Aalyria is a leading technology company that supplies laser communications technology and temporospatial software-defined networking platforms to the aerospace industry. Backed by Battery.
About the role
Aalyria is looking for a Proposals Manager to own our proposal development efforts for government and commercial opportunities. This person will lead the proposal lifecycle from kickoff through submission, building compliance matrices, writing and editing content, coordinating SMEs, and running review cycles, to deliver tight, compelling, on-time proposals.
What they're looking for
- 5-10 years of experience writing and managing proposals
- Strong understanding of federal procurement processes (FAR, solicitation types, compliance requirements)
- Excellent writing, editing, and project management skills, able to manage tight deadlines across multiple concurrent efforts
- Comfortable working directly with technical SMEs to translate complex technical content into clear, compelling proposal narrative
- A scrappy, get-it-done attitude, comfortable wearing multiple hats and working without a lot of structure in a startup environment
- Active U.S. security clearance required - Top Secret
More about this role
Aalyria is looking for a Proposals Manager to own our proposal development efforts for government and commercial opportunities. This person will lead the proposal lifecycle from kickoff through submission, building compliance matrices, writing and editing content, coordinating SMEs, and running review cycles, to deliver tight, compelling, on-time proposals.
Capture activities (opportunity qualification, customer engagement, teaming) are shared across a few people on the team (e.g., BD leads), so this role will support and coordinate with capture rather than own it outright. The bulk of the impact here is in proposals.
- Own the end-to-end proposal process for government (DoD, IC, civil) and commercial opportunities, including RFI/RFP/SBIR/BAA responses
- Develop proposal schedules, compliance matrices, and outlines; ensure all submissions are fully compliant with solicitation requirements
- Write, edit, and coordinate proposal content with subject matter experts across engineering, product, and business development
- Run color team reviews (pink/red/gold) and incorporate feedback into final submissions
- Build and maintain reusable proposal content, past performance writeups, and...
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