Director of Proposal Operations and AI Enablement

About Niyam IT, Inc.

Niyam IT was founded in 2007 by a group of consultants who shared a unique vision: a technology company steeped in orderly process yet driven by passion and innovation. Over the following decade, we fine‑tuned our craft and built an impressive track record of successful outcomes, securing our reputation as the go‑to provider of smart, innovative solutions.

Niyam IT is CMMC Level 2, CMMI DEV Level 3 accredited and ISO certified (ISO 9001:2015, ISO/IEC 20000‑1, ISO/IEC 27001) company.

Today, Niyam is at the forefront of the industry, leading the way in crafting mission‑critical technologies for Emergency Preparedness & Response, Natural Resource Management, Law Enforcement & Justice, Health IT, and Global Citizen Services.

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We are seeking a motivated Director of Proposal Operations and AI Enablement to join our team. This people‑leadership role reports directly to the Chief Operating Officer, managing the proposal team, leading our most critical pursuits, and modernizing our proposal development function through AI tooling.

The right candidate brings deep Shipley and APMP grounded proposal expertise alongside hands‑on experience with AI‑powered proposal platforms. Beyond executing proposals, this person will lead, mentor, and develop the proposal team and serve as a process innovator, elevating the skills of proposal writers, coordinators, and graphic support staff and building workflows that allow Niyam to pursue more opportunities with greater speed and precision.

As the function scales, the Director will continue to grow and shape a high‑performing proposal organization.

• Own end‑to‑end proposal management on priority pursuits, from RFP receipt and kickoff through submission, including compliance matrices, outlines, writing assignments, schedule management, and production.
• Write and edit technical volumes, management volumes, and proposal response content for IT services contracts, ensuring clarity, measurability, and tight alignment to PWS/SOO/SOW requirements.
• Develop compelling executive summaries, discriminators, and win themes in close coordination with capture managers and leadership.
• Lead and facilitate all color reviews (Pink, Red, Gold) in alignment with Shipley methodology, delivering actionable feedback that measurably improves proposal quality.
• Manage proposal schedules and contributor accountability with urgency and precision across multiple simultaneous pursuits.

• Lead integration of AI proposal tools into Niyam's Shipley‑based process. Must have experience with one of the following tools:
  Gov Dash, Procurement Sciences Awarded AI, Turing Proposal Pilot, or other emerging platforms.
• Develop AI‑assisted workflow playbooks that accelerate first drafts, compliance checks, and reuse of past performance and boilerplate content, while preserving the discipline and quality standards of the Shipley methodology.
• Evaluate, pilot, and recommend new AI tools on an ongoing basis to maintain Niyam's competitive edge in proposal development technology.
• Track and report AI‑driven efficiency metrics (cycle time, cost per proposal, compliance error rate) to inform investment decisions and demonstrate ROI to leadership.