Senior Bid Manager

TL;DR

Senior Bid Manager: End-to-end leadership of high-value, complex bid opportunities from qualification through submission with an accent on bid governance, review strategy, and quality assurance. Focus on translating customer requirements into compliant, compelling, customer-focused proposals while mentoring bid teams and improving bid performance.

Location: Hybrid or Remote (UK), with UK travel as required

Company

hirify.global delivers software that supports public services such as emergency dispatch, healthcare support, and transportation operations.

What you will do

• Lead end-to-end management of strategically significant, high-value and complex bids, owning the bid management approach, governance model, review strategy, and submission plan.
• Facilitate win theme development and ensure customer requirements are translated into compelling response strategies aligned to evaluation criteria and win plans.
• Ensure compliance with customer procurement requirements and NEC governance processes, managing multi-stage review cycles including executive-level reviews.
• Oversee bid quality assurance (compelling, compliant, concise, consistent) and maintain robust document, version, and change control throughout the bid lifecycle.
• Provide leadership across multifunctional virtual bid teams across multiple business units and geographies, managing relationships with SMEs, Sales Leads, Bid Solution Owners, Commercial, Legal, Delivery, and Executive stakeholders.
• Mentor and coach Bid Managers and Bid Writers, driving continuous improvement in bid capability, standards, and operating models.

Requirements

• Right to work in the UK and ability to travel within the UK (documentary evidence required).
• Significant experience managing complex public sector and regulated industry bids.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent opportunities and competing priorities.
• Proven track record leading successful strategic, high-value opportunities.
• Strong understanding of public procurement regulations and competitive tendering processes.
• Advanced bid planning, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills, with ability to influence senior executives and operational leaders.

Culture & Benefits

• Private Medical Cover funded by NEC for employees (option to add family members at additional cost).
• 25 days paid holiday with option to buy/sell.
• Group Pension Plan with employer contributions up to a maximum of 8.5%.
• Flexible benefits selection and free access to LinkedIn Learning (15,000+ courses).
• Life assurance cover (4x basic salary) funded by NEC, with option to increase.

Hiring process

• Offers are subject to satisfactory vetting and reference checks; a DBS check may be required depending on role nature.