About Carimus
Carimus is a brand experience and digital transformation agency, now part of the Spyrosoft Group. Since 2013, we\'ve fused strategy, creativity, and technology to create meaningful impact in the digital world. As part of Spyrosoft, we’re expanding our capabilities while remaining true to our human-centered approach crafting experiences that matter for our clients and our team.
The Role The Proposal Manager plays a key role in advancing our mission by leading and coordinating end-to-end proposal development efforts in support of new business opportunities. Working closely with the Vice President of Public Sector and the Business Development team, this role manages the overall proposal process, facilitates cross-functional collaboration, and ensures timelines, deliverables, and compliance requirements are met. The Proposal Manager partners with subject matter experts, leadership, and operations teams to develop clear, compelling, and compliant content, with particular support for past performance and technical approach sections.
Department: Public Sector
Status & Classification: Full Time, Exempt
Location: Raleigh, NC (Hybrid 3x per week)
Travel Requirement:
What You’ll Do
Lead end-to-end proposal development efforts, guiding opportunities from kickoff through final submission
Build and manage detailed proposal schedules, compliance matrices, and response trackers to ensure all requirements and deadlines are met
Facilitate kickoff meetings, working sessions, and review cycles, driving alignment across business development, subject matter experts, leadership, and operations
Coordinate and track content contributions, ensuring clear ownership, accountability, and on-time delivery of all proposal sections
Draft and support development of key content, particularly past performance, technical approach, and management approach narratives
Ensure proposals are fully compliant with RFP instructions, evaluation criteria, and submission requirements
Edit and refine proposal content for clarity, consistency, persuasiveness, and a unified voice aligned to win themes
Manage document organization, version control, formatting, and final production of submission-ready proposals
Identify risks, gaps, or bottlenecks in the proposal process and proactively resolve or escalate issues
Contribute to continuous improvement of proposal processes, tools, and templates to increase efficiency and proposal quality
Required Qualifications
3+ years of experience managing proposals, RFP responses, or similar deliverable-driven work
Demonstrated experience writing and supporting federal and state government proposals, including compliance-driven responses
Strong project management skills with proven ability to manage deadlines and multiple contributors
Experience facilitating meetings and coordinating cross-functional teams
Strong writing and editing skills, with the ability to draft structured proposal content
High attention to detail and ability to maintain compliance with RFP requirements
Core Skills & Competencies
Proposal organization and workflow leadership
Meeting facilitation and stakeholder management
Deadline and timeline ownership
Strong written communication and structured content development
Detail-oriented quality control and document management
Proactive problem solving and sound escalation judgment
Nice to Have
Experience supporting federal, state, local, or healthcare and life sciences proposal responses
Familiarity with proposal best practices such as win themes, compliance matrices, and structured review cycles
Experience working with proposal tools and collaboration platforms such as Microsoft Word, Google Workspace, SharePoint, or proposal tracking systems
Ability to thrive in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments with multiple concurrent priorities
Who We’re Looking For We’re looking for a highly organized, detail oriented proposal professional who thrives in deadline driven environments and enjoys bringing structure to complex, fast moving work. You’re someone who can keep multiple contributors aligned, communicate clearly, and maintain momentum from kickoff through submission. You take pride in producing polished, compliant, and compelling deliverables, and you’re comfortable rolling up your sleeves to draft, edit, and refine content when needed.
You’re proactive and solutions-oriented, able to anticipate gaps, manage risks, and escalate issues thoughtfully. You build strong working relationships across technical, operational, and leadership teams and know how to guide a group toward shared goals without formal authority. Above all, you care about quality, collaboration, and delivering work that helps the organization win.
You’ll thrive here if you are:
You’re at your best when keeping teams aligned, accountable, and on schedule
You believe strong proposals are built through early drafts, structured reviews, and continuous improvement
You take pride in producing work that is compliant, polished, complete, and delivered on time
You enjoy shaping clear, compelling, and customer-focused narratives—especially for technical and past performance content
Our Values At Carimus, these values guide every interaction and collaboration internally and with our clients.
Live in the Zone of Proximal Development. We expand our skills by working in the Zone of Proximal Development and take measured risks with what we can deliver with excellence.
Be Transparent & Tenacious. We don’t hide from the truth and won’t let our clients either. We embrace reality, own our mistakes, and attack problems with teamwork and creativity.
Invest in Relationships. Life is better doing interesting things with people we like. We build trusting relationships and strong connections with our employees and clients. We go further together.
Create Exceptional Experiences. We unite art and engineering in smart, compelling ways that inspire confidence and human connection. We excite and engage, from concept to launch.
Commit to Caring. Caring is in our core and our name, “Care I Must.” We tackle real problems and advance positive change for people and the environment.
Benefits We offer a competitive benefits package designed to support your health, financial well-being, and work–life balance, including:
Medical, dental, and vision insurance (with family coverage options)
Life and disability insurance
401(k) plan with employer match
Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) options
15 days of paid time off (PTO)
Paid company holidays
Benefits are subject to plan terms, eligibility requirements, and may be updated over time.
Physical Requirements
Normal periods of sitting and standing in an office environment.
Lifting and/or pushing objects up to 35 lbs. on an occasional basis
Carimus provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment, and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
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The Role The Proposal Manager plays a key role in advancing our mission by leading and coordinating end-to-end proposal development efforts in support of new business opportunities. Working closely with the Vice President of Public Sector and the Business Development team, this role manages the overall proposal process, facilitates cross-functional collaboration, and ensures timelines, deliverables, and compliance requirements are met. The Proposal Manager partners with subject matter experts, leadership, and operations teams to develop clear, compelling, and compliant content, with particular support for past performance and technical approach sections.
Department: Public Sector
Status & Classification: Full Time, Exempt
Location: Raleigh, NC (Hybrid 3x per week)
Travel Requirement:
What You’ll Do
Lead end-to-end proposal development efforts, guiding opportunities from kickoff through final submission
Build and manage detailed proposal schedules, compliance matrices, and response trackers to ensure all requirements and deadlines are met
Facilitate kickoff meetings, working sessions, and review cycles, driving alignment across business development, subject matter experts, leadership, and operations
Coordinate and track content contributions, ensuring clear ownership, accountability, and on-time delivery of all proposal sections
Draft and support development of key content, particularly past performance, technical approach, and management approach narratives
Ensure proposals are fully compliant with RFP instructions, evaluation criteria, and submission requirements
Edit and refine proposal content for clarity, consistency, persuasiveness, and a unified voice aligned to win themes
Manage document organization, version control, formatting, and final production of submission-ready proposals
Identify risks, gaps, or bottlenecks in the proposal process and proactively resolve or escalate issues
Contribute to continuous improvement of proposal processes, tools, and templates to increase efficiency and proposal quality
Required Qualifications
3+ years of experience managing proposals, RFP responses, or similar deliverable-driven work
Demonstrated experience writing and supporting federal and state government proposals, including compliance-driven responses
Strong project management skills with proven ability to manage deadlines and multiple contributors
Experience facilitating meetings and coordinating cross-functional teams
Strong writing and editing skills, with the ability to draft structured proposal content
High attention to detail and ability to maintain compliance with RFP requirements
Core Skills & Competencies
Proposal organization and workflow leadership
Meeting facilitation and stakeholder management
Deadline and timeline ownership
Strong written communication and structured content development
Detail-oriented quality control and document management
Proactive problem solving and sound escalation judgment
Nice to Have
Experience supporting federal, state, local, or healthcare and life sciences proposal responses
Familiarity with proposal best practices such as win themes, compliance matrices, and structured review cycles
Experience working with proposal tools and collaboration platforms such as Microsoft Word, Google Workspace, SharePoint, or proposal tracking systems
Ability to thrive in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments with multiple concurrent priorities
Who We’re Looking For We’re looking for a highly organized, detail oriented proposal professional who thrives in deadline driven environments and enjoys bringing structure to complex, fast moving work. You’re someone who can keep multiple contributors aligned, communicate clearly, and maintain momentum from kickoff through submission. You take pride in producing polished, compliant, and compelling deliverables, and you’re comfortable rolling up your sleeves to draft, edit, and refine content when needed.
You’re proactive and solutions-oriented, able to anticipate gaps, manage risks, and escalate issues thoughtfully. You build strong working relationships across technical, operational, and leadership teams and know how to guide a group toward shared goals without formal authority. Above all, you care about quality, collaboration, and delivering work that helps the organization win.
You’ll thrive here if you are:
You’re at your best when keeping teams aligned, accountable, and on schedule
You believe strong proposals are built through early drafts, structured reviews, and continuous improvement
You take pride in producing work that is compliant, polished, complete, and delivered on time
You enjoy shaping clear, compelling, and customer-focused narratives—especially for technical and past performance content
Our Values At Carimus, these values guide every interaction and collaboration internally and with our clients.
Live in the Zone of Proximal Development. We expand our skills by working in the Zone of Proximal Development and take measured risks with what we can deliver with excellence.
Be Transparent & Tenacious. We don’t hide from the truth and won’t let our clients either. We embrace reality, own our mistakes, and attack problems with teamwork and creativity.
Invest in Relationships. Life is better doing interesting things with people we like. We build trusting relationships and strong connections with our employees and clients. We go further together.
Create Exceptional Experiences. We unite art and engineering in smart, compelling ways that inspire confidence and human connection. We excite and engage, from concept to launch.
Commit to Caring. Caring is in our core and our name, “Care I Must.” We tackle real problems and advance positive change for people and the environment.
Benefits We offer a competitive benefits package designed to support your health, financial well-being, and work–life balance, including:
Medical, dental, and vision insurance (with family coverage options)
Life and disability insurance
401(k) plan with employer match
Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) options
15 days of paid time off (PTO)
Paid company holidays
Benefits are subject to plan terms, eligibility requirements, and may be updated over time.
Physical Requirements
Normal periods of sitting and standing in an office environment.
Lifting and/or pushing objects up to 35 lbs. on an occasional basis
Carimus provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment, and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
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