Proposal Manager

Gartner • Arlington, VA

23h • Hybrid

About The Position

This fast-paced, dynamic, creative role within Gartner’s Proposal Center of Excellence is key for strengthening Gartner’s global value proposition and achieving strategic growth goals. Collaborate daily with smart, creative colleagues who look for innovative solutions to evolving challenges. If you love working with high-performing people in a culture of continuous improvement and personal growth, we want to connect with you. What you’ll do: Support development of a wide range of client-facing presentations and sales opportunity- or proposal-related materials for global commercial enterprises. Create end-to-end strategic and impactful PowerPoint presentations that convey client needs and Gartner’s value proposition. Refresh/update stakeholder-provided PowerPoint content to correct errors and/or enhance messaging, visuals and brand compliance. Leverage existing research and collateral or other previously created content to improve presentation materials and promote/reinforce Gartner brand consistency. Translate complex concepts and/or disparate pieces of content into clear, cohesive messaging and visuals. Develop and leverage a proficient knowledge of Gartner services and competitor strengths/weaknesses to help guide development of meaningful value propositions and differentiators. Support efficiency and continuous improvement by identifying, creating and regularly updating boilerplate content. Assist with ongoing maintenance of the content repository. Lead formal RFx response development, ensuring compliance with RFx requirements, obtaining necessary approvals and driving responses to successful, on-time completion. Actively participate in proposal team programs and initiatives such as content libraries, building new approaches, increasing usage and adoption of proposal tools. What you’ll need: Minimum of 2 years’ experience crafting value-story-based proposals or other strategic, value proposition-based client-facing content/communications, preferably in the IT, risk advisory, management consulting or professional services industries. High proficiency working in MS PowerPoint, with an understanding of slide design and page layout fundamentals and best practices. Ability to balance competing priorities and complete tasks in a fast-paced, dynamic, deadline-driven environment. Ability to balance keen attention to detail with big-picture storytelling. Strong communication skills and ability to work with diverse stakeholders to ensure client satisfaction and support strategic initiatives. Who you are: Motivated, high-potential performer, with demonstrated perseverance, humility and a positive outlook in the face of challenges. Strong communicator with excellent interpersonal skills. Strong critical thinker who is comfortable “navigating the gray,” and pivoting between variable tasks and workstreams. Inquisitive learner who values best practices and embraces feedback as a means of continuous improvement. What we offer: The ability to make something better each day, while simultaneously contributing to the success of the company as a whole. Encouragement to be innovative and challenge the status quo. Supportive leadership and a collaborative team environment. A chance to learn diverse aspects of the organization to potentially Grow with Gartner. #LI-CJ1 Who are we? At Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT), we guide the leaders who shape the world. Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable, objective business and technology insights, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities. Since our founding in 1979, we’ve grown to 21,000 associates globally who support ~14,000 client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories. We do important, interesting and substantive work that matters. That’s why we hire associates with the intellectual curiosity, energy and drive to want to make a difference. The bar is unapologetically high. So is the impact you can have here. What makes Gartner a great place to work? Our vast, virtually untapped market potential offers limitless opportunities – opportunities that may not even exist right now – for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. How far you go is driven by your passion and performance. We hire remarkable people who collaborate and win as a team. Together, our singular, unifying goal is to deliver results for our clients. Our teams are inclusive and composed of individuals from different geographies, cultures, religions, ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, abilities and generations. We invest in great leaders who bring out the best in you and the company, enabling us to multiply our impact and results. This is why, year after year, we are recognized worldwide as a great place to work. What do we offer? Gartner offers world-class benefits, highly competitive compensation and disproportionate rewards for top performers. In our hybrid work environment, we provide the flexibility and support for you to thrive — working virtually when it's productive to do so and getting together with colleagues in a vibrant community that is purposeful, engaging and inspiring. Ready to grow your career with Gartner? Join us. Gartner believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is 79,000 USD - 109,000 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. 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At Gartner, we guide the leaders who shape the world. About 14,000 client enterprises worldwide rely on Gartner for actionable, objective business and technology insights. Our teams of thinkers and doers know that staying curious is the best way to shape the future, for ourselves and our clients. Our sustained success creates limitless opportunities for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. We have a vast, virtually untapped market potential ahead of us, providing you with an exciting trajectory long into the future. How far you go is driven by your passion and performance. In our hybrid work environment, we provide the flexibility and support for you to thrive — working virtually when it's productive to do so and getting together with colleagues in a vibrant community that is purposeful, engaging and inspiring.

Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience crafting value-story-based proposals or other strategic, value proposition-based client-facing content/communications, preferably in the IT, risk advisory, management consulting or professional services industries.
• High proficiency working in MS PowerPoint, with an understanding of slide design and page layout fundamentals and best practices.
• Ability to balance competing priorities and complete tasks in a fast-paced, dynamic, deadline-driven environment.
• Ability to balance keen attention to detail with big-picture storytelling.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work with diverse stakeholders to ensure client satisfaction and support strategic initiatives.
• Motivated, high-potential performer, with demonstrated perseverance, humility and a positive outlook in the face of challenges.
• Strong communicator with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Strong critical thinker who is comfortable “navigating the gray,” and pivoting between variable tasks and workstreams.
• Inquisitive learner who values best practices and embraces feedback as a means of continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Support development of a wide range of client-facing presentations and sales opportunity- or proposal-related materials for global commercial enterprises.
• Create end-to-end strategic and impactful PowerPoint presentations that convey client needs and Gartner’s value proposition.
• Refresh/update stakeholder-provided PowerPoint content to correct errors and/or enhance messaging, visuals and brand compliance.
• Leverage existing research and collateral or other previously created content to improve presentation materials and promote/reinforce Gartner brand consistency.
• Translate complex concepts and/or disparate pieces of content into clear, cohesive messaging and visuals.
• Develop and leverage a proficient knowledge of Gartner services and competitor strengths/weaknesses to help guide development of meaningful value propositions and differentiators.
• Support efficiency and continuous improvement by identifying, creating and regularly updating boilerplate content.
• Assist with ongoing maintenance of the content repository.
• Lead formal RFx response development, ensuring compliance with RFx requirements, obtaining necessary approvals and driving responses to successful, on-time completion.
• Actively participate in proposal team programs and initiatives such as content libraries, building new approaches, increasing usage and adoption of proposal tools.

Benefits

• Gartner offers world-class benefits, highly competitive compensation and disproportionate rewards for top performers.
• In our hybrid work environment, we provide the flexibility and support for you to thrive — working virtually when it's productive to do so and getting together with colleagues in a vibrant community that is purposeful, engaging and inspiring.
• generous PTO
• a 401k match up to $7,200 per year
• the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed