DescriptionQuantum Sky is searching for a seasoned Vice President, Proposal Operations to take the helm of our Proposal Center and build it into a best-in-class, high-performing organization. This is a build-and-elevate mandate: you'll lead an experienced, high-volume team and raise it to a new standard of discipline, consistency, and win-readiness. If you love bringing order and rigor to complex, high-stakes pursuits — and want the mandate and executive backing to do it — this is a rare opportunity to leave a lasting mark.
Reporting to the SVP, Strategy & Growth Operations, you'll own end-to-end proposal execution and partner with an independent governance and compliance function to make flawless, fully compliant submissions the everyday standard.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the Proposal Center end to end — planning, development, management, and production of federal proposals across a high-volume portfolio.
- Instill execution discipline: strong schedules with real buffer, content locks, complete inputs, and no last-minute scrambles.
- Build and develop a high-performing team — clear roles, accountability, and coaching to help people do their best work.
- Partner with capture, BD, pricing, technical, and contracts to secure timely, high-quality inputs.
- Manage capacity across concurrent pursuits and support disciplined bid/no-bid decisions.
- Own the tools, templates, and knowledge base that make winning repeatable, and drive continuous improvement through clear metrics.
Qualifications
Required:
- 15+ years of federal proposal experience, including significant leadership of proposal operations or organizations at scale.
- A track record of building or rebuilding disciplined, high-volume proposal shops that deliver on-time, fully compliant submissions.
- Deep command of Shipley or comparable methodologies, color-team reviews, and federal acquisition and submission requirements.
- Outstanding people leadership — you raise standards and build teams up at the same time.
- A partnership mindset toward independent governance and compliance oversight.
Clearance:
- This role requires an active Top Secret security clearance.
Location:
- This is a hybrid role with expectations of travel to Reston as needed.
Compensation:
- Compensation is unique to each candidate and relative to the skills and experience they bring to the position. The salary range for this position is typically between $210,000-$250,000. This does not guarantee a specific salary as compensation is based upon multiple factors such as education, experience, certifications, and other requirements, and may fall outside of the above-stated range.
Benefits:
- Highlights of our benefits include Health/Dental/Vision, 401(k) match, Paid Time Off, STD/LTD/Life Insurance, Referral Bonuses, professional development reimbursement, and parental leave.
