Senior Director, Federal Proposals & Strategy

Intrepid Global Solutions; Melbourne (FL); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Intrepid Global Solutions in Melbourne, FL is seeking a Senior Director of Proposal Management to lead the enterprise proposal function, ensure compliant, compelling content, and drive growth across federal markets.

You will supervise a multi-disciplinary team, partner with capture, pricing, contracts, and exec leadership, and own the end-to-end proposal lifecycle from pre-solicitation planning to submission.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, communications, English, marketing, management, or a related field.
• Typically 12+ years of progressively responsible experience in federal proposal development.
• At least five years of experience supervising or leading proposal professionals and multidisciplinary proposal teams.
• Demonstrated experience supporting Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, and other federal government procurements.
• Extensive experience managing the full proposal lifecycle, from pre-solicitation planning through submission.
• Demonstrated experience developing proposal strategies and facilitating formal color-team reviews.

Responsibilities

• Lead the enterprise proposal management function and establish consistent standards for proposal planning, development, review, production, submission, and post-submission activities.
• Supervise, mentor, and develop Proposal Managers, Proposal Coordinators, Proposal Writers, and Graphic Designers, including assigning work and balancing resources across concurrent pursuits.
• Partner closely with Capture Managers to translate customer intelligence, win themes, discriminators, competitive positioning, and solution strategies into compelling proposal content.
• Evaluate proposal requirements and develop execution plans addressing schedules, assignments, reviews, production requirements, dependencies, and submission milestones.
• Lead proposal kickoff meetings, daily stand-ups, solution and strategy sessions, content reviews, and other proposal development activities.
• Plan and facilitate structured color-team reviews, including Pink, Red, Gold, and other reviews appropriate to the size, maturity, and complexity of the pursuit.

Skills

Leadership

Proposal development

Strategic thinking

Writing & editing

Cross-functional collaboration

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Document management systems

Job description

Intrepid Global Solutions in Melbourne, FL is seeking a Senior Director of Proposal Management to lead the enterprise proposal function, ensure compliant, compelling content, and drive growth across federal markets.

You will supervise a multi-disciplinary team, partner with capture, pricing, contracts, and exec leadership, and own the end-to-end proposal lifecycle from pre-solicitation planning to submission.