Proposals and Pursuits Manager - Hybrid

Reporting into the Senior Proposal Manager (based in Leeds), you will be part of the central proposals and pursuits team working on the firm’s most important global RFPs.

This team supports across the full range of the firm’s practice and industry groups, to drive the firm’s business development efforts through pitching and proposals.

The successful candidate will work collaboratively with other members of the central proposals and pursuits team, as well as supporting the business development professionals across the firm on single-practice opportunities.

The Firm

Reed Smith is a dynamic international law firm dedicated to helping clients move their businesses forward. With an inclusive culture and innovative mindset, we deliver smarter, more creative legal services that drive better outcomes for our clients. Our deep industry knowledge, long-standing relationships and collaborative structure make us the go-to partner for complex disputes, transactions, and regulatory matters.

Our team of 3,000 people (including more than 1,600 lawyers) operate across more than 30 offices in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia to drive progress for our clients, for ourselves and for our communities.

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Responsibilities

• Project managing and delivering end-to-end RFP opportunities, ensuring the firm’s best practice processes are followed throughout.
• Assisting in identifying winning strategies and drafting persuasive key sales messages that seek to differentiate what Reed Smith has to offer.
• Coordinating and managing inputs from a variety of stakeholders.
• Drafting, editing, formatting, and producing RFP response documents utilising both standard content text tailored as appropriate to the opportunity, whilst also drafting some content from scratch (for example, executive summaries).
• Supporting partners in preparation for client presentations.
• Ensuring all proposal opportunities are tracked within the firm’s CRM system.
• Helping to maintain a library of proposal-related content.
• Creating proposal-related reports.
• Line-management of junior staff (currently one Executive).

This job specification may continue to evolve according to the needs of the groups / firm.

Key Skills, Attributes And Experience

• Excellent drafting and writing ability, with an emphasis on creating an excellent “first time working product”.
• Self-starter who can show initiative and get on with tasks without the need for significant supervision and direction.
• High level of attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Significant experience in a partnership environment in a similar role with an appreciation of the benefits of a focused client approach.
• Ability to liaise with people at all levels, throughout different geographies, and time zones.
• Ability to learn about the firm quickly and grasp technical terms.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and willingness to approach senior partners and lawyers with new concepts and ideas.
• Have the confidence to present ideas and views clearly and with conviction.
• Adopt a flexible and versatile approach to work and enjoy working with a team with different needs, styles, and requirements.
• To be collaborative, resourceful, proactive, and creative.
• Ability to create and maintain visibility within the team.
• Have tenacity and show willingness to implement new ideas.
• Have the confidence and be alert to sensitivities, to challenge and take a robust commercial stance, where appropriate.
• Have a proactive and solutions-based approach as well as having a can-do approach to delivering needs of the firm.
• Proposals experience within a professional services environment.
• Excellent attention to detail, grammar, and proof-reading skills.
• Strong IT literacy.
• The ability to work calmly under pressure, juggling multiple. deadlines and managing the expectations of demanding internal clients.
• Confident and credible in dealing with senior stakeholders, including partners and senior managers.

Occasionally called upon to work hours in excess of your normal daily schedule.

At Reed Smith, we welcome direct applications either in response to one of our advertised vacancies or on a speculative basis. Please click on the “Apply Now” button to submit your details and we will be in touch.

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Reed Smith's success depends heavily on the effective utilization of qualified people, regardless of their race, ancestry, religion, colour, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, disability, veteran's status, or any characteristic protected by law. As a firm, we adhere to and promote equal employment opportunity for all.

We are committed to making all stages of our recruitment process accessible to candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions. If you have a disability or a long-term health condition and require adjustments to be made for you within the recruitment process, please contact a member of the Recruitment team. For more information on our approach to diversity and inclusion please visit our website .