Proposal Manager

Virtual Peaker; Louisville (KY); Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-work stipend

Stock options

Full benefits: medical, dental, vision

Job summary

Virtual Peaker is seeking a Proposal Manager to lead the proposal process from start to finish for RFIs, RFQs, and RFPs, and to coordinate a cross-functional team to deliver compelling content.

This remote-first role offers a remote stipend, equity, and comprehensive benefits as the company scales to solve energy sector challenges.

The ideal candidate has a degree in a relevant field and 2–4 years SaaS experience, with strong writing, editing, and time management skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in English, journalism, communications, marketing, engineering, or a related field.
• 2+ years writing, editing, and managing content.
• 2-4 years in a role supporting the sale or sourcing of software as a service (SaaS)
• Excellent written communication skills.
• Excellent project and time management skills.
• Ability to work cross functionally and ensure all subject matter experts hit deadlines.
• Ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, Google Suite, or related software.

Responsibilities

• Manage the proposal process start to finish for RFIs, RFQs, and RFPs.
• Manage and on timely delivery of short projects (4-8 weeks) with firm external deadlines.
• Ensure proposals are completed, accurate, well written, and submitted on time.
• Work cross functionally ensuring the appropriate teams are reviewing and completing the appropriate proposal documents.
• Edit content to form a cohesive story.
• Write content as needed to complete proposals.

Skills

Proposal writing

Content management

Cross-functional teamwork

Time management

Editing

SaaS experience

Written communication

Office & G Suite

Energy industry interest

HubSpot familiarity

Education

Bachelor’s degree in English, journalism, communications, marketing, engineering, or related field

Tools

HubSpot

Job description

Proposal Manager

Virtual Peaker is looking for a Proposal Manager that will help solve the climate crisis by supporting our mission of building the utility of the future.

Role Responsibilities

• Manage the proposal process start to finish for RFIs, RFQs, and RFPs.
• Manage and on timely delivery of short projects (4-8 weeks) with firm external deadlines.
• Ensure proposals are completed, accurate, well written, and submitted on time.
• Work cross functionally ensuring the appropriate teams are reviewing and completing the appropriate proposal documents.
• Edit content to form a cohesive story.
• Write content as needed to complete proposals.

Education & Experience

Candidate will ideally have:

• Bachelor’s degree in English, journalism, communications, marketing, engineering, or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience writing, editing, and managing content (writing samples may be requested as part of the interview process).
• Two to four years in a role supporting the sale or sourcing of software as a service (SaaS)
• Excellent written communication skills.
• Excellent project and time management skills.
• Ability to work cross functionally and ensure all subject matter experts hit deadlines.
• Ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, Google Suite, or related software.

Nice to Have:

• Experience and / or interest in the energy / utility industry is a plus
• Familiarity with Hubspot (or related software)

What to expect

• Full remote position, with remote-work stipend.
• Competitive salary + Equity
• A collaborative workplace, which will challenge you and celebrate your work
• Full benefits medical, dental, vision, 401k
• Generous vacation time, sick leave, and holidays
• Diverse and inclusive community for everyone

Interested?

Virtual Peaker is currently a small remote-first team tackling huge problems, and that means that everyone, from the interns on up, are critically important to our mission. If you want to be a bit player on a huge team thinking about micro-optimizations, this role is definitely not for you. If you want to take responsibility for changing the outcome of human civilization, we want to hear from you.

Competitive Salary

Benefits: stock options, generous 401k, remote-first stipend, and health, dental, and vision insurance.

Location: Remote