Manager - Proposal Solutions

When you join Renaissance®, you join a global leader in pre-K–12 education technology! Renaissance’s solutions help educators analyze, customize, and plan personalized learning paths for students, allowing time for what matters—creating energizing learning experiences in the classroom.

Our fiercely passionate employees and educational partners have helped drive phenomenal student growth, with Renaissance solutions being used in over one-third of US schools and in more than 100 countries worldwide. Every day, we are connected to our mission by exemplifying our values: trust each other, win together, strive for the best, own our actions, and grow and evolve.

Our proposal solutions team is responsible for creating compelling and persuasive responses to hundreds of RFPs every year. As a member of this team, you will oversee the team of proposal administrators who are responsible for the proposal development process for RFPs to ensure timely, accurate, and high-quality submissions. You will work and collaborate as part of a leadership team, focusing on employee engagement, process, and efficiency, while being strategic and innovative. 

In this role, you will: 

• Serve as a leader/mentor for the Proposal Solutions’ proposal administrator team. This includes coaching team members for continued growth and development as well as creating team unity that drives results. 

• Support the team by providing strategic guidance and fixing roadblocks for success. This includes resolving escalated issues and serving as a liaison during conflict, as well as looking deeply at projects and initiatives to provide recommendations on a go-forward-plan. 

• Identify and develop networks with Sales leaders and team members to ensure our proposal processes and resources hit the mark for everyone involved. 

• Develop and maintain a knowledge base of current education initiatives and correlations to Renaissance products and services. 

• Serves as a role model for Proposal Solutions department with professionalism under pressure and tight deadlines and allocation of time to support the team whenever needed. Serves as a resource for both proposal administrators and other positions within the department for questions, input, and assistance. 

For this role, you must have: 

• Bachelor’s degree from four-year college or university in a related field, and 

• Two to five years of leadership experience, or 

• Equivalent combination of education or experience 

Bonus points for: 

• Previous sales or proposal development experience preferred. 

• Association of Proposal Management Professionals Foundation Certification. If not currently certified, will be required to acquire certification within 18 months of hire. 

Salary Range: $68,000-$82,000 This range is based on national market data and may vary by location.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

• Medical, Dental & Vision
• 401K
• Generous Tuition & Professional Development Reimbursement
• 10+ paid holidays plus Vacation Time Off
• 2 Volunteer Days off yearly
• 14 weeks fully paid family leave

At Renaissance our mission is: “To accelerate learning for all children and adults of all ability levels and ethnic and social backgrounds, worldwide.” Inherent in that guiding principle is dedication to serving all identities by recognizing the importance of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in our organization, our work, and our products.

Frequently cited statistics show that women and underrepresented minorities will only apply to roles if they meet 100% of the qualifications. At Renaissance, we write our job descriptions to articulate our flexibility and we encourage all applications. Roles evolve over time, especially with innovation, and you may be just the person we need into the future. NO ONE ever meets 100% of the criteria in a job post. We hope you're open to learning new skills to grow with us. Make our team, your team!

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