RFP & Proposals Lead — Business Development

MikeWorldWide; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Mental Health Awareness Days

Commuter Benefits

Job summary

MikeWorldWide is seeking a proactive Business Development Manager to drive new-business initiatives, coordinate RFPs and pitches, and manage content development in a fast-paced agency environment.

The role emphasizes maintaining HubSpot data quality, collaborating with procurement and client teams, and producing polished materials using PowerPoint, Word and Excel. Candidates bring 3–5 years of relevant experience and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years in business development, proposal management, or related function, preferably in PR, advertising, marketing, media, or professional services.
• Experience coordinating and responding to complex RFPs for Fortune 500 or similarly sophisticated organizations.
• Strong project-management skills coordinating multiple stakeholders, workstreams, and deadlines.
• Proficiency in HubSpot or similar CRM including database maintenance and reporting.
• Excellent writing, editing, researching and information-synthesis skills.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate RFPs, information requests, pitches, and related new-business projects from receipt to submission.
• Develop timelines, workback schedules, trackers, and status updates to keep projects on track.
• Review opportunities and help leadership assess strategic fit, requirements, risks and resource needs.
• Coordinate with procurement managers and client teams on requirements, onboarding, and compliance.
• Assemble and quality-check proposals and presentation materials in PowerPoint, Word and Excel.
• Maintain HubSpot data quality including contacts, company records, opportunities, and reporting.
• Collaborate to update case studies, credentials, and capabilities materials into collateral library.
• Maintain an accessible library of materials with naming/version-control and retention.
• Conduct research to support RFP responses, pitch prep and business development initiatives.
• Prepare briefing documents and status updates for leadership meetings.
• Identify opportunities to improve workflows, templates, systems and content resources.

Skills

HubSpot

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant professional experience

Tools

Procurement systems

Job description

MikeWorldWide is seeking a proactive Business Development Manager to drive new-business initiatives, coordinate RFPs and pitches, and manage content development in a fast-paced agency environment.

The role emphasizes maintaining HubSpot data quality, collaborating with procurement and client teams, and producing polished materials using PowerPoint, Word and Excel. Candidates bring 3–5 years of relevant experience and strong communication skills.