Strategic Proposal Lead for RFPs & Pitches

U.S. Bank; Dallas (TX); Presencial; USD 120.000 - 141.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

401(k) and employer-funded retirement

Paid vacation

Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities

Adoption assistance

Sick and Safe Leave

Descripción de la vacante

U.S. Bank is seeking a Proposal Specialist in Dallas to own the full lifecycle of RFPs and proposals, coordinating with Sales, Product, SMEs, Pricing, Legal, Risk, Marketing, and other stakeholders.

You will craft clear, client-focused narratives that align with win strategies and drive revenue growth. You will develop proposals and finalist presentations, ensuring consistency in messaging, branding, and quality across all deliverables.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, English, Finance, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in proposal management, proposal writing, sales support, marketing, communications, or a related discipline.
• Experience managing complex, cross-functional RFP and proposal efforts.
• Strong project management, organizational, and prioritization skills.
• Exceptional writing, editing, proofreading, and communication abilities.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and drive accountability without direct authority.
• Strong attention to detail with a commitment to quality and accuracy.

Responsabilidades

• Own the full lifecycle of assigned RFPs, RFIs, and proposal opportunities from intake through final submission.
• Develop and manage proposal project plans, milestones, deliverables, and deadlines.
• Facilitate kickoff meetings and establish clear roles, responsibilities, and response schedules.
• Monitor progress, identify risks, escalate issues, and drive timely completion of all deliverables.
• Ensure adherence to proposal governance, quality standards, and approval processes.
• Draft, edit, and tailor proposal responses to align with client requirements, business objectives, and win themes.
• Translate complex business, product, and technical information into clear, persuasive narratives.
• Ensure proposals effectively articulate business outcomes, value propositions, competitive differentiation, and organizational capabilities.
• Maintain consistency of messaging, branding, formatting, and quality across all proposal deliverables.
• Partner with Sales to understand client objectives, competitive dynamics, and opportunity strategy.
• Coordinate contributions from Product, Pricing, SMEs, Legal, Risk, Operations, Marketing, and other stakeholders.
• Drive stakeholder accountability for content completion, reviews, approvals, and deadlines.
• Facilitate review cycles and consolidate feedback from multiple contributors into a cohesive final response.
• Lead the development and coordination of finalist presentations for strategic pursuits.
• Ensure alignment between written proposal responses and finalist presentation messaging.
• Collaborate with Sales and solution teams to build compelling presentation narratives, win themes, and client-specific value propositions.
• Manage presentation development, executive reviews, rehearsal sessions, and final production of presentation materials.
• Support presenter coaching and readiness to ensure a successful client-facing delivery.
• Leverage proposal content libraries, templates, and reusable assets.
• Identify content gaps and partner with stakeholders to develop new content.
• Ensure content remains accurate, current, and aligned to approved messaging.
• Utilize proposal management technologies and AI-enabled tools to improve efficiency and consistency.
• Participate in proposal debriefs, win/loss reviews, and process improvement initiatives.
• Recommend enhancements to proposal workflows, governance, quality assurance, and stakeholder engagement models.
• Help establish best practices that improve proposal effectiveness, speed, scalability, and overall win rates.

Conocimientos

Proposal management

Project management

Writing & editing

Communication

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Business/Marketing/Communications/English/Finance

Herramientas

RFPIO

Seismic

Descripción del empleo

U.S. Bank is seeking a Proposal Specialist in Dallas to own the full lifecycle of RFPs and proposals, coordinating with Sales, Product, SMEs, Pricing, Legal, Risk, Marketing, and other stakeholders.

You will craft clear, client-focused narratives that align with win strategies and drive revenue growth. You will develop proposals and finalist presentations, ensuring consistency in messaging, branding, and quality across all deliverables.