Proposal Manager, Google Cloud (English, German)

Proposal Manager, Google Cloud (English, German)

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Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, a related field or equivalent practical experience.
• 4 years of experience in bid or project management/program management in a matrixed environment involving cross-functional stakeholders across EMEA.
• Experience in proposal writing, copywriting, or other creative writing (e.g., marketing, internal communications, etc.).
• Ability to communicate in English and German fluently as this role requires creating formal documents to respond to English and German speaking client requests.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Project Management Certification or APMP qualification.
• Experience with RFPIO or other standard proposal automation platform tools.
• Experience with technical writing.
• Ability to identify, collect, and analyze data to help deliver informed decisions.

About the Job

The Google Cloud Platform team helps customers transform and build what's next for their business — all with technology built in the cloud. Our products are developed for security, reliability, and scalability, running the full stack from infrastructure to applications to devices and hardware. Our teams are dedicated to helping our customers — developers, small and large businesses, educational institutions, and government agencies — see the benefits of our technology come to life.

As a Public Sector Proposal Manager, you will support Google Cloud Sales teams in creating Request For (X) (RFx) responses that demonstrate the business value to customers. You will work across numerous teams and time zones, leading and managing multiple RFx responses simultaneously, driving proposal development while ensuring security and integrity of all documentation, coordinating internal flow, review of all proposal inputs, coordinating schedules, and conducting final master proposal production.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the RFx proposal response plan while coordinating with internal stakeholders (e.g., sales, commercial, legal, compliance), effective proposal strategies, and management plans to produce high-quality proposals.
• Evaluate customer RFx requirements and collaborate with internal cross-functional teams and partners to generate a compliant response.
• Write proposals conveying Google’s technology differentiators while ensuring compliance, contribution, and maintaining reusable knowledge databases.
• Lead all proposal activities including ensuring bid strategy development and implementation, establishing and enforcing schedules, organizing reviews and incorporating feedback, and on-time submission.
• Drive structured and organized proposal meetings including kickoff and regular cadence throughout the development cycle to maintain focus and effort, keeping the team on task and on schedule for complete and compliant submissions.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law.