Senior RFP Manager

Howden•New York, NY

7d•$120,000 - $150,000

About The Position

Howden Re is seeking a Senior RFP Manager to join its new and growing Global RFP Function. This role is an opportunity to become a key RFP presence in North America, supporting regional growth and retention while contributing to major global and cross-regional opportunities. The Senior RFP Manager will work closely with North American business leaders and colleagues across the Global RFP Function to lead the delivery of complex, high-value RFPs and provide day-to-day RFP management. Responsibilities include helping teams qualify opportunities, develop winning strategies, coordinate input, and deliver compelling proposals. The role also involves coordinating regional workload and priorities, managing capacity and resources, maintaining governance, and coaching colleagues. As a new role, there is significant opportunity to influence the development of RFP support in North America and contribute to the global approach by bringing regional insight and experience into global processes, tools, and best practices.

Requirements

5+ years’ experience in RFP, proposal, bid or pursuit management, ideally within reinsurance, insurance, professional services or a similarly complex environment
A proven track record of leading complex, high-value proposals involving multiple products, stakeholders or regions
Strong project management skills with experience managing competing priorities, resources and demanding deadlines
Excellent written communication skills and the ability to turn technical and specialist input into clear, compelling client-facing content
Confidence and credibility working with senior business leaders and specialist teams
Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence, challenge constructively and maintain momentum
Experience coaching or mentoring RFP professionals or colleagues involved in proposal delivery
A disciplined and detail-focused approach to governance, quality and execution

Nice To Haves

Advanced PowerPoint and strong presentation skills would be advantageous
Familiarity with proposal tools, structured workflows and content management best practice is beneficial

Responsibilities

Lead North American led RFPs from qualification through to submission and presentation
Work with Account teams and Senior Brokers to develop RFP plans, challenge assumptions and shape differentiated win themes and client propositions
Support RFP qualification and prioritization to ensure time and resource are focused effectively across regional opportunities
Coordinate day-to-day North American RFP workload, capacity and resource allocation in partnership with the wider Global RFP Function
Maintain visibility of the regional RFP pipeline, upcoming demand, priorities and potential resource constraints
Partner with broking, analytics, actuarial, design and other specialist teams to coordinate input, establish clear ownership and maintain momentum across multiple workstreams
Manage timelines, milestones, reviews and approvals to ensure disciplined, high-quality delivery against client deadlines
Write, review and tailor proposal content, translating complex technical input into clear, persuasive and client-focused messaging
Maintain RFP governance across processes, templates, reviews and approvals, proactively identifying and managing risks and issues
Provide clear, executive-ready reporting on pipeline, progress, priorities and blockers
Coach and mentor RFP colleagues and wider opportunity teams, strengthening proposal writing, narrative development, project management and presentation capability
Support major global and cross-regional RFPs, coordinating effectively with colleagues across the Global RFP Function and wider business
Lead lessons learned and use regional feedback and insight to influence improvements to global playbooks, tools, templates and content
Promote adoption of RFP best practice, design standards, structured workflows and effective content reuse