Bid Manager - Next Generation539983Pursuit Leadership Cross-Domain | Digital | Infrastructure | Security | AI | North America
The opportunity At Atos, our Bid Managers are pursuit leaders who blend process discipline with creativity and insight. You will orchestrate complex, multi-tower bids where AI, digital tools, and human expertise come together to deliver compelling, compliant, and winning proposals. This is a visible role within Strategic Sales, responsible for driving the entire bid lifecycle from qualification and planning through proposal submission, negotiation, and handover.
What you will do - Lead and orchestrate bids
- Own the end-to-end bid management process across qualification, planning, submission, and handover.
- Coordinate multi-disciplinary teams (sales, solution, finance, legal, delivery) through tight timelines and shifting priorities.
- Govern the proposal plan, risk register, and quality reviews to maintain control and compliance through each pursuit phase.
- Shape and execute winning strategies
- Collaborate with Sales and Solution Directors to define win themes, pricing strategy, and value messaging.
- Leverage AI tools for data-driven competitor analysis, content reuse, and proposal optimization. Support storytelling and executive messaging to ensure coherence between solution, pricing, and client narrative.
- Drive quality and compliance Use AI-assisted validation to track dependencies, review requirements, and identify risks.
- Manage governance checkpoints and internal approvals with precision. Ensure each proposal meets legal, commercial, and brand standards.
- Lead the team and foster excellence Direct and motivate bid teams of 10 to 50 members through all phases.
- Actively mentor bid and proposal professionals, building a collaborative and high-performance culture.
- Promote best practices, continuous improvement, and innovation in bid management.
- Innovate with AI and digital tools
- Use AI platforms such as AutogenAI, Copilot, or Mindtickle for planning, content creation, and workflow automation.
- Integrate digital collaboration tools for stakeholder engagement and knowledge reuse.
- Continuously explore how AI can improve accuracy, speed, and competitiveness in the bid process.
What you bring - Experience and leadership
- Proven success managing large, complex pursuits or strategic proposals.
- Strong leadership across cross-functional and multicultural teams.
- Deep understanding of bid strategy, procurement, and commercial governance.
- Commercial and communication strength
- Exceptional organizational and stakeholder management skills.
- High commercial awareness and attention to detail.
- Excellent written and verbal communication; confident presenting to senior executives.
- Digital and AI expertise Hands-on experience with AI tools for bid design, content creation, and analysis such as AutogenAI, Copilot, or Mindtickle.
- Ability to use AI and analytics for risk modeling, scenario planning, and proposal optimization.
- Familiar with workflow automation, digital collaboration, and knowledge management platforms.
- Proactive in adopting new technologies to drive efficiency and innovation.
What success looks like - Reduced cycle time through digital and AI-assisted workflows.
- High compliance rates across pursuits.
- RFP submission quality and timeliness.
- Strong team morale and repeatable best practices.
- Recognized as a trusted partner to Sales and Solution leadership.
