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KPMG is currently seeking a Proposal and Pursuit Manager to join our Asset Management/Private Equity Pursuit Center of Excellence.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as the primary point of contact for the proposal/pursuit team throughout process, working on large, complex proposals and pursuits, with teams across the US, and sales materials that facilitate proposal creation
- Collaborate with proposal content team to identify leading practices that may lead to winning new business; embrace the peer review process, acting as a reviewer and submitting proposals for review
- Utilize your knowledge of the Asset Management industry to assist in winning work; drive and cascade innovative approaches and ideas within the NPRC team while becoming immersed in a specified part of the Firm to grow your knowledge of their pursuit journey, tools, and content needs
- Work closely with firm leadership and senior partners on strategic proposal and pursuit opportunities to articulate key differentiators, which will lead to a compelling value proposition; develop, edit, write and project-manage proposals from RFP to close and liaise closely with graphics and other firm services to ensure on-time delivery of all pursuit materials
- Review and analyze solicitation and related RFP documents, develop and enforce the proposal and pursuit schedule, and create an outline-compliance matrix to direct the proposal writing process
- Develop relationships with key firm Asset Management team members to facilitate an increased reach for the Center of Excellence, enabling broader access to resources and data within the industry group with a goal of increasing consistency in messaging and pursuit strategy
Qualifications:
- Minimum five years of recent demonstrated proposal/pursuit management and project management experience, preferably within a professional services environment; additionally, experience in the Asset Management/Private Equity industry is a plus
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university in liberal arts, marketing/communications, creative writing, project management, or related degree; Master’s degree from an accredited college/university and/or familiarity with accounting/professional services a plus
- Ability to work with time-sensitive, corporate environment, dealing with executive-level decision makers and critical business issues; break down complicated subject matter and write clearly, concisely and persuasively; sound business sense and strong editorial skills required
- Able to work smoothly with all proposal stakeholders, including partners, engagement team members, editorial and graphics professionals, and offshore team members; ability to think strategically to distinguish KPMG in pursuits and drive projects to successful conclusion with tact and diplomacy
- Capable of communicating with confidence and precision verbally and in written form exhibiting a strong presence; ability to multitask and handle quickly shifting priorities with ease
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
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