Proposal Manager

Plante Moran; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 82,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Flexible time off

Meal reimbursement

Job summary

Plante Moran seeks a seasoned professional for the Pursuit Strategy & Proposal Team to help win and retain business. You will lead pursuit strategy, craft persuasive messages from research profiles and client meetings, and coordinate with teams to produce compelling proposals and presentations.

You will also manage multiple pursuits, ensure on-time delivery, and drive high-quality responses while collaborating with marketing, client service professionals, and design resources in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• 6+ years of business writing and proposal development in a professional environment.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Business Admin, English, Journalism, or Communications.
• Advanced Microsoft Office, Word, and PowerPoint skills.
• Literacy with AI tools in a professional setting (CoPilot).
• QorusDocs experience preferred, not required.

Responsibilities

• Lead pursuit strategy and write persuasive proposals, RFP responses, and presentations.
• Manage large teams of professionals to deliver compliant, on-time proposals.
• Coordinate cross-functional pursuit work including research and client meetings.
• Prepare finalist presentations and coach for dry runs.

Skills

Persuasive writing

Sales skills

Strategy

Project management

Marketing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business Administration, English, Journalism, Communications

Tools

Microsoft Office

Word

PowerPoint

QorusDocs

Job description

Count on us. Our "we-care" culture is more than just a motto; it's a promise. From day one, we prioritize your growth, well-being, and success. You can count on us to support your career journey and help you achieve your professional goals. Join us.

Your role.

The members of the Pursuit Strategy & Proposal Team serve as strategic partners in helping the firm develop, win, and retain business. Working in a fast-paced and creative environment, we write and design business proposals and presentations to support the firm’s business development and pursuit of new opportunities. We are seeking a candidate with strong skills in persuasive communications, writing, sales, strategy, project management, and marketing. Your work will include, but not be limited to:

• Proposal and pursuit strategy management – Lead the pursuit process, from start to finish, by developing sales strategies and writing persuasive messages based on information from research profiles, meetings with client service professionals, meetings with target companies’ staff and management, and knowledge of the firm’s offerings. Collaborate with pursuit teams and manage large teams of service providers and stakeholders. Create proposals, RFP responses, presentations, and other sales deliverables.

• Project management – Serve as the central point of contact and lead project manager for assigned proposals while simultaneously managing multiple proposals and pursuit deliverables. Facilitate large teams of client service professionals, graphic design team resources, marketing professionals, and other pursuit resources to produce deliverables. Deliver a comprehensive response on time that best positions Plante Moran as the first-choice firm while maintaining compliance with RFP process and proposal directives. Simultaneously manage multiple pursuits, proposals, presentations, and pursuit deliverables.

• Persuasive content creation- Developand writepersuasive messages based on information frompursuitresearch, customer personas/profiles,buyer journey/buyer group staging,meetings with client service professionals,communications withcustomer’sstaff and management,prior pursuit experiences,andstrongknowledge of the firm’s offerings. Engageand collaborate withadditionalfirm resources as necessary to produce quality deliverablesbythe deadline

• Finalist presentations- Leadandfacilitatethepursuit/RFP finalistpresentation preparationprocessto support the win strategy; if a multi-stage process, lead andfacilitateall stages untilselectionis made. Developtalking points andpresentationdeliverablesin collaboration with presenters. Effectively lead and coach internal“dry runs” prior to presentation date;provide constructive feedback to presenters;finalizepresentation materials.

The qualifications.

• Minimum of 6+ years of increasing responsibility and demonstrable business writing experience, including the development of proposals in a professional services or corporate environment

• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Business Administration, English, Journalism, Communications, or other related subject area from an accredited college or university

• Advanced Microsoft Office, Word, and PowerPoint skills

• Literacy with AI use in a professional business environment (CoPilot)

• QorusDocs experience preferred, not required

This is a non-exemptposition, so you may have to work hours that exceed the standard 40-hour work week.

What makes us different?

On the surface, we’re one of the nation’s largest audit, tax, consulting, and wealth management firms. But dig a little deeper, and you’ll see what makes us different: we’re a relatively jerk-free firm (hey, nobody ‘s perfect) with a world-class culture, consistent recognition as one of Fortune Magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For,” and an endless array of opportunities.At Plante Moran, diversity, equity and inclusion means that all staff members have equitable and fair opportunities to succeed, in an inclusive environment, with their individual, unique identities.

Plante Moran enjoys a “Workplace for Your Day” model which, simply put, means we strive for flexibility and balance while staying true to our principally in-person model. We believe that face-to-face interactions are paramount for individual and collective development, but also encourage individuals to work with their supervisor and team to determine their optimal working environment each day.

Plante Moran is committed to a diverse workplace.We strive to create a culture where each person feels accepted and valued. We believe that each person’s ultimate potential begins with first acknowledging their inherent dignity. When we can recognize — and celebrate — our many human differences, we’re able to create a workplace where all staff feel a sense of belonging and an opportunity to succeed. This allows us to attract and retain the best talent, serve clients through diverse thinking, and better represent and support the various communities in which we live and work.Plante Moran is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Plante Moran maintains a drug-free workplace.

We are pleased to offer eligible staff a robust benefits package. Eligibility and contribution requirements for some of these benefits vary based on the number of hours staff work per week. Highlights include health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance. In addition to this, eligible staff are able to take advantage of our Flexible Time Off and various pre-determined holidays, as well as a 401(k) plan, flexible benefits plans, business-related travel expense, lodging, and meal reimbursement for business-related use. A pension plan is also available for eligible administrative and paraprofessional staff. A discretionary bonus plan is available for eligible staff. Plante Moran also offers some contingent staff positions the option to elect health insurance in addition to limited paid sick time.

The compensation range reflects the base salary we reasonably expect to pay for this position across our offices in the following regions: CO, IL, OH, and MA. Please review the position description for the applicable geographic location. Generally, experienced hires are not hired at or near the maximum salary range, as compensation decisions take into account a wide variety of factors, including but not limited to: responsibilities, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and geography. For early career roles, including campus hires, we offer standardized, market-based starting salaries among individuals within the same hiring group. This approach ensures fairness and reflects current industry benchmarks for entry-level talent.

The compensation range for this role in CO, IL, OH, and MA is: $82,000.00 - $120,000.00

This application window is a good-faith estimate of the time that this posting will remain open. This deadline will be promptly updated if the deadline is extended.

The specific statements above are not intended to be all-inclusive.

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