Director, Proposal Strategy

Join a great place to work with MissionSquare, a financial services corporation with approximately $79 billion in assets under management and administration and over 600 employees.

Founded in 1972, MissionSquare is dedicated to the retirement needs of public sector employees.

We focus on delivering results-oriented retirement and retiree health savings plans, education, investment options, personalized guidance, and related services to public sector participants in more than 9,200 plans and nearly 2 million participant accounts.

We strive to make the administration of retirement programs as easy and cost-effective as possible.

We have an extraordinary talent base and invite you to consider joining MissionSquare's Product & Strategy team.

The Director, Proposal Strategy manages the proposal development process, ensuring the creation and timely submission of high-quality, compliant proposals that align with MissionSquare’s business acquisition and retention goals.

The Director, Proposal Strategy is a dual-role position that combines leadership and hands-on involvement in managing strategic proposals.

This role manages a team of proposal professionals, fosters a collaborative relationship with cross-functional teams, and leads by example, demonstrating best practices in proposal development.

Essential Functions for this role include:


* Develop proposal strategy and approaches for the continuous innovation of the proposal management function


* Manage the proposal development process, ensuring the creation and timely submission of high-quality, compliant proposals that align with MissionSquare’s business acquisition and retention goals.


* Implement changes to improve the proposal management process, create efficiencies, and develop compelling responses that result in a higher close or retention rate


* Lead, develop and manage a high-performing team that creates best-in-class responses to support MissionSquare’s business strategy


* Partner with leaders across the corporation in sales, product, customer experience, and operations to understand priorities and to communicate our value to prospects during an RFP/RFI process


* Other duties as assigned

If you have the following skills, we encourage you to apply:


* BA/BS or equivalent experience.


* 10+ years of relevant work experience as a retirement proposal management leader in financial services.


* MBA/MA in Marketing, Communications, or similar relevant field, preferred.


* Understanding of the dynamics of the public sector, 457 and 403b retirement plans, the plan sponsors, and participants – their business practices and decision-making processes.


* Demonstrated expertise in “B to B” governmental retirement plan proposal management


* Confident and collaborative developer of proposal content management


* Exceptional planning, team management, and communication skills.


* Experienced working against firm deadlines.


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