Meeting your future team:

• Reporting to the Bids & Proposals Team Lead, you will collaborate with departments across the company to create accurate, compelling proposals that advance the sales process.
• You will use your proposal expertise to help Collibra mature its RFx processes and support deals at scale in a high-growth company.
• You will also help Collibra create and maintain strategic responses by developing content for our RFP library, aligned with new product releases, marketing efforts, and industry changes.
• Your work will matter—your ideas and talents will transform how Collibra approaches proposals as the company enters a new phase in its rapid growth.

Proposal Managers at Collibra are responsible for:

• Using effective project management and SME engagement to develop compelling, professional, and customized proposals and presentations in response to RFIs and RFPs.
• Creating project workspaces in proposal automation tools and managing team interactions through these platforms.
• Using best practices to drive the proposal process and improve win rates.
• Developing and/or writing proposal content when needed.
• Leading delegated improvement projects and reporting regular progress to the Team Lead of Bids & Proposals.

Proposal Manager's at Collibra are responsible for:

• Using effective project management and SME engagement to develop compelling, professional, and customized proposals and presentations in response to RFIs and RFPs.
• Creating project workspaces in proposal automation tools and managing team interactions through these platforms.
• Using best practices to drive the proposal process and improve win rates.
• Developing and/or writing proposal content when needed.
• Leading delegated improvement projects and reporting regular progress to the Team Lead of Bids & Proposals.

You Have:

• 5+ years of proposal management experience
• BA/BS degree
• Fluency in English

• 5+ years of proposal management experience at SaaS companies
• 2+ years of experience on proposals for state and local governments
• APMP certification or similar (e.g., Shipley)

You Are:

• Organized, confident, and action-oriented in creating proposal response plans and managing response teams to meet deadlines.
• A natural communicator who writes clearly and concisely and inspires the confidence of SMEs.
• Informed and prepared in your proposal work—you know that the diligent, steadfast work of preventing issues is more valuable than responding to emergencies.
• Business-savvy, knowing how proposals fit in the larger business context and looking for ways to improve process efficiency.
• Familiar with using proposal automation tools (e.g., Loopio, RFPIO, Qvidian) and the Microsoft Office Suite to create proposals.

Measuring Success:

• Within your first month, you will manage a moderately complex proposal with support from the Team Lead of Bids & Proposals.
• Within your third month, you will independently manage up to 3 moderately complex proposals simultaneously. You will also provide input on projects to improve Collibra’s proposal processes and RFP content library.
• Within your sixth month, you will independently manage up to 4 highly complex proposals simultaneously. You will also manage delegated projects to improve Collibra’s RFP content library and expand proposal automation.

Benefits at Collibra:

We strive to provide all Collibrians with competitive and cost-efficient benefits that are aligned to our company values. As a high-growth company, our goal is to offer flexibility and choice with our benefits programs to support the evolving needs of our changing workforce. The specific offerings will differ slightly by region but our {Be}well benefit programs encompass the following strategic pillars:

• {Be}Healthy: Healthcare for yourself and eligible dependents (inclusive of partners/domestic partners), mental health resources and care, tax-advantaged accounts, income protection, discount programs and more! Additionally, we encourage employees to treat their whole self by offering a bi-monthly calendar of events and programming dedicated to our {Be}well initiatives which focus on wellbeing areas including emotional, professional & social, financial, physical, allyship & belonging and giving back.
• {Be}With Family: We offer multiple types of leave so that you can spend time with loved ones, including parental leave, caregiver leave and our annual family day. These are all complementary to our culture in which we value output over hours!
• {Be}Kind: Collibra For Good, Unconscious Bias & Allyship training, Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Strategy, Environmental Social Governance (ESG) strategy, racial equity awareness programs and Collibra-led fundraisers.
• {Be}Unplugged: Our paid time off programs include vacation, holidays, sick time and compassionate/bereavement leave. We also offer remote-friendly meditation sessions and cooking lessons – all of which you’re actively encouraged to use!
• {Be}Informed: Competitive compensation, bonus potential, private company equity, merit reviews and promotion cycles, company pension, discounts programs, access to LinkedIn Learning, employee referral program, employee rewards & recognition, development programs and more!
• {Be}Together: Community and belonging with our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and personal interest groups, ERG-driven events, speaker series, and celebrations, a dedicated DEI council, the virtual Collibra cafe, trivia, bingo games and much more! 

When in-person (office) life resumes, we look forward to more snacks, catered lunches, team offsites and social events (think holiday gift exchange, fundraising events, happy hours, celebrations and more)!

Equal Opportunity:

At Collibra, we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer – which ties directly to our core value, “open, direct, and kind.” We realize the key to creating a company with a world-class culture and employee experience comes from who we hire and creating a workplace that celebrates everyone. 

With this, we proudly consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, sex, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, HIV status, registered domestic partner status, caregiver status, marital status, veteran or military status, citizenship status or any other legally protected category.