Pursuit Strategist

The role

You will lead strategy development for significant and complex project pursuits. You will work within the Brand, Marketing and Business Development team to transform information into narratives and facilitate strategy sessions.

What you will do

• Lead strategy development for significant and complex project pursuits.
• Develop action plans including decision-maker profiles, competitor analysis, SWOT analysis and market research.
• Partner with Opportunity Leaders to develop win plans, strategic teaming plans and strategy reviews.
• Facilitate strategy sessions and workshops to develop pursuit strategies.
• Support compliance, readability and messaging of pursuit-related materials.
• Partner with pursuit teams to develop differentiators, value propositions and key messages.
• Partner with proposal content teams to ensure messaging is translated into compelling narratives.
• Serve as a presentation rehearsal coach and facilitator for client interviews.
• Participate in win/loss debriefs.
• Coach and mentor Marketing Specialists in proposal strategy and storytelling.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, communications or a related field
• Minimum of 8 years of related work experience
• Related experience working in a proposal management role influencing strategy and content for a professional services firm
• Strong proficiency with InDesign, Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Nice to have

• 10+ years of related work experience
• Related experience working in the Architecture, Engineering and/or Construction industry
• Familiarity with Deltek CRM Vision, Salesforce and Miro

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• Flexible spending account options
• Voluntary insurances
• Paid time off
• Flex-time schedules
• Remote work options
• 401k plan
• Employee perk programs

Before you apply

• Candidates should show creativity and ability to influence through visual and verbal storytelling
• Provide resume and portfolio when applying
• Candidates will be given time to present work during the interview

About the company

CannonDesign is a design practice where strategy, experience, architecture, engineering, and social impact converge. They use Living-Centered Design to solve challenges for clients and society.