RFP Strategy Specialist - Persuasive Proposals & Growth

EAB Career Center; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 38,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

20+ days of PTO annually

401(k) retirement savings plan

Wellness programs

Life and disability insurance

Job summary

EAB is seeking a Specialist, Request for Proposals to drive commercial success by shaping high-impact RFP responses. You will translate customer needs into persuasive narratives and own multiple RFPs from strategy to delivery.

You will work closely with sales, product, and marketing, influencing outcomes with strong judgment and problem-solving, while building trusted cross-team relationships across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent required.
• 1–2+ years in a writing, marketing, or sales enablement role.
• Strong writing skills and comfort in a writing-intensive role.
• Strong communicator with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Strong project management skills.
• Proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Familiarity with cloud-based content management platforms (Box, Dropbox, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Analyze RFPs, customer insights, and inputs to define proposal strategy.
• Create clear, persuasive RFP responses that differentiate EAB.
• Manage a portfolio of RFPs with competing deadlines and ad hoc requests.
• Develop, refine, and standardize RFP content reflecting product updates and market trends.
• Maintain RFP content library with accuracy and consistency.
• Identify process improvements to boost RFP quality and efficiency.
• Collaborate with sales, product, and marketing on RFP requirements.
• Build deep knowledge of EAB's products, customers, markets, and competitors.
• Capture insights and share market intelligence with internal teams.
• Advise on RFP best practices and proposal strategy.
• Provide support to the RFP and strategy teams as needed.

Skills

Strong writing skills

Strong communicator

Strong project management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Box/Dropbox or similar cloud platforms

Job description

EAB is seeking a Specialist, Request for Proposals to drive commercial success by shaping high-impact RFP responses. You will translate customer needs into persuasive narratives and own multiple RFPs from strategy to delivery.

You will work closely with sales, product, and marketing, influencing outcomes with strong judgment and problem-solving, while building trusted cross-team relationships across the organization.