Senior Proposal Manager in Patuxent River, Maryland at Shadow Objects

Partner with the CGO, Capture Managers, and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to translate capture strategies into discriminators, win themes, and customer-centric messaging.Author and edit major proposal sections, including Executive Summaries, Technical Approaches, Management Approaches, Staffing & Key Personnel Plans, Quality Assurance, Transition Plans, and Past Performance.Develop detailed Section L & M requirements traceability matrices and ensure compliance with solicitation instructions, evaluation criteria, and formatting rules.

Build, organize, and maintain a centralized, scalable corporate proposal repository.Integrate appropriate generative AI and workflow-automation tools to accelerate drafting cycles and improve content consistency.Conduct post-submission lessons learned reviews to continuously improve proposal efficiency and increase win rates.

Master ShadowObjects’ contract vehicles, capabilities, past performance, and corporate differentiators.Establish standardized proposal operating procedures, compliance templates, and review checklists.Deploy an updated, centralized proposal content repository and begin active proposal leadership on current pipeline opportunities.

Independently manage multiple concurrent prime and subcontractor pursuits across Navy/DoD and federal civilian customers.Establish a scalable, repeatable proposal engine that increases qualified bid throughput while maintaining high-quality submissions and strong win performance.

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Communications, English, Information Technology, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.8+ years of dedicated federal proposal management experience; 10+ years strongly preferred.Demonstrated experience leading complex federal prime bids.Expertise parsing and interpreting federal RFP Sections L & M, developing compliance matrices, and managing color-team reviews.Exceptional ability to write and edit clear, persuasive, technically credible proposal narrative across multiple volumes.Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), SharePoint, Adobe Acrobat, and collaborative proposal tools.

Direct Navy / DoD proposal experience, particularly NAVAIR, NAVWAR, Navy ERP, DASN(P), AIR 6.8, or related defense organizations.Experience managing task orders and prime pursuits on vehicles such as 8(a) STARS III, OASIS+, GSA MAS, SEWP, CIO-SP3, or SeaPort-NxG.APMP Foundation, Practitioner, or Shipley certification.Familiarity with federal IT services, digital transformation, cloud migrations, and Deltek Costpoint environments.

ShadowObjects, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.