Proposal Operations Director

Saalex Corporation is seeking a Director of Proposal Operations in Lexington Park, MD, Washington, DC, or Huntsville, AL. Saalex Corporation is a professional services company delivering engineering, information technology, logistics, training, cybersecurity, and mission support solutions to the Department of Defense and Federal Government. We are committed to providing innovative solutions, exceptional customer service, and mission-focused support to our customers while fostering a culture of employee growth, collaboration, and ownership.

Position Type: Full-Time

Salary Range: $160K-$200K (depending on experience)

Work Location: Hybrid remote/in-office

Essential Functions:

• Lead the full proposal lifecycle, including proposal planning, development, review, production, submission, debriefs, and lessons learned.
• Direct the development of responses to requests for proposals, requests for information, Sources Sought notices, Other Transaction Authority opportunities, white papers, task orders, and other government solicitations.
• Partner with Business Development and Capture leadership to develop proposal strategies, win themes, discriminators, and customer-focused messaging.
• Establish and maintain enterprise proposal processes, templates, standards, style guides, and best practices.
• Manage proposal schedules, resource allocation, color-team reviews, production activities, and final submissions across multiple concurrent pursuits.
• Lead compliance reviews, Pink Teams, Red Teams, Gold Teams, White Glove reviews, oral presentations, technical demonstrations, and other evaluation activities.
• Ensure proposal responses comply with solicitation requirements, evaluation criteria, customer instructions, the Federal Acquisition Regulation, and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement requirements.
• Lead and develop proposal managers, coordinators, writers, graphic designers, and other proposal support personnel.
• Develop training, career-development, and succession plans for proposal team members.
• Maintain proposal content libraries, past-performance repositories, resume databases, and reusable proposal materials.
• Participate in capture planning, readiness assessments, gate reviews, and bid/no-bid discussions.
• Collaborate with Pricing, Contracts, Operations, and functional leadership to develop integrated, executable solutions.
• Support complex pursuits for Navy, Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Federal Civilian customers.