| OPOWER |
| Computer, Software |
| Not Specified for United States |
| Direct Hire, Full-Time |
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****** |
401(k) -
Health Insurance -
Paid Vacation -
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| Not specified |
Communications
Project Manager
Sales
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| Minimal |
| from anywhere |
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English - Fluent
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| Bachelor Degree |
| 2 |
English
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| No cover letter requested |
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No questions which require answers when applying for this job posting. |
| / Latpro-1823652 |
| Oct-26-2009 |
| Virginia, 22209 |
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Description |
Do you want to be a pioneer in energy efficiency? Business Week named OPOWER (previously Positive Energy), one of the Top 50 Tech start-ups to know about. The Arlington, VA based company continues to expand their team!
About the Job
As a Proposal Manager at OPOWER you will lead our company's participation in formal procurement processes and position us to win. You will author compelling and professional proposals that reflect our market leadership position while managing cross-functionally to ensure that our proposals exceed client expectations. Our clients are Fortune 1000 companies with complex businesses, who partner with us because of our cutting-edge technology and world-class team.
This is an ideal job for an experienced proposal writer/manager, who wants to make an immediate impact within a rapidly growing startup, have total ownership over their work, and work hard at achieving a dramatic success in the vibrant GreenTech marketplace.
Responsibilities
Lead process to optimize on-time production and delivery of all RFPs/bids, from forecasting to winning
Forecast resource needs and prepare company for upcoming bids/RFPs
Facilitate bid evaluation and proposal strategy
Author comprehensive, accurate and professional proposals, providing the highest possible chance to win
Partner with all internal stakeholders to deliver all proposals on-time and with the highest quality of workmanship and value proposition
Create proposal content library so that documentation and findings are captured for future use
About the Company
Founded in June 2007, OPOWER creates innovative software products that promote energy efficiency by empowering residential consumers to make better decisions on their energy usage. Through a combination of home energy reports, carbon calculators, web applications, data analytics, and customer service tools, OPOWER is reshaping the outlook on home energy demand and achieving unprecedented energy savings across hundreds of thousands of households. The company is well funded and making big headlines as they stay on track to saving enough energy to power a city of 75,000 homes and to reaching one million households by the end of 2009.
WE DO SPONSOR VISAS/TRANSFERS WHEN APPLICABLE.
NO PHONE CALLS, PLEASE. THE FASTEST WAY TO GET A RESPONSE IS BY SENDING YOUR BY CLICKING ON "APPLY" BELOW. (IF YOU CALL THEN WE ARE JUST GOING TO ASK YOU TO EMAIL YOUR RESUME).
NO EXTERNAL RECRUITERS.
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Requirements |
About You
You have BA/BS from a top university, with experience in proposal writing and management
You love to write, and do it exceptionally well
You have good visual design skills, which you use to generate visually appealing and compelling documents
You can manage by influence, leading cross-functional teams towards a common purpose
You have demonstrated success in navigating through complex procurement processes
You are passionate about building new consumer solutions and running programs that are elegant and functional
You are detail-oriented with superb organizational skills and strong follow-through
You have great ability to prioritize and manage schedules
You function well in a fast-paced, informal, team-focused environment where constant change is the norm and the bar for quality is set high
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