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RFP Delivery Manager

AArete is one-of-a-kind when it comes to consulting firm culture

We're a global, innovative management and technology consulting firm with offices in the U.S. and India. Our name comes from the Greek word for excellence: "Arete." And excellence is exactly what we strive for.

We're celebrating our fourth year as one of Forbes' World's Best Management Consulting Firms - and our success starts with our people. From robust career development planning to competitive life and wellness benefits, AArete's "Culture of Care" takes a holistic approach to the employee experience.

AAretians (our team members) are leaders at every level. You are encouraged to unlock your full potential by directly contributing to our mission and prioritizing personal development and fulfillment.

The Role

The RFP Delivery Manager owns the end-to-end execution of AArete's RFP portfolio while serving as a strategic thought and writing partner to the Vice President. This role is accountable for on-time delivery, content quality, and day-to-day decision-making across all pursuits.

The role combines delivery leadership, healthcare and business acumen, exceptional writing and editing capabilities, and effective use of AI to drive a more efficient and effective proposal process. This is a hands-on role requiring both strategic thinking and direct execution.

Work You'll Do

RFP Delivery Ownership

• Lead the full lifecycle of RFPs from intake through final submission
• Own project plans and timelines, compliance tracking, review cycles, and final quality control
• Act as the primary point of accountability on delivery-related issues, independently resolving issues and escalating when appropriate

Strategic Interpretation and Support

• Apply strong healthcare and business acumen to interpret guidance from Managing Directors and senior SMEs
• Translate high-level or ambiguous input into clear and compelling proposal positioning, structure, and messaging
• Proactively identify strategic gaps, inconsistencies, or risks, and bring forward recommendations and solutions

Writing and Content Ownership

• Take direct writing ownership of proposal sections as needed, including executive summaries, solution approaches, and strategy-heavy responses
• Edit and finalize content to ensure clarity, concision, persuasiveness, and executive-level quality
• Ensure consistency with AArete's voice, POV, win themes, and differentiators across the full proposal

AI-Enabled Proposal Execution

• Integrate AI thoughtfully into the proposal process to improve speed, quality, and consistency
• Apply AI to accelerate drafting, synthesize SME input and prior content, and perform compliance and redundancy checks
• Establish clear guardrails to ensure AI generated content is validated, refined, and aligned with AArete's natural, direct, and non-fluff voice
• Coach proposal team members on the practical, responsible use of AI in proposal development

Quality and Risk Management

• Establish and maintain standards for clarity, consistency, accuracy, and non-redundancy across all submissions
• Proactively identify and manage risks related to scope, resourcing, compliance, timelines, and narrative quality
• Resolve issues independently where possible, escalating strategically with clear recommendations and options

Key Characteristics of the Role

• Combines hands-on execution ownership with strategic judgement
• Requires substantive writing and editing responsibility
• Serves as a trusted operational and strategic partner to the VP
• Leverages AI to increase proposal speed, efficiency, consistency, and quality
• Other duties as assigned [EC1]

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in proposal management, RFP development, consulting, or a related field
• Exceptional judgement, critical thinking skills, and a strong ownership mindset, with the ability to operate independently and make sound decisions with limited oversight
• Strong healthcare domain knowledge strongly preferred
• Proven experience leading complex and/or high-stakes RFPs in partnership with senior stakeholders
• Exceptional writing and editing skills, including the ability to develop clear, concise, persuasive, executive-level content
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize ambiguous or complex input into clear, compelling, and differentiating responses
• Practical experience leveraging AI tools in proposal development or similar content-intensive workflows
• Strong project management skills with demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent pursuits, competing priorities, and tight deadlines
• Applicants must be based in Chicago, IL, and flexible to work from our Chicago office as needed
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship[EC2]

Compensation & Benefits

• Flexible PTO, monthly half-day refuels, volunteer time off, 10 paid holidays
• Own Your Day flexible work policy
• Competitive majority employer-paid benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K Match
• Generous paid parental leave options
• Employer-paid Life Insurance, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability
• Charitable contribution matching program
• New client commission opportunities and referral bonus program
• Bike share discount program

The estimated base salary range for this position is $105-130K. In addition to this base salary, individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. This range is a part of a competitive, total compensation package together with our majority employer-paid benefits and incentive pay for eligible roles. Please note that this range is a guideline, and individual total compensation may vary due to numerous factors, including but not limited to experience level, certifications, and other relevant business considerations.

AArete will accept applications until the position is filled. The job posting will be removed once the role is no longer available. [EC3]

We put humans at the center of our work

We're a global management and technology consulting firm specializing in strategic profitability improvement, digital transformation, and strategy & change for clients. Our cross-industry solutions are powered by a digital-first mindset, market intelligence, and data-driven approach to deliver purposeful change, actionable insights, and guaranteed results.

But what sets us apart is our people. We are guided by our deeply embedded guiding principles: Excellence, Passion, Loyalty to Clients, Stewardship, Family, Community, Sustainability, and Inclusion.

And we've been recognized as a top firm to work for by companies like Forbes, Top Workplaces Chicago Tribune, and Consulting Magazine.

We've earned a Great Place to Work Certification and been named a World's Best Management Consulting Firm by Forbes, Vault's Top 50 Firms to Work For, Crain's Chicago Business Fast 50, Inc 5000's Fastest Growing Firms, and Consulting Magazine's Fastest Growing Firms.

Learn more about our award-winning culture

AArete, LLC ("AArete") may utilize Artificial Intelligence/Automated Decision-Making Technology/Automated Employment Decision Technology tools and resources ("AI" or "tools" or "resources") to assist humans in generating job descriptions and postings, recruitment, analyzation of information, screening candidates, evaluation of candidate information, and assisting humans in the selection of potential candidates by all levels of AArete employees for all positions.

AArete may use Microsoft Co-Pilot, OpenAI ChatGPT, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, LinkedIn Recruiter AI and Hiring Assistant, Jobvite Talent Fit and AArete HireSense. AArete may use all the information you provide. Submission of information to AArete shall serve as consent to AArete's use of AI tools and resources. AArete complies with all applicable law and does not use AI to discriminate against any individual and does not use location or geographic data like zip codes to act in a discriminatory or illegal manner. Your personal data may be used in relation to prospective employment with AArete and will only be retained for so long as legally necessary.

AArete shall comply with its posted privacy policies and candidates may contact Recruiting or Privacy Departments, as identified below, to request accommodations or to exercise any of your applicable rights, pursuant to applicable law:

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We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer