Proposal Manager (Federal Government)

Location: Remote anywhere within the USA; MD/DC/VA preferred. Rockville, Maryland is listed as the job location. US citizenship or work authorization is required.

Salary: $80,000–$120,000 per year

Company

hirify.global is an award-winning, woman-owned small business that helps federal agencies solve complex mission challenges.

What you will do

• Lead the full lifecycle of RFI, RFQ, RFP, task order, grant, and other federal proposal responses.
• Manage proposal schedules, resources, production efforts, and submission activities.
• Analyze solicitations, PWS/SOW requirements, Sections L and M, and evaluation criteria to build compliance matrices and traceability tools.
• Coordinate technical, management, pricing, finance, executive, and subject matter expert inputs.
• Plan and lead Pink, Red, Gold, and White Glove reviews, including recovery and final production.
• Support oral presentations, white papers, win strategies, proposal outcome analysis, and SharePoint-based artifact tracking.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience managing and leading U.S. federal government proposals through full lifecycle, from RFP release through submission.
• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Journalism, Technical Writing, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Experience owning proposal schedules, compliance, color-team reviews, cross-functional teams, subcontractor proposal management, and submission compliance.
• Strong writing, editing, communication, presentation, problem-solving, and workload-management skills.
• Knowledge of government contract types, GSA, FAR, capture plans, and proposal processes.
• US citizenship or work authorization and successful completion of background screening are required.

Nice to have

• APMP certification or Shipley training.
• Knowledge of new and revised FAR clauses, SBA size standards, NAICS code revisions, set-aside eligibility, and teaming decisions.
• Experience managing high-visibility federal proposals and concurrent GWAC or agency-specific task order responses.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, SharePoint, MS Project, MS Teams, and proposal or capture management tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work from anywhere in the USA.
• Collaboration with executive leadership, customer project teams, developers, project managers, and subject matter experts.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Company-paid life and disability insurance.
• 401(k) with company match and paid leave.