Bids Manager

Principal Consultant - Senior Legal BD, Marketing & Communications Recruitment

An ambitious international law firm is investing heavily in its growth strategy and is looking to appoint an experienced Bids Manager to join its high-performing Business Development team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded bids professional who enjoys influencing senior stakeholders, shaping winning strategies and driving measurable business growth.

Working as part of a specialist bids function, you'll take ownership of complex, strategic pursuits across the full bid lifecycle while helping to embed best practice across the wider firm. This is a highly visible role with significant exposure to partners and senior decision-makers, offering the opportunity to influence qualification decisions, bid strategy, pricing, proposition development and presentations.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading complex, high-value bids and proposals from qualification through to submission.
• Advising stakeholders on bid strategy, win themes, pricing and presentation approach.
• Producing and refining compelling, client-focused proposal content.
• Managing multiple pursuits simultaneously and ensuring deadlines are met.
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives across the bids function.
• Supporting the development of bid tools, content libraries and best-practice processes.
• Coaching stakeholders on bidding and pitch best practice.
• Building strong relationships across Business Development, Finance, Risk and senior fee earners.

About You

You'll be an experienced bids professional with solid experience of managing strategic pursuits within a professional services environment.

You'll bring:

• Significant bid management experience within professional services.
• Strong proposal writing and content development skills.
• Experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder opportunities.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Confidence working with senior leaders and subject matter experts.

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