Temporary | Pitch & Proposal Manager - Hybrid (8 - 12 week contract)

Lawyers on Demand, a Consilio company is actively recruiting for a temporary, Pitch & Proposal Manager for a hybrid assignment for a law firm client in Washington, DC.

While this is a hybrid position, candidates must be able to go onsite as needed up to 5 days per week.

Hours: 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM, Monday - Friday.

Duration: 8 weeks, potentially longer - covering for a leave of absence.

Location: Hybrid, but ability to go onsite as needed is required.

Position Summary

We are seeking a strategic, detail-oriented Pitch & Proposal Manager to join our Business Development team. In this role, you will help drive new business by leading the development of high-quality, client-focused pitches, proposals, and RFP responses. You will manage the full response lifecycle—from kickoff through submission—ensuring each deliverable is compliant, compelling, and submitted on time.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the pitch and proposal response process from start to finish, ensuring timely and high-quality submissions.
• Provide strategic guidance for formal RFP responses, proposals, and pitch materials.
• Organize and facilitate kickoff meetings to assess requirements, establish timelines, assign responsibilities, and align stakeholders.
• Partner with attorneys, business development professionals, marketing teams, pricing staff, and other contributors to coordinate the response process.
• Conduct audience, client, project needs, and perception analyses to inform response strategy and strengthen positioning.
• Develop and articulate compelling value propositions, win themes, differentiators, and client-centric benefits.
• Draft, edit, and refine proposal and pitch content to ensure clarity, quality, and consistency.
• Create new content as needed and maintain a library of reusable firm, practice, and sector-specific content.
• Perform quality control on all materials, ensuring content is accurate, polished, compliant, and aligned with client requirements.
• Recommend and implement solutions to improve proposal processes, content quality, and overall efficiency.
• Support other related business development and proposal initiatives as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Degree in Marketing, Communications, or a related field preferred.
• Minimum 7 years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing RFPs, proposals, or pitch responses in a professional services environment.
• Experience working in a law firm or legal/professional services setting strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with databases, content management systems, and presentation software.

Required Skills and Competencies

• Exceptional writing, editing, and proofreading skills.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and competing priorities.
• Strategic thinker with strong problem-solving, judgment, and decision-making capabilities.
• Ability to develop persuasive, client-focused messaging that supports business development objectives.
• Strong collaboration and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively across teams and functions.
• Detail-oriented with a commitment to producing accurate, high-quality work.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with attorneys, clients, and business professionals.
• Produce timely, accurate, and high-quality work product.
• Manage competing demands and consistently meet deadlines.
• Build and maintain positive working relationships across the organization.
• Work comfortably in both digital and in-person environments, including extended time at a computer, virtual meetings, and collaborative sessions.
• Comply with all organizational policies, procedures, and professional standards.

LOD is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Diversity and inclusion is a core part of our Ways of Working, and we celebrate and embrace it. We know the individual differences of our people make us collectively better, and we encourage all applicants — including people with disability, career breaks, gender diverse, LGBTQIA, and culturally diverse communities — to join us so we can do great things together.