Proposal Manager

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D&G is seeking a Proposal Manager to manage proposal development efforts across the company's federal business portfolio. Reporting to the Chief Growth Officer, this position leads the full proposal development lifecycle using established proposal processes, tools, and infrastructure.

Working closely with Business Development, Capture Managers, Program Managers, Subject Matter Experts, Contracts, and Finance, the Proposal Manager ensures proposal submissions are compliant, compelling, and aligned with customer requirements and capture strategies. This role also maintains proposal libraries, resume databases, past performance repositories, templates, and other proposal assets that support the company's long-term growth strategy.

• Lead proposal efforts from solicitation release through final submission.
• Develop proposal schedules, compliance matrices, outlines, assignments, review plans, production schedules, and submission checklists.
• Coordinate proposal activities across Business Development, Capture, Operations, Finance, Contracts, Recruiting, and Executive Leadership.
• Manage proposal kickoff meetings, daily status meetings, color team reviews, and final production activities.
• Ensure proposal submissions are compliant, complete, compelling, and delivered on time.
• Facilitate Pink, Red, Gold, and Executive Review processes.
• Draft, edit, and refine proposal content including executive summaries, management approaches, staffing plans, transition plans, resumes, and past performance narratives.
• Support development of win themes, discriminators, graphics, executive messaging, and proposal strategies.
• Review proposal content for clarity, consistency, compliance, quality, and responsiveness.
• Assist with oral presentations, demonstrations, and customer-facing proposal activities as required.
• Maintain D&G's proposal management processes, templates, standard operating procedures, and proposal best practices.
• Maintain the corporate proposal library, content repository, and reusable proposal assets.
• Manage the company's resume database and coordinate resume updates with project teams and recruiting.
• Maintain and enhance the corporate past performance repository.
• Develop and maintain proposal schedules, compliance tools, proposal checklists, and proposal job aids.
• Identify opportunities to improve proposal quality, efficiency, responsiveness, and win probability.
• Support Capture Managers during opportunity qualification, pursuit planning, and proposal strategy development.
• Assist with bid/no-bid reviews, opportunity assessments, and gate reviews.
• Conduct research and competitive analysis to support strategic pursuits.
• Support development of customer profiles, competitor profiles, market intelligence, capability statements, and teaming packages.
• Evaluate and implement tools that improve proposal efficiency, collaboration, and quality.
• Support adoption of artificial intelligence and automation tools for proposal development.
• Identify proposal best practices and lessons learned from completed pursuits.
• Recommend process improvements that strengthen proposal effectiveness and corporate proposal maturity.
• Provide proposal status reporting and business development metrics to leadership.
• Support strategic growth initiatives and special projects as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree in English, Communications, Business, Public Administration, Marketing, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 3 or more years of federal proposal management experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex federal proposals from solicitation through submission.
• Strong understanding of federal acquisition processes, FAR-based procurements, and proposal compliance requirements.
• Exceptional writing, editing, communication, organizational, and project management skills.
• Experience facilitating color team reviews and managing proposal schedules.
• Experience developing compliance matrices, proposal outlines,…