Proposal Production Manager - Remote

UnitedHealth Group•Minnetonka, MN

1d•$91,700 - $163,700•Remote

About The Position

The Proposal Production Manager leads the production and formatting of complex, large-scale Medicaid proposals from RFP release through submission. The role establishes trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including print vendors, Proposal team members, and leadership, to ensure proposals meet RFP requirements and are produced to high quality standards. The position manages end-to-end production for printed and digital proposal submissions through multiple review cycles. This includes preparing files to RFP specifications, creating fillable PDFs, flattening and combining PDFs, pagination, and redacting proprietary or confidential information as needed. The manager also advances continuous process improvement, including incorporating AI, maintaining resources and procedures, and analyzing competitor bids. The role may delegate production tasks to team members and coordinate templates, document formatting, RFP files, printing, proofing, reviews, and final submission. This is a remote role available anywhere in the United States. Travel may be required up to 10% of the time, and flexible or extended hours are expected as proposal schedules require. Remote employees must follow UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience in a deadline-driven environment with concurrent priorities.
At least 5 years of RFP experience.
At least 5 years of Medicaid experience.
At least 5 years of print or layout experience.
At least 5 years of project or process management experience.
Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), including customization of Word templates or macros and document formatting.
Advanced proficiency in Adobe Acrobat Professional.
Ability to work flexible and extended hours as proposal schedules require.
Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.
Remote employees must adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.
Candidates must pass a drug test before beginning employment.

Nice To Haves

508/WCAG compliance experience.

Responsibilities

Ensure printed and digital proposal submissions for assigned RFPs meet high quality standards and are delivered by deadlines.
Lead end-to-end production of printed and digital proposal submissions through review cycles, tailoring production processes to each RFP’s requirements.
Build files to RFP specifications; create fillable PDFs; flatten and combine PDFs; paginate documents; and redact proprietary or confidential information as needed.
Foster and maintain trusted relationships with outside vendors and internal stakeholders involved in proposals.
Participate in and lead continuous production process improvement, including incorporating AI, maintaining resources, tools, policies and procedures, and analyzing competitor bids.
Delegate tasks to production team members as needed, including template creation, document formatting, RFP file management and posting, print coordination, final proposal proofing, white-glove reviews, and submission.