Project Manager - RFP & Implementation Readiness

The Project Manager – RFP & Implementation Readiness connects Proposal Management, Business Development, and PMO leadership throughout the RFP process. This role ensures implementation plans, timelines, staffing, and commitments made during proposals are realistic and can be successfully delivered after contract award.

The role supports proposal development by collaborating in the creation and validation of project plans, identifying risks and dependencies, and coordinating with PMO and delivery leaders to ensure teams are prepared for potential new work.

• Serve as the primary PMO point of contact for implementation-related RFP and proposal activities.
• Partner with Proposal Management, Business Development, Solution Architects, and delivery leaders to develop realistic implementation approaches.
• Develop and validate project plans, schedules, milestones, dependencies, staffing needs, and implementation timelines using delivery experience and historical project data to ensure proposed commitments are achievable.
• Identify and address risks, assumptions, resource constraints, and unrealistic delivery commitments before proposals are submitted.
• Provide PMO leadership with visibility into upcoming opportunities, staffing needs, and implementation readiness.
• Ensure appropriate project leadership and resources are identified for anticipated contract awards.
• Coordinate the transition from proposal to implementation, ensuring project teams understand key commitments, risks, assumptions, and dependencies.
• Develop and improve implementation planning standards, templates, and processes using lessons learned and actual project performance to improve future estimates and delivery commitments.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of project management, program management, PMO, or implementation leadership experience.
• Experience developing and managing complex project plans for large-scale government implementations.
• Strong knowledge of project scheduling, resource planning, dependencies, critical path analysis, and project lifecycle management.
• Experience supporting RFP, proposal, bid, or pre-sales activities.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and facilitation skills.
• Ability to challenge assumptions and influence decisions across teams.

• PMP or similar project management certification.
• Experience with government, public sector, or large-scale technology implementations.
• Experience with portfolio, capacity, and resource planning.
• Experience working across proposal, sales, solution engineering, and delivery teams.

At Conduent, we want you to be yourself. We recognize that everyone is different and that how people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too.

In this role, you can expect the following working conditions:

Remote work: Work in a way that allows you to work from home and have time onsite when needed to connect with other team members and business leaders.

Health and Welfare Benefits: Our health and welfare benefits can be tailored to fit you and your family's needs and start on the first day of employment.

Retirement Savings: We will support you as you save for your future.

Employee Discounts: We offer you access to a vast selection of global, national, and local discounts on merchandise, services, travel, and more

Career Growth Opportunities: We help you thrive, so together, we can grow. We provide opportunities to advance your career with a vast portfolio of businesses and a global footprint.

Paid Training: Earn while you learn and continue to grow with access to award-winning learning platforms throughout your Conduent…