Senior Proposal Manager I (Aerospace)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States; based at hirify.global's global headquarters. This is an onsite role supporting approximately 10% travel.

Base salary: $94,000–$130,000 USD annually. Total compensation including equity: $108,000–$153,000 USD annually.

Company

hirify.global is an end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems for government and commercial missions.

What you will do

• Develop proposal plans by analyzing RFPs, creating outlines, and building compliance matrices.
• Partner with business development leadership to define proposal strategies and persuasive messaging.
• Write, manage, and quality-review compliant proposals addressing customer requirements.
• Lead proposal kickoffs and coordinate engineering, finance, legal, and other contributors to meet deadlines.
• Create and maintain proposal templates, reusable content, charts, tables, and infographics.
• Oversee final production and submission, document lessons learned, and recommend process improvements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical, management, or business discipline.
• At least 5 years of proposal management experience.
• Demonstrated success leading proposals valued above $100 million.
• Strong technical writing skills, including translating complex technical information for different audiences.
• Project management experience with the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and deadlines.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance and meet U.S. space technology export authorization requirements.

Nice to have

• Active U.S. security clearance.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, especially Word and Excel.
• Experience with Salesforce, SharePoint, Shipley, or APMP methodologies.
• Familiarity with ITAR and EAR regulations.
• Aerospace, defense, satellite, organizational effectiveness, or operations experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Employee stock purchase program with a 15% discount and company equity opportunities.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, including HMO, PPO, and zero-cost HDHP options with HSA contributions.
• Paid vacation, sick time, holidays, parental leave, disability and life insurance, and a 401(k) with company match.
• Flexible spending and dependent care accounts.
• Access to subsidized EV charging, onsite fitness centers where available, gym discounts, snacks, beverages, and employee discounts.
• Work includes periods of sitting, standing, walking, computer use, and occasional exposure to moderate noise, dust, and fumes in production areas.