Proposal Manager

Panorama Education; United States; Remote; USD 72,000 - 106,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with an employer match

Health, dental, vision, life insurance

Short-term and long-term disability

Flexible spending account for health &

Wellness Reimbursement

Work from Home Reimbursement

Flexible vacation policy

Parental leave program

Company Issued Laptop

Job summary

Panorama Education is seeking a Proposal Manager to join our Revenue team and shepherd the proposal process from start to finish. You will coordinate materials, collaborate on content, facilitate editing, and submit responses.

We respond to 50-60 RFPs annually and aim to increase this through scalable knowledge management and faster, higher-quality responses. You will work with cross-functional partners to craft compelling, accurate proposals, ensure timely compilation and submission, and

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience writing technical proposals and managing end-to-end RFP processes.
• Strong writing ability and love for writing, especially technical writing.
• Excellent collaboration and project management skills.
• Ability to communicate key information quickly at headline and detail level.
• Detail-oriented with proofreading and copyediting skills.
• Ability to write persuasively about technical and business products/services.
• Thrives in fast-paced environments with tight deadlines.
• Able to work on multiple proposals simultaneously.
• Passion for making an impact in education.

Responsibilities

• Co-own content-writing and knowledge management for Panorama responses to RFPs with the RFP team.
• Manage complex projects with tight timelines and multiple stakeholders.
• Analyze incoming RFPs, RFQs, RFIs to determine products, effort, teams, and requirements.
• Partner cross-functionally with Client Success, Engineering, Operations, Product, and Research to craft responses.
• Ensure proposals are compiled, submitted, and shipped on time according to specs.
• Coordinate RFP follow-up and prep for presentations to districts and state agencies.
• Develop scalable processes and a knowledge management system for faster responses.
• Support Outreach with content development for sales collateral as needed.
• Manage completion of compliance forms and vendor questionnaires.

Skills

Proposal writing

RFP management

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Strong writing

Attention to detail

Persuasive writing

Time management

Education impact

Job description

About the Role

We are seeking a Proposal Manager to join our Revenue team and support the proposal writing process from start to finish. You’ll gather the necessary materials and team members, collaborate in writing the content, facilitate the editing process, and submit the responses. Panorama responds to 50-60 Requests for Proposals (RFPs) from school districts and state education agencies each year, and we aim to increase that number as we build out our offerings. As we respond to more and more RFPs with proposals, you’ll work with the rest of the RFP team to create the knowledge management and systems that allow us to respond to RFPs with speed and quality, ultimately increasing our ability to impact more and more districts and kids around the country.

Responsibilities

• Co-own content-writing and knowledge management for Panorama’s responses to RFPs along with others on the RFP team
• Manage complex projects with tight timelines and multiple stakeholders
• Analyze incoming RFPs, RFQs, and RFIs to determine products required, level of effort, necessary team involvement, and any company requirements
• Partner cross-functionally with Client Success, Engineering, Operations, Product, and Research teams to craft compelling, accurate responses that win proposals
• Ensure that our proposals are accurately compiled and submitted, and (if needed)printed, and bound according to specifications; ship and track final copies to ensure their timely delivery
• Coordinate RFP follow up and preparation for presentations to districts and state education agencies that have invited us to demonstrate our products after evaluating our proposals
• Develop a scalable process and knowledge management system with others on the RFP team so that Panorama can respond to RFPs with increasing speed, including creating, updating and storing documentation and collateral (e.g., updating our RFP content library)
• Support Outreach team with content development for sales collateral, as needed
• Manage the completion of compliance forms and vendor questionnaires

• 3-5 years of experience writing technical proposals, managing end to end RFP processes
• Strong writing ability and love for writing, particularly technical writing
• Excellent collaboration and project management skills
• Ability to communicate key information quickly and effectively at the “headline” and detail level
• Detail-oriented; comfortable following complex instructions and managing other people to deadlines; great proofreading and copyediting skills
• Ability to write persuasively about technical and business products and services
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines (extra hours at times)
• Ability to work on multiple proposals simultaneously
• A passion for making an impact in education

The base salary range for this position is $72,250 - $106,250 with a variable commission of $20,000 (OTE of $92,250 - $126,250)

Our salary is just one component of Panorama’s competitive total rewards strategy that also includes annual bonuses or commission awards, equity awards, as well as other region-specific health and welfare benefits

Some of the additional benefits offered are:

• 401K with an employer match
• Health, dental, vision, life insurance, and short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• Flexible spending account for health care and dependent care
• Wellness Reimbursement
• Work from Home Reimbursement
• Flexible vacation policy
• Parental leave program
• Company Issued Laptop