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Proposal Manager

90k – 137kSan Francisco, CARemote3+ YOE
Summary

Own end-to-end proposal lifecycle for high-value enterprise RFx responses. Partner with Sales, SEs, Product, and Legal to craft winning proposals using AI tools and data insights.

About the role

What you’ll be doing

  • Architect & Advise: Own and orchestrate the end-to-end proposal lifecycle for high-value enterprise and strategic accounts across global markets, acting as a strategic consultant to deal teams rather than just an administrator.
  • AI-Driven Content Crafting: Serve as the power-user and global champion for our proposal tech stack. Use AI to generate, refine, and optimize responses, while maintaining Okta’s unique global brand voice.
  • Global Collaboration: Partner seamlessly with international, cross-functional stakeholders, including Sales, Solution Engineering, Professional Services, Product, Security, and Legal, to synthesize multi-contributor inputs into a unified, compelling narrative.
  • Data-Driven Strategy: Analyze post-RFP data and global submission trends to deliver actionable insights to leadership, directly influencing Okta’s product roadmap and commercial go-to-market strategies.
  • Creative Storytelling: Review, edit, and elevate complex technical responses, translating them into clear, value-driven prose that highlights Okta’s competitive differentiators and aligns with specific account win-themes.
  • Knowledge Management: Maintain, curate, and scale our global content repository, ensuring our foundational technical, security, and corporate messaging is always accurate, fresh, and readily accessible.

What you’ll bring to the role

  • Experience: 3+ years of dedicated experience in proposal management, complex technical writing, or strategic GTM enablement.
  • AI & Tech Savviness: A forward-thinking mindset with curiosity and comfort using AI tools and modern proposal automation software to drive efficiency.
  • Global Mindset: Experience working across diverse geographic regions and supporting international sales cycles with multi-cultural stakeholders.
  • Analytical Rigor: The ability to look past individual deadlines, spot macro trends in RFP requirements, and translate data into strategic insights for leadership.
  • Communication Mastery: Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills; you know how to make dense technical frameworks sound engaging and business-critical.
  • Leadership & Influence: Strong interpersonal presence with the confidence to guide, challenge, and align senior executives and deep technical experts under tight timelines.
  • Education: BS/BA Degree or equivalent practical experience.

Extra credit

  • Direct experience with advanced features in proposal management platforms like Responsive (formerly RFPIO), Loopio, or similar AI-powered RFx software.
  • Prior experience navigating the fast-paced, matrixed environment of a global SaaS enterprise.
Skills
Proposal managementTechnical writingAI toolsProposal automation softwareRFx processesContent managementData analysisCross-functional collaborationStorytellingGTM enablement
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