Remote Proposal Writer for SaaS EdTech Impact

Kuali Inc; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first work

Premium medical and dental care

401(k) matching

Employee stock option plan

Paid maternity/parental leave

Generous paid time off

Hack weeks for skill growth

Employee resource groups

Job summary

Kuali is seeking an experienced Proposal Writer to lead the development of compelling, high-quality proposals for higher education software solutions. You will own the end-to-end proposal process and collaborate with Sales, Product, Marketing, Customer Success, Legal, Security, and Subject Matter Experts to deliver persuasive responses.

You will translate complex product capabilities into clear proposals, helping win new business.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in English, Communications, Journalism, Marketing, Business, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 3+ years of experience writing and managing proposals, RFP responses, or other complex business documents.
• Exceptional writing, editing, proofreading, and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent proposals while meeting aggressive deadlines.
• Strong project management and organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Experience collaborating across cross-functional teams to gather information and develop winning proposals.
• Ability to understand technical concepts and communicate them clearly to non-technical audiences.
• Experience developing and maintaining proposal content libraries and reusable response assets.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Google Workspace.
• Experience with proposal management tools is a plus.
• Experience in SaaS, enterprise software, or higher education technology is preferred.
• Experience responding to public sector or higher education procurements is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end development of responses for RFPs, RFIs, RFQs, and other customer requests.
• Write, edit, and refine persuasive proposal content by collaborating with subject matter experts across the organization.
• Manage proposal schedules, milestones, and submission deadlines to ensure timely, compliant delivery.
• Maintain and continuously improve Kuali's proposal content library, templates, and response database.
• Ensure all proposals meet customer requirements while maintaining consistency with Kuali's messaging, branding, and strategic positioning.
• Coordinate cross-functional reviews with Sales, Product, Security, Legal, Finance, Marketing, and Customer Success.
• Perform rigorous quality assurance reviews to ensure proposals are accurate, complete, and professionally presented.
• Conduct post-submission reviews and competitive analysis to continuously improve proposal quality and win rates, including reviewing publicly available procurement information where appropriate.
• Support strategic pursuits by tailoring messaging to customer priorities and competitive positioning.
• Contribute to ongoing improvements in proposal processes, tools, and best practices that increase efficiency and quality.
• Support other revenue initiatives during periods of lower proposal activity.

Skills

Proposal writing

Editing

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Attention to detail

Deadline-driven

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Google Workspace

Proposal management tools

Job description

Kuali is seeking an experienced Proposal Writer to lead the development of compelling, high-quality proposals for higher education software solutions. You will own the end-to-end proposal process and collaborate with Sales, Product, Marketing, Customer Success, Legal, Security, and Subject Matter Experts to deliver persuasive responses.

You will translate complex product capabilities into clear proposals, helping win new business.