Remote Pursuit Operations Analyst

Maximus; Jackson (MS); Remote; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work/Life Balance Support

Competitive Compensation

Comprehensive Insurance Coverage

Future Planning (401K)

Unlimited Time Off

Wellness Program

Recognition Platform

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Perks and Discounts

Wellness Resources and Programs

Professional Development Opportunities

Job summary

Maximus is hiring an Analyst, Pursuit Operations to support the planning, coordination, and execution of complex business development pursuits and proposal activities. This role manages schedules, trackers, milestones, and status reporting to ensure teams remain aligned and on track to meet key deadlines.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, and thrives in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field plus 3+ years of professional experience or equivalent combination.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to coordinate across multiple contributors.
• Experience with AI-enabled tools to support summarization, action organization, and tracking.

Responsibilities

• Support pursuit readiness activities by maintaining schedules, trackers, and workstream coordination materials.
• Maintain workplans, action-item logs, decision trackers, milestone calendars, risk registers, and status reports.
• Track owner assignments, due dates, dependencies, open items, and follow-up actions to ensure schedule adherence.
• Monitor pursuit milestones, flag schedule risks, and escalate barriers requiring leadership attention.
• Coordinate questions, meetings, reminders, and follow-ups across writing, pricing, operations, sales, and proposal teams.
• Prepare concise status updates summarizing progress, deadlines, risks, decisions, and next steps.
• Use AI-enabled tools to summarize updates, organize action items, and improve follow-up efficiency.

Skills

Attention to detail

Deadline discipline

Cross-functional coordination

AI-enabled tools usage

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Tools

Excel

Teams

SharePoint

Job description

Maximus is hiring an Analyst, Pursuit Operations to support the planning, coordination, and execution of complex business development pursuits and proposal activities. This role manages schedules, trackers, milestones, and status reporting to ensure teams remain aligned and on track to meet key deadlines.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, and thrives in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.