Senior Proposal Writing Lead — Bids, Strategy & Team

Anywhere Real Estate; Danbury (CT); Remote; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cartus is seeking an experienced Proposals Lead to drive end-to-end bid processes, coordinating resources, timelines and quality across incoming bids, RFPs and strategic projects. You will coach the writing team, set priorities, provide feedback and partner with Sales, Account Management and senior leaders to tailor compliant responses that reflect Cartus’s relocation expertise.

Strong writing, editing, project management and cross-functional collaboration across locations are essential to

Qualifications

• Significant experience writing, editing or managing business proposals, bids or RFP responses.
• Experience leading a team, project group or cross-functional workstream.
• Proven success managing complex projects, approval workflows and competing deadlines.
• Experience producing accurate, tailored and compliant content for different audiences.
• Working knowledge of proposal-management approaches and bid platforms.
• Experience maintaining response libraries, content databases or knowledge-management resources.
• Experience with relocation, talent mobility, corporate services or another client-focused environment is desirable.
• APMP certification or another recognised bid, proposal or project-management qualification is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the proposal workflow, assessing requirements and allocating resources across bids, RFPs and strategic projects.
• Manage selected high-profile or complex opportunities from planning through submission, maintaining timelines and quality standards.
• Provide day-to-day leadership, coaching and support to the writing team, including setting priorities and giving feedback.
• Partner with Sales, Account Management, senior leaders and subject-matter experts to develop tailored responses.
• Maintain the response database and related content for accuracy and reuse.
• Improve templates, processes and governance to increase efficiency and consistency.
• Translate client needs into differentiated solution narratives reflecting Cartus’s mobility solutions and personalised support.
• Apply data and technology to strengthen workflows and analyze opportunities for improvement.
• Promote inclusive, respectful collaboration across internal teams and external partners.

Skills

Proposal management

Team leadership

Stakeholder collaboration

Proposal writing

Process improvement

Data analysis

Tech-enabled workflows

Coaching

Education

APMP certification or equivalent

Tools

Loopio

Arriba

Coupa

Job description

Cartus is seeking an experienced Proposals Lead to drive end-to-end bid processes, coordinating resources, timelines and quality across incoming bids, RFPs and strategic projects. You will coach the writing team, set priorities, provide feedback and partner with Sales, Account Management and senior leaders to tailor compliant responses that reflect Cartus’s relocation expertise.

Strong writing, editing, project management and cross-functional collaboration across locations are essential to