Zermount, Inc.
Business Development Manager
Zermount, Inc., Arlington, Virginia, United States, 22201
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
MILITARY FRIENDLY & PREFERRED - HOH SPONSORZermount Inc. is seeking a motivated Business Development (BD) Specialist to join our proposal and BD team at Zermount. This person will be responsible for leading new opportunities and recompetes for our BD team. This position would include leading a proposal team through the development of winning strategies, solutions, and value propositions that consider customer needs and the competitive environment. The BD Manager will also support stakeholders on other opportunities to build further capture skillsets, accelerate understanding of capabilities, observe synergies across captures and bridge gaps to increase efficiency.Duties & Responsibilities
Lead and manage a team of business development specialists, providing direction, guidance, coaching, and performance feedback.
Collaborate and drive proposal and capture process and process improvements.
Opportunity tracking/gathering preliminary information for Bid/No-Bid decisions
Support interaction with potential partners
Track and ensure next steps and documentation supporting partnerships are delivered and completed by all parties (prime-sub opportunities - e.g., NDA, TA, etc.)
Develop and support continual improvements of company specific capture process
Lead solicitation response development efforts
Manage the design, build, and enhance proposal process
Produce schedules, outlines, templates, compliance matrices, agendas, proposal kickoffs and reviews, and other proposal-related tasks and meetings
Guide subject matter experts and other team members to create technical content
Write/edit response documents to incorporate win strategy and themes, differentiators, and technical solutions into proposal documents in a clearly articulated, consistent manner, reflecting a clear understanding of the requirements
Support other proposal operations activities, including boilerplate material library development/maintenance and process improvement initiatives
Lead and host color proposal reviews
Build proposal budget and cost proposal
Ensure proposal submissions are compliant with solicitation requirements
Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
5-7 years of related experience in a combination of some or all the following: Business Development; Capture Management; Proposal Management; or Program Management.
Understanding of federal acquisition policies, processes, procedures, and contracting laws.
Understanding of the full proposal life cycle is required (i.e., procurement, solicitation processes, and compliant proposal production).
Excellent written and oral communication, organizational skills, and ability to manage multiple simultaneous proposal efforts
Demonstrated experience managing and coordinating proposals responses by planning resource assignments, performing quality assurance, and installing processes, tools, and templates for team use
Experience with managing capture efforts or a proven understanding of the customer's mission and the associated technical domains.
Experience with developing solutions and content (with subject matter expert support) for assigned opportunities with an understanding of bid price sensitivity, applying an overarching pricing strategy to design-to-cost offering development reflected in an integrated technical, management, and price win strategy.
Ability to work across industry to determine teaming strategies and represent the company in a highly ethical manner.
Have a working knowledge of US Government contracting, contract types and procurement processes.
Experience and skills with communication and technical applications.
Experience with research and analysis from various data sources
Presentation skills necessary to present to internal leadership and team members.
Education
Bachelor preferable but professional experience is Permitted.
Bachelor's degree in Business, Business Management, Communications or a related field.
3-5 years of experience as a proposal manager or business development Manager as well as experience directly supporting a Cybersecurity or Information Technology company.
Certifications and Training (Preferred)
A minimum of at least one of the following security certifications:
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITILv3)
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Security+
Scrum Master
Certified Manager Certification (CM)
Other related certification
Hours of Operation
Business Hours: 8:00 am EST - 4:30 pm EST.
Work Location
Onsite at Zermount Corporate Headquarters in Arlington, Virginia.Benefits
Zermount offers a generous benefit package that includes:
Medical, dental, and vision plans with significant employer contributions
Employer paid basic group life insurance, short- and long-term disability plans
11 paid holidays
15+ days of PTO and more!
MILITARY FRIENDLY & PREFERRED - HOH SPONSORZermount Inc. is seeking a motivated Business Development (BD) Specialist to join our proposal and BD team at Zermount. This person will be responsible for leading new opportunities and recompetes for our BD team. This position would include leading a proposal team through the development of winning strategies, solutions, and value propositions that consider customer needs and the competitive environment. The BD Manager will also support stakeholders on other opportunities to build further capture skillsets, accelerate understanding of capabilities, observe synergies across captures and bridge gaps to increase efficiency.Duties & Responsibilities
Lead and manage a team of business development specialists, providing direction, guidance, coaching, and performance feedback.
Collaborate and drive proposal and capture process and process improvements.
Opportunity tracking/gathering preliminary information for Bid/No-Bid decisions
Support interaction with potential partners
Track and ensure next steps and documentation supporting partnerships are delivered and completed by all parties (prime-sub opportunities - e.g., NDA, TA, etc.)
Develop and support continual improvements of company specific capture process
Lead solicitation response development efforts
Manage the design, build, and enhance proposal process
Produce schedules, outlines, templates, compliance matrices, agendas, proposal kickoffs and reviews, and other proposal-related tasks and meetings
Guide subject matter experts and other team members to create technical content
Write/edit response documents to incorporate win strategy and themes, differentiators, and technical solutions into proposal documents in a clearly articulated, consistent manner, reflecting a clear understanding of the requirements
Support other proposal operations activities, including boilerplate material library development/maintenance and process improvement initiatives
Lead and host color proposal reviews
Build proposal budget and cost proposal
Ensure proposal submissions are compliant with solicitation requirements
Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
5-7 years of related experience in a combination of some or all the following: Business Development; Capture Management; Proposal Management; or Program Management.
Understanding of federal acquisition policies, processes, procedures, and contracting laws.
Understanding of the full proposal life cycle is required (i.e., procurement, solicitation processes, and compliant proposal production).
Excellent written and oral communication, organizational skills, and ability to manage multiple simultaneous proposal efforts
Demonstrated experience managing and coordinating proposals responses by planning resource assignments, performing quality assurance, and installing processes, tools, and templates for team use
Experience with managing capture efforts or a proven understanding of the customer's mission and the associated technical domains.
Experience with developing solutions and content (with subject matter expert support) for assigned opportunities with an understanding of bid price sensitivity, applying an overarching pricing strategy to design-to-cost offering development reflected in an integrated technical, management, and price win strategy.
Ability to work across industry to determine teaming strategies and represent the company in a highly ethical manner.
Have a working knowledge of US Government contracting, contract types and procurement processes.
Experience and skills with communication and technical applications.
Experience with research and analysis from various data sources
Presentation skills necessary to present to internal leadership and team members.
Education
Bachelor preferable but professional experience is Permitted.
Bachelor's degree in Business, Business Management, Communications or a related field.
3-5 years of experience as a proposal manager or business development Manager as well as experience directly supporting a Cybersecurity or Information Technology company.
Certifications and Training (Preferred)
A minimum of at least one of the following security certifications:
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITILv3)
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Security+
Scrum Master
Certified Manager Certification (CM)
Other related certification
Hours of Operation
Business Hours: 8:00 am EST - 4:30 pm EST.
Work Location
Onsite at Zermount Corporate Headquarters in Arlington, Virginia.Benefits
Zermount offers a generous benefit package that includes:
Medical, dental, and vision plans with significant employer contributions
Employer paid basic group life insurance, short- and long-term disability plans
11 paid holidays
15+ days of PTO and more!