Sr Proposal Manager - Taiwan

The role

Lead Taiwan proposal efforts and support the wider Asia/Middle East go-to-market team. Manage proposals and related deliverables such as ROM pricing estimates, RFI responses and white papers, from planning through submission.

What you will do

• Lead end-to-end proposal execution from pre-RFP planning through submission and closeout.
• Manage competing priorities across proposals, white papers, RFIs and ROM estimates in the International BD Ops team.
• Drive cross-functional proposal teams to deliver compliant, high-quality submissions on schedule.
• Continuously improve proposal processes, tools, templates and best practices.
• Mentor proposal contributors and build high-performing, collaborative teams.
• Support the Taiwan and ASME GTM teams with briefings and presentations for customer engagements.
• Support customer meetings, demonstrations and GTM events as required.
• Provide additional support to BD Ops and GTM team leadership as needed.

Required qualifications

• 2-4+ years of U.S. Federal or international government proposal development or BD operations experience, or 3+ years working with U.S. Federal or International government requirements in lieu of direc
• Bachelor's degree in business, communication, marketing, engineering or equivalent industry experience.
• Strong record of academic achievement.
• Experience with proposal methodologies (e.g. Shipley), compliance matrices and project management tools and processes.
• Proven record of leadership in a professional setting.
• Ability to communicate complex, technical ideas effectively, orally and in writing.
• Ability to work collaboratively and flexibly in a team and with people at all levels of an organization.
• Demonstrated hard work, trustworthiness, high standards and kindness to others.
• Fluent in Mandarin, and able to read and write in traditional Chinese.

Nice to have

• Experience managing Foreign Military Sale and Direct Commercial Sale bids and proposals.
• Strong technical background, especially with unmanned/uncrewed systems and/or autonomy software.
• Understanding of the Taiwan defense industry, military operations and/or ASME defense acquisition processes.
• Understanding of international markets and geopolitical trends in the aerospace and defense industry.
• Technical writing experience.
• Strong presentation skills.

Benefits

• Comprehensive total rewards package aligned to your country office location; full details available from your talent acquisition partner.

Before you apply

• Fluent Mandarin and ability to read and write traditional Chinese are required.

About the company

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company that builds intelligent systems to protect service members and civilians. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation technologies.