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

Job Description

Job Description

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.

Lawyers on Demand, a Consilio company, is a global leader in legal staffing, eDiscovery, risk management, and legal consulting services. The company supports multinational law firms and corporations by providing identifying and sourcing talented individuals for staffing needs, using innovative software, combining deep legal and regulatory industry expertise and excellent client service.

Company Description

Lawyers on Demand, a Consilio company, is a global leader in legal staffing, eDiscovery, risk management, and legal consulting services. The company supports multinational law firms and corporations by providing identifying and sourcing talented individuals for staffing needs, using innovative software, combining deep legal and regulatory industry expertise and excellent client service.