Senior Library Proposal Strategist

Sirsi Corporation in; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Sirsi Corporation is seeking a Senior Proposal Writer to lead end-to-end library system procurements, including ILS/LSP, discovery, and analytics, across academic, public, and consortia clients.

You will translate complex platform capabilities into compelling value narratives for librarians, faculty, and administrators, coordinating with product managers, engineers, and implementation teams to ensure compliant, win-ready responses.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant field (Communications/English/Library Science/Information Systems).
• 5–10+ years of proposal writing experience, preferably in library tech, EdTech, or SaaS for public/education sectors.
• Strong understanding of library operations, metadata standards, and cloud-based enterprise software.
• Demonstrated experience responding to formal RFPs for public or academic institutions.
• Exceptional writing, editing, and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end proposal development for library system procurements (ILS/LSP, discovery, analytics).
• Analyze RFP requirements to ensure complete compliance.
• Develop proposal strategies aligned to functionality, interoperability, accessibility, and TCO.
• Manage timelines and deliverables across cross-functional teams.
• Write clear and persuasive responses describing library functionality and outcomes.
• Translate technical capabilities into outcomes for librarians and faculty.
• Collaborate with product managers, solution consultants, and library SMEs.
• Maintain reusable content library and templates for library procurement formats.

Skills

Proposal writing

Technical writing

Project management

Content development

Editing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications or related field

Tools

Loopio

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Salesforce

Job description

Sirsi Corporation is seeking a Senior Proposal Writer to lead end-to-end library system procurements, including ILS/LSP, discovery, and analytics, across academic, public, and consortia clients.

You will translate complex platform capabilities into compelling value narratives for librarians, faculty, and administrators, coordinating with product managers, engineers, and implementation teams to ensure compliant, win-ready responses.