Proposal Manager (Defense)

Location: Hybrid in Huntsville, AL; Arlington, VA; or Colorado Springs, CO. Travel as needed.

Salary: $84,000–$141,000 annually, with final compensation based on experience, qualifications, and location.

Company

hirify.global delivers innovative solutions supporting U.S. Department of Defense and Federal customers, defense capabilities, and national security objectives.

What you will do

• Manage the end-to-end development and submission of compliant, persuasive, and competitive proposals.
• Lead kickoff meetings, daily standups, milestone reviews, and color team reviews.
• Translate capture strategy, win themes, and discriminators into proposal content and visuals.
• Build and maintain proposal schedules, compliance matrices, data calls, responsibility assignments, and Proposal Management Plans.
• Coordinate writers, graphic artists, coordinators, technical leads, subject matter experts, and cross-functional business teams.
• Drive risk resolution, secure document handling, version control, and on-time delivery without compliance deficiencies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Communications, English, Political Science, or a related field; a master’s degree is preferred.
• At least 5 years of experience managing U.S. Federal Government proposals, with 2 or more years in the DoD or defense sector preferred.
• Experience leading large, complex proposals valued at more than $100 million across multiple volumes.
• In-depth knowledge of FAR, DFARS, and DoD procurement processes.
• Experience with SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Office Suite, and scheduling tools.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance at Secret level or higher.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in a relevant field.
• APMP certification at Foundation, Practitioner, or Professional level.
• Familiarity with Shipley methodologies and APMP best practices.
• Experience using AI-enabled tools for proposal development.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced environment focused on disciplined proposal execution and business growth.
• Collaboration with Capture, Technical, Pricing, Contracts, Security, HR, Recruiting, and senior leadership teams.
• Support for continuous improvement through lessons learned and the Proposal Center of Excellence.
• Travel is required as needed.