Senior Bid Manager (Public Sector Technology)

Location: Any UK office hub in Bristol, London, Manchester, or Swansea; part-time remote working is available.

Salary: £55,000–£65,000 per year.

Company

hirify.global uses technology, design, and product-led approaches to improve public-sector services and social outcomes.

What you will do

• Lead the bid process from early presales through proposal submission and contract signature.
• Work with Client Partners and the wider leadership team to drive opportunities and align bids with company strengths, ethos, and customer insight.
• Build, direct, and manage matrixed teams supporting individual responses, including planning timelines and holding contributors accountable.
• Coach bid contributors, provide writing guidance and quality correction, and establish high standards for responses.
• Apply financial, commercial, service, and technical knowledge to shape bids and proposals.
• Use retrospective learning to improve bidding practices.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience working primarily in UK public-sector technology.
• Understanding of public-sector procurement, DDaT principles, technical offerings, market trends, and competitor activity.
• Good understanding of agile methodologies, digital transformation, and user-centred design principles.
• Proven track record of winning government contracts.
• Understanding of social-value initiatives and the ability to create and articulate them.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, influencing, collaboration, creative-writing, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Ability to take ownership, build relationships quickly, and work across teams and functions.
• Financial and commercial literacy, with the ability to influence those aspects of bids.

Nice to have

• Demonstrable design skills and evidence of design work in Google Suite, with an appetite for using technology to improve efficiency.
• Experience in B2B technology services or business process outsourcing.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive and diverse workforce with a focus on mental health, communities of practice, and neurodiversity.
• Flexible benefits platform including a Smart Tech scheme, Cycle to Work scheme, and an individual benefits allowance for a healthcare cash plan or pension plan.
• 30 days of paid annual leave and flexible parental leave.
• Part-time remote working for all staff, plus optional social and wellbeing events.
• Paid counselling and financial and legal advice.

Hiring process

• Successful candidates must be eligible for SC clearance.
• SC eligibility requires 5 years of UK residency and 5 years of employment history, or records back to full-time education.
• Applications cannot progress if SC eligibility concerns become apparent during the interview process.