Proposal Writer

O.C. Tanner • Salt Lake City, UT

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About The Position

O.C. Tanner is a global leader in software and services that enhance workplace culture through meaningful employee experiences. Their Culture Cloud is a suite of apps designed to improve employee recognition, service awards, wellbeing, leadership, and events. The company's Culture by Design approach offers expert services for creating great workplaces. With a global team of 1,500 people from 58 countries, O.C. Tanner creates the technology, tools, and awards that connect employees to purpose for thousands of companies. The Proposal Writer is crucial for securing new enterprise business and retaining existing clients by crafting responses to RFPs, RFIs, and similar sales documents. This role demands strong writing, business acumen, strategic thinking, and creativity, requiring collaboration across departments to develop persuasive, brand-aligned content that supports sales objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, English, communications, or related field.
• 1+ years of proposal writing or management experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Experience writing clear, persuasive, client-facing business communications.
• Ability to interpret requirements, tailor responses to specific audiences, and manage competing deadlines.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders and subject matter experts.

Nice To Haves

• APMP certification and training are a plus.
• Knowledge of HR, employee engagement, or management consulting is a plus.
• Experience with Responsive proposal software is a plus.
• SaaS industry experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality, compliant responses to RFPs, RFIs, and related documents.
• Collaborate with sales, marketing, product, and subject matter experts to define win strategies and key messaging.
• Contribute to proposal strategy, including proposal themes and executive messaging.
• Plan and integrate written content, visuals, and supplementary materials into proposals.
• Analyze RFP requirements, identify gaps, and draft clarifying questions.
• Identify response risks and support the development of mitigation strategies.
• Ensure all content aligns with brand guidelines and legal commitments.
• Synthesize complex or technical input into clear, concise, client-facing language.
• Maintain and update proposal content libraries; identify and fill content gaps.
• Support content standardization and knowledge sharing across the team.
• Use approved AI tools and resources to refine and enhance content.
• Track proposal progress from inception to submission, resolving issues proactively.
• Coordinate contributors and help drive proposal milestones from kickoff through submission.
• Stay current on O.C. Tanner offerings and industry trends.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and participate in team training.
• Provide proofreading and peer reviewing of content for other team members.
• Conduct final quality checks to ensure content is polished, accurate, compliant, and submission ready.

Benefits

• Made the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list in 2021.
• Atmosphere where every person can share their talents and reach their potential.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level