Senior Proposal Leader

Salary: $150,000 - $200,000
York Space Systems was founded to radically improve spacecraft affordability and reliability, transforming, and enabling next generation space mission operations worldwide. Today we are a leader in aerospace innovation, specializing in both end-to-end customer solutions and the manufacture of spacecraft platforms. Our people and processes are similarly innovative, forward-leaning, and versatile.
As York continues to grow, we seek to expand our Business Development and Proposal team with a proven Senior Proposal Leader.
What is a Proposal Leader? It’s not a traditional title, and for a non-traditional space company like York, it reflects our unique approach to winning business. A York Proposal Leader is someone who understands and can perform anywhere within the full capture and proposal lifecycle. He or she is someone who brings both proposal knowledge and best practice, but also a proactive, problem-solving mindset that recognizes how to tailor traditional processes to meet the lean and agile culture of York. Organization, clear and confident communication (oral and written), and personal accountability are the hallmarks of a Proposal Leader.
At York, the BD and Proposal team manages all proposal activity with guidance from executives under the leadership of the Capture and Proposal Director. We exercise a true collaborative approach to all bid opportunities, meaning that the Sr. Proposal Leader will be expected to support at various levels of responsibility. As a senior member of the proposal team, the right candidate will have a proven history of leading large capture efforts (>$100M), preferably in the aerospace / defense industry. This individual will feel comfortable managing diverse proposal teams as well as being an individual contributor who drafts, reviews, and edits original content. For the right candidate, this role provides visibility at the highest levels of York with additional opportunities to contribute to strategy, process improvement, and other ways that leverage your entire skillset.
The Sr. Proposal Leader joins a team of high-achieving proposal experts, including managers, authors, graphic artists, desktop publishers, and subject matter experts. You will bring your own unique skillset and experiences while being supported by the others on your team. Together we will pursue and win new business for York in a time of great company achievement and growth.
The ideal candidate for this role thrives in a go-fast environment and can step in at any level of proposal preparation to bring strong performance, leadership, and a problem-solving mindset.
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