaders.

Working For You

Perks and rewards designed for you:

Health and Welfare Benefits: Our health and welfare benefits can be tailored to fit you and your family's needs and start on the first day of employment.

Retirement Savings: We will support you as you save for your future.

Employee Discounts: We offer you access to a vast selection of global, national, and local discounts on merchandise, services, travel, and more

Career Growth Opportunities: We help you thrive, so together, we can grow. We provide opportunities to advance your career with a vast portfolio of businesses and a global footprint.

Paid Training: Earn while you learn and continue to grow with access to award-winning learning platforms throughout your Conduent career.

Paid time off: We provide attractive paid time off packages designed for you to enjoy your life away from work.

Great Work Environment: We are proud of our award-winning culture and the recognition we’ve received for our diversity efforts.

Join Us

At Conduent, we are one team, one mission. We understand that our success is directly related to the success of our associates.

We strive to create a culture where you can:

• Bring your authentic self to work.

• Grow and thrive, both personally and professionally.

• Make a difference with our clients, in our communities, and with the millions of people we support.

When you join Conduent, you are engaged in creating the future - both our company’s and your own. With more than 60,000 associates across 24 countries, we will provide you the opportunity to grow with a team of people who will challenge and inspire you to be the best!

Pay Transparency Laws in some locations require disclosure of compensation and/or benefits-related information.For this position, actual salaries will vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance. In addition to base pay, this position, based on business need, may be eligible for a bonus or incentive. In addition, Conduent provides a variety of benefits to employees including health insurance coverage, voluntary dental and vision programs, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays, and paid time off (PTO) or vacation and/or sick time. The estimated salary range for this role is $77,000 - $100,000.