Manager job hybrid/Remote

From identifying and qualifying opportunities to defining the strategy, coordinating decision-making, managing stakeholders, safeguarding quality and evaluating results. Rather than spending your days writing proposals yourself, you ensure that the right people deliver the strongest possible content at the right time. You create structure, challenge subject-matter experts, safeguard the strategy and quality, and keep stakeholders aligned throughout the process. brThe principle is simple: don’t write it yourself
- enable the team to write it better.brYour responsibilities include:br
- Centrally identifying, qualifying and prioritising relevant tenders and commercial opportunities;br
- Independently leading multidisciplinary bid teams consisting of partners, managers, consultants, subject matter experts and in some cases external stakeholders;br
- Managing timelines, progress, compliance and quality throughout the entire bid process;br
- Using data, technology and AI to make the bid process smarter, more efficient and more effective;br
- Training and coaching colleagues who contribute to bids and helping to increase bid management maturity across the organisation;brAs Bid Manager, you ensure that the overall process works: that the right people contribute, deadlines are met, decisions are made and strategy, quality and content come together.brAt Valcon, consultants, partners and subject-matter experts provide the content and contribute to the actual writing of bids. Some colleagues will be specifically trained to participate regularly in tender processes, while others may have limited experience with public tenders.
Instead, you ensure the team understands what is required, why it matters and when it needs to be delivered.brYou are therefore a project manager, strategist, quality gatekeeper and challenger at the same time.
You ask the right questions, keep the team focused on the agreed strategy and know how to create momentum without relying on formal authority.
You need to be able to lead complex projects and influence senior stakeholders, partners and consultants across the organisation.
Valcon aims to integrate data and AI into the bid process and is looking for someone who actively embraces these developments. You understand how technology can support opportunity identification, knowledge management, collaboration, quality and efficiency, and you are keen to explore how AI can become an integral part of the bid management process.br
- Personal development: a tailor-made growth path with training, courses, certification and mentoring by experienced colleagues.br
- An innovative work environment: collaborate with a team of experts pushing boundaries in data, technology, and consulting.br
- The opportunity to work remotely from abroad for 10 days per year.br
- Strong senior stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence without formal authority;br
- The ability to assess tenders and commercial opportunities from a strategic and commercial perspective;br
- Affinity with data, AI and modern bid management tooling;br
- Experience coaching colleagues and helping teams adopt new ways of working;brYou can move comfortably between strategic discussions and operational delivery and thrive in an environment with senior professionals who each bring their own expertise, priorities and perspectives to a bid.
You ask challenging questions, make decisions when needed and are comfortable questioning whether the quality of a tender is genuinely good enough.brAt the same time, you enjoy building and developing: teams, processes and a Bid Management capability that is still evolving.brOur recruitment team would be happy to hear from you Please apply directly or get in touch with our recruitment team ( ) to schedule a coffee meeting at our office first.