Axon

Lead Bid Manager, UK&I (Public Sector technology)

London, England, United Kingdom. Posted a month ago

The role

You will lead complex RFP and tender responses for UK and Ireland public-sector opportunities. You will own proposal development from early engagement through submission and evaluation. You will also lead cross-functional teams and coach other Proposal Managers.

What you will do

  • Translate win strategy into executable response architecture
  • Lead large cross-functional teams across Sales, Product, Legal, and other departments
  • Own proposal governance, milestones, and compliance traceability
  • Manage disqualification and responsiveness risks
  • Write, edit, and integrate high-value technical and solution content
  • Build operating relationships with UK and Ireland Sales and technical leaders
  • Improve regional execution through reusable standards, tools, and training
  • Coach Proposal Managers and Specialists to improve execution judgment

Required qualifications

  • 8+ years of proposal, bid, tender, or comparable pursuit experience
  • Strong UK public-sector tender experience
  • Experience leading responses with strict compliance and controlled submission
  • Excellent proposal writing and editing skills
  • Ability to influence senior stakeholders without direct authority
  • Ability to coach Proposal Managers or other proposal practitioners
  • Comfort with Microsoft 365 and SharePoint
  • Comfort with Salesforce or comparable CRM
  • Comfort with proposal-management platforms such as QorusDocs, Responsive/RFPIO, or Qvidian

Nice to have

  • Experience with major policing, blue-light/public safety, central government, defence/security, justice, or complex public-sector technology procurements
  • Formal proposal-development training or exposure to Shipley, APMP, Sant, or equivalent

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation
  • UK retirement benefits
  • Company bonus scheme
  • 30 days paid time off
  • Private medical insurance and health cash plan
  • Paid parental leave
  • Numerous insurance coverages (disability, long-term sick etc.)
  • Health and wellbeing benefits
  • Learning & Development programs
  • Office amenities

Before you apply

  • Some roles may also require legal eligibility to work in a firearms environment

About the company

Axon is on a mission to Protect Life using an ecosystem of devices and cloud software. They pursue society's most critical safety and justice issues.

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