Proposal Strategist

Agile Six is a people-first, remote-work company that partners shoulder-to-shoulder with federal agencies to create innovative, human-centered solutions. Our Just Cause is to “build better by putting people first”, and we are animated by our core values of Purpose, Wholeness, Trust, Self-Management, and Inclusion.

As a growing organization, we take a different approach to growth: we pursue purpose-driven work that aligns with our values and culture. We believe traditional business development practices, such as commission structures and bonuses, lead to misaligned incentives. Instead, we focus on collaboration, listening, and responding to the needs of clients, partners, and our team. If you’re passionate about building a better government and fostering relationships based on trust, we’d love to hear from you!

The Role

Agile Six is seeking a Proposal Strategist to join our Proposal Team. This is not a typical proposal development position. We’re not looking for someone who works in traditional, process-heavy ways. Instead, we seek someone who thrives in a collaborative, dynamic environment, where flexibility and team outcomes matter more than rigid processes. We believe overly prescriptive proposal processes often provide a false sense of security at the expense of creativity and true collaboration. At Agile Six, we:

• Collaborate until the last responsible moment instead of spending time on laborious, formalized reviews.
• Prioritize gathering context over relying on traditional BD structures.
• Focus on the entire set of needs—of our clients, partners, and team members.

In this role, you’ll drive proposal management, content development, and submission activities while fostering trust-based collaboration across Agile Six teams. We really care about what we do, and we’re looking for someone who shares our passion for building a better government through purposeful work. While proposal work sometimes requires uneven hours to meet deadlines, we commit to wholeness through wellness time, flexibility, and an ongoing dialogue around balance. And while our proposal professionals wear many hats, the primary focus of this role will be proposal management and proposal writing.

Responsibilities

• Proposal Management and Operations
• Lead, organize and manage proposal efforts, ensuring timelines, deliverables, and requirements are met.
• Create and drive production schedules, including final polishing of proposal documents such as desktop publishing, formatting, and editing to ensure compliance and quality.
• Content Development and Editing
• Write, format, and edit proposal sections, RFIs, white papers, case studies, and other content to ensure clarity, consistency, and alignment with Agile Six’s values and voice.
• Contribute to the final set-up and submission of proposals, ensuring all components are well-organized and compliant.
• Coordinate submission activities, ensuring timely and compliant delivery of all components.
• Manage version control and maintain organized, accessible proposal resources.
• Infrastructure and Tooling
• Improve proposal infrastructure and tools, streamlining processes to support organizational growth and improve team efficiency.
• Explore and engage in the responsible use of AI to enhance proposal development, writing, production, and business development activities.
• Collaboration and Coordination
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to align around proposal goals and meet critical deadlines.
• Balance flexibility with attention to detail to ensure proposal materials reflect Agile Six’s commitment to quality and purpose-driven outcomes.
• Adapt to evolving proposal needs instead of adhering to prescriptive approaches.
• Continuously improve proposal processes to balance efficiency with team creativity and outcomes.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience managing the federal proposal lifecycle, including writing, editing, project management, and team coordination.
• Strong writing and editing skills, with the ability to produce clear, concise, and compelling content.
• Proficiency in desktop publishing tools (e.g. Google Suite, Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe) and LLMs (e.g. ChatGPT, Claude).
• Ability to facilitate team collaboration, bringing contributors together to align around goals and deliver results.
• A desire to work in a non-traditional proposal environment that values flexibility, collaboration, and purpose-driven outcomes.
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage deadlines and priorities effectively.
• A passion for building a better government through meaningful work and lasting relationships.
• A willingness to support other teams (e.g. recruiting, contracts) during low proposal submission times.

Additional Desired Qualifications

• Familiarity with federal proposal requirements and submission processes.
• Experience working in a remote-first, collaborative team environment.
• An understanding of government contracting and the proposal landscape.
• You are a U.S. Veteran. As a service-disabled veteran-owned business, we recognize the transition to civilian life can be tricky, and welcome and encourage Veterans to apply.

Salary and Sixer Benefits

The salary for this position is $130,744.

Our benefits are designed to reinforce our core values of Wholeness, Self Management, and Inclusion. The following benefits are available to all employees. We respect that only you know what balance means for your life and season. While we offer support from coaches, we expect you to own your wholeness, show up for work whole, and go home to your family the same. You will be seen, heard, and valued. We expect you to offer the same for your colleagues, be kind (not controlling), be caring (not directive), and ready to participate in a state of flow. We mean it when we say “We build better by putting people first.”

All Sixers Enjoy:

• Self-managed work/life balance and flexibility.
• Competitive salary
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) for all employees!
• 401K matching.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Employer-paid short and long-term disability insurance.
• Employer-paid life insurance.
• Generous and self-managed paid time off.
• Paid federal holidays and two floating holidays.
• Paid parental leave.
• Self-managed professional development spending.
• Self-managed wellness days.

Hiring practices

Agile Six Applications, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, pregnancy, disability, work-related injury, covered veteran status, political ideology, marital status, or any other factor that the law protects from employment discrimination.

Note: We participate in E-Verify. Upon hire, we will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. This role is required to work from the contiguous United States. Unfortunately, we are unable to sponsor visas at this time.

If you need assistance or reasonable accommodation in applying for any of these positions, please reach out to [email protected]. We want to ensure you have the ability to apply for any position at Agile Six.

Please read and respond to the application questions carefully. Interviews are conducted on a rolling basis until the position has been filled.