Senior Proposal Manager (Defense)

Location: US-VA-Lorton; travel up to 25%.

Salary: $120,000–$160,000 USD per year.

Company

hirify.global develops next-generation technology and products for robotic and autonomous platforms, ground, soldier, maritime, defense, aerospace, security, and intelligence applications.

What you will do

• Lead the end-to-end development, coordination, and submission of complex, compliant, and competitive federal, state, commercial, and international proposals.
• Develop proposal strategies aligned with customer priorities, DoD procurement processes, RFP requirements, win themes, and discriminators.
• Manage schedules, outlines, compliance matrices, review plans, kickoffs, contributors, graphics coordination, and proposal milestones.
• Lead Pink, Red, Gold, and Green color reviews; incorporate feedback; and write and edit executive summaries, management narratives, and technical sections.
• Develop and maintain pricing catalogues for HWCI and components, aligning pricing with technical approaches and value propositions.
• Support post-proposal debriefs, lessons learned, follow-up actions, and the maturation of proposal processes, templates, and procedures.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience managing all phases and components of federal government proposals, including oral presentations.
• Experience writing proposals for professional services and technology-centric solutions, including GWAC and IDIQ proposals.
• Ability to manage multiple proposals of varying sizes and complexity simultaneously in a fast-paced, evolving environment, including extended hours as needed.
• Experience managing a SharePoint-based proposal management system and maintaining high-quality response templates and gold-plate examples.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. Federal standards, including FAR, DFARS, and ITAR, procurement processes, and proposal development methodologies.
• Excellent writing and editing skills; expert-level Microsoft Word proficiency with templates, styles, and macros; and strong desktop publishing skills.
• Ability to travel up to 25%.

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Experience with a large systems integrator or international defense contractor.
• Proficiency with Microsoft SharePoint.
• Experience with international business development or proposals supporting NATO, FMS, allied government customers, international defense/security customers, or multinational government partnerships.
• Willingness and ability to secure a Secret clearance.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on complex missions supporting defense, security forces, allies, and public-sector customers.
• Workplace flexibility and support for employee and family health and well-being.
• Diverse and inclusive environment focused on collaboration across perspectives, disciplines, and technologies.
• Opportunities to work with purpose and develop professionally while solving complex challenges.