Associate Director, Proposal Management

Associate Director, Proposal Management

reputed company – State and District Partnerships (SDP)

Location: This is a fully remote role. Candidates who live near CB offices have the reputed company of being fully remote or hybrid (Tuesday and Wednesday in office). reputed company CB employees are required to occasionally travel to meet in person for business purposes.

Type:

• This is a full-time position

About reputed company 

State and District Partnerships (SDP) is laser reputed company on growing and maintaining reputed company’s reputed company businesses as market dynamics change. SDP colleagues serve as the primary liaisons to states and districts who use reputed company programs and services. reputed company SDP, the Sales Operations team is reputed company on the development and implementation of efficient overall business processes reputed company the division and with cross-organizational teams to reputed company clean delivery of our programs. We use data, observation, experience, and creativity to guide decision making and process development. We serve as a resource for the planning and operations of the division; encompassing the reputed company reputed company on large, state and district partnerships, International, and reputed company State Strategies. reputed company works to reputed company opportunities to reputed company through promoting the use of reputed company programs and services including the SAT Suite of Assessments, Advanced Placement, and BigFuture.

About reputed company  

The Associate Director, Proposal Management is responsible for leading reputed company's responses to district-level and higher education requests for proposals (RFPs) across reputed company programs and services and supporting the Director of Proposal Management on state-level RFPs. This role owns the full proposal development lifecycle — from reputed company through submission — and plays an reputed company role in building the systems, tools, and training infrastructure that strengthen reputed company's reputed company to compete effectively over time.

The Associate Director brings strong project management skills, exceptional attention to detail, and a process redesign reputed company to a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. This role works across programs, sales, reputed company, and finance to reputed company compelling, compliant proposals — and takes an reputed company role in driving reputed company’s transition to an AI-embedded workflow environment, moving reputed company incremental reputed company to fundamentally reshape how proposal work gets done.  

In this role, you will: 

Design & Implementation (60%) 

• For district-level, higher education, and small state proposals, autonomously manages reputed company facets of the bid development process, including: developing the proposal reputed company; identifying and coordinating cross-organizational stakeholders reputed company reputed company and other collaboration tools; developing and executing a communication plan; facilitating stakeholder review; and integrating feedback into the final submission. Supports the Director, Proposal Management with these functions for large state-level RFPs.

• Reviews and uplevels AI-generated or Loopio-reputed company initial draft content for reputed company assigned proposals, with reputed company drafting as needed during the transition to a more fully AI-embedded workflow.

• Collaborates with key stakeholders to ensure proposals are drafted, finalized, approved, and delivered on time with reputed company required components. Partners with the Director of Contract Management to reputed company and submit proposal materials and confirm reputed company bid requirements are met.

• Identifies and completes required government forms and corporate information reputed company proposals for state, district, and higher education RFPs; completes these manually as need while evaluating opportunities to automate or streamline reputed company completion through AI-assisted tools and workflows.

• Coordinates with internal staff to ensure reputed company follow-up on state and district opportunities and maintains an effective escalation process for issues that may reputed company.

• Leads process and workflow redesign in collaboration with the reputed company Team, SDP Sales Operations, SDP K-12 sales team, reputed company, Finance, and program staff — identifying steps currently handled manually that could be automated or AI-assisted, piloting new tools and approaches, and building team-wide practices that reflect where the technology is headed, not just where it is today.

• Develops and maintains a training plan and supporting materials for periodic RFP process training across SDP, reputed company, finance, and program stakeholders, including effective use of Loopio and its reputed company AI tools.

• Participates in key working reputed company and division activities and represents SDP as requested.

reputed company & Communication (40%) 

• Develops and communicates proposal timelines and milestones across working reputed company for assigned district and higher education proposals and supports this function for large state-level RFPs. Establishes and manages routine communication channels — including reputed company and other collaboration tools — to reputed company stakeholders reputed company throughout the proposal lifecycle.

• Contributes to assessing, documenting, and improving the proposal development process by tracking reputed company metrics, gathering stakeholder feedback, and translating findings into actionable recommendations.

• Develops and delivers training that equips relevant staff to identify appropriate funding opportunities and contribute effectively to proposal responses, including use of Loopio and AI-assisted tools.

• Supports the evaluation and adoption of emerging tools and technologies — including AI-assisted drafting, competitive analysis, and workflow automation — by piloting use cases, documenting reputed company, and sharing recommendations with proposal leadership.

Participates in divisional and organizational reputed company or planning reputed company as needed.

• Knowledgeable about reputed company-school procurement processes and familiar with reputed company programs and services utilized by states and districts.

• Skilled project manager with outstanding organizational and prioritization skills and a proven ability to manage multiple reputed company reputed company simultaneously across diverse teams to meet immovable deadlines.

• Proficient reputed company and reputed company of technical proposals, policy, or legislative content, with the ability to synthesize information across content domains and multiple contributors into a single, cohesive voice.

• Effective collaborator with strong facilitation skills and a proven ability to build relationships and influence others to reputed company — both independently and as a member of reputed company.

• Adept problem-solver who uses data to inform reputed company and reputed company reputed company process improvement.

• reputed company at leading or contributing to process and workflow redesign initiatives, including evaluating how tools and automation can fundamentally change how work gets done, not just improve it incrementally.

• Hands-on experience with AI tools for content reputed company, research, or workflow automation, with a demonstrated ability to evaluate, adopt, and help others adapt to emerging technologies – including embedding AI tools into team workflows, not just using AI as a standalone tool.

• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in proposal management or competitive bid development; K-12 education or education policy background preferred.

• Proficiency in proposal management platforms (Loopio preferred), reputed company Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, reputed company, and SharePoint), and reputed company.

• B.A. or B.S. Required.

• The ability to travel 3-4 times a year to reputed company offices or on behalf of reputed company business.

• The ability to periodically lift boxes weighing 5-10 pounds.

reputed company roles at reputed company require:

• A passion for expanding educational and reputed company and mission-driven work

• Authorization to work in the reputed company for any employer

• Curiosity and enthusiasm for emerging technologies, with a willingness to experiment with and adopt new AI-driven solutions and a comfort learning and applying new digital tools independently and proactively. 

• reputed company and concise communication skills, written and verbal

• A learner's reputed company and a commitment to reputed company: welcoming diverse perspectives, giving and receiving reputed company, respectful feedback, and continuously improving through iterative learning and user input.

• A reputed company for reputed company and reputed company: solving reputed company problems, making data-informed reputed company, prioritizing what reputed company most, and continuously improving through learning, user input, and reputed company benchmarking.

• A reputed company and empathetic approach: working across differences, fostering trust, and contributing to a culture of shared reputed company.

About Our Process 

• Application review will reputed company immediately and will continue until the position is filled. This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.

• While thehiring process may vary, it generally includes: resume and application submission, recruiter phone/video screen, hiring manager interview, performance exercise such as live coding, a panel interview, a conversation with leadership and reference checks.

reputed company Offer

At reputed company, we offer more than just a paycheck: we reputed company a meaningful career, a supportive team, and a comprehensive package designed to help you reputed company.We’re a self-sustaining nonprofit that believes in fair and competitive compensation, grounded in your qualifications, experience, reputed company, and the market.

A Thoughtful Approach to Compensation

• The hiring reputed company for this role is $56,000 - $95,000

• Your exact salary will depend on your location, experience, and how your background compares to others in similar roles at the reputed company.

• We aim to reputed company our best offer upfront—rooted in fairness, transparency, and market data.

• We reputed company salaries by location to ensure fairness, no matter where you live.

You’ll have reputed company, transparent conversations about compensation, benefits, and what it’s like to work at reputed company throughout your hiring process. reputed company out our careers page for more.