Bid Manager

About the Role:

We are looking for a highly organized and strategic Bid Manager to lead the end-to-end bid management process and drive the development of high-quality, winning proposals. The ideal candidate will collaborate closely with sales, presales, delivery, solution, marketing, and leadership teams to understand client requirements, develop compelling bid responses, manage RFP/RFI/RFQ submissions, and ensure timely delivery of compliant and competitive proposals.

What you will do:

- Lead and manage the end-to-end bid lifecycle for RFPs, RFIs, proposals, presentations, and other pre-sales responses.

- Partner effectively with Sales, Delivery, and Practice teams to qualify opportunities, assess fit, and align pursuit priorities.

- Support opportunity assessments, bid qualifications, and pursuit planning by analyzing client requirements, timelines, risks, and internal capabilities.

- Define the bid strategy, response structure, win themes, differentiators, and value proposition in collaboration with internal subject matter experts.

- Own the complete response process, including content planning, input collection, drafting, reviews, approvals, compliance checks, and final submission.

- Drive bid kick-off meetings, governance checkpoints, review cycles, and stakeholder communications to keep pursuits on track.

- Coordinate with internal stakeholders to ensure high-quality, accurate, compliant, and timely proposal outputs across all bid deliverables.

- Manage client queries, RFP clarifications, submission requirements, and portal or VMS processes as part of the pursuit lifecycle.

- Maintain bid trackers, pursuit status updates, proposal repositories, and reusable content to improve response efficiency and knowledge management.

Who you are:

- 4+ years of experience in Pre-Sales, Bid Management, or Proposal Management within IT services, digital experience, MarTech, or consulting environments.

- Experience supporting DXP, MarTech, CMS, personalization, commerce, analytics, or digital transformation proposals for clients across North America and the UK.

- Hands-on experience developing RFP, RFI, proposal, and presentation responses for industries such as manufacturing, financial services, retail, healthcare, and other enterprise sectors.

- Strong critical reasoning, communication, stakeholder management, and proposal writing skills, with the ability to simplify complex inputs into clear response direction.

- Ability to provide clear directions to cross-functional contributors, manage multiple bids and deadlines, and maintain high attention to detail.

- Basic understanding of MarTech solutioning and digital experience programs, with the ability to connect platforms, capabilities, and project scope to client business impact and measurable outcomes.

- Strong organizational and time management skills.

- Experience with CRM, pursuit management, or bid tracking tools is a plus.

- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and work effectively under pressure.

- Degree in business, Marketing, IT, or a related field; MBA preferred.

Whats in it for you?

- Competitive compensation with performance-driven rewards.

- Exposure to digital experience, MarTech, and enterprise transformation pursuits across leading global markets.

- A collaborative, learning-focused environment with strong growth opportunities.

- Exposure to cutting-edge AI and enterprise platforms, including GenAI tools.

- Direct access to senior leadership and opportunities to make a meaningful impact on business growth.