Senior Bid Manager

Location: Athens or London; on-site

Company

hirify.global is a rapidly scaling, nontraditional defense contractor developing unmanned systems and autonomy software.

What you will do

• Lead international and U.S. federal government and commercial bids, proposals, RFIs, ROM pricing estimates, and white papers.
• Manage the full proposal lifecycle from pre-RFP planning through submission and closeout.
• Coordinate cross-functional proposal teams across product lines and geographic regions.
• Ensure compliant, high-quality submissions are delivered on schedule.
• Improve proposal processes, tools, templates, and best practices while mentoring contributors.
• Support customer briefings, presentations, meetings, demonstrations, and go-to-market events.

Requirements

• 4–6+ years of international government proposal development or business development operations experience, or 5+ years working with U.S. federal or international government requirements.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, communication, marketing, engineering, or equivalent industry experience.
• Experience with proposal methodologies such as Shipley, compliance matrices, project management tools, and process implementation.
• Proven professional leadership experience and the ability to coordinate stakeholders at all organizational levels.
• Strong oral, written, presentation, organizational, and time-management skills, including the ability to communicate complex technical ideas.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced startup environment with high standards and strong ownership.

Nice to have

• Experience managing Foreign Military Sale and Direct Commercial Sale bids and proposals.
• Technical background in unmanned or uncrewed systems and autonomy software.
• Knowledge of military operations and Europe/Africa defense acquisition processes.
• Understanding of international markets and geopolitical trends in the aerospace and defense industry.

Culture & Benefits

• Work as part of the International Business Development Operations and Europe/Africa go-to-market teams.
• Collaborate across product lines, geographic regions, and customer organizations.
• Operate in a dynamic, rapidly scaling startup environment.
• Emphasis on efficiency, attention to detail, teamwork, ownership, trustworthiness, and kindness.