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Our name comes from the Greek word for excellence: “Areté.”And excellence is exactly what we strive for.\nWe’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.\nAAretians (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.\nThe Role\nThe 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.\nThe 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.\nWork You’ll Do\nRFP Delivery Ownership\nLead the full lifecycle of RFPs from intake through final submission\nOwn project plans and timelines, compliance tracking, review cycles, and final quality control\nAct as the primary point of accountability on delivery-related issues,independently resolving issues and escalating when appropriate\nStrategic Interpretation and Support\nApply strong healthcare and business acumen to interpret guidance from Managing Directors and senior SMEs\nTranslate high-level or ambiguous input into clear and compelling proposal positioning, structure,and messaging\nProactively identify strategic gaps, inconsistencies, or risks,and bring forward recommendations and solutions\nWriting and Content Ownership\nTake direct writing ownership of proposal sections as needed, including executive summaries, solution approaches,and strategy-heavy responses\nEdit and finalize content to ensure clarity, concision, persuasiveness, and executive-level quality\nEnsure consistency with AArete’s voice, POV, win themes, and differentiators across the full proposal\nAI-Enabled Proposal Execution\nIntegrate AI thoughtfully into the proposal process to improve speed, quality,and consistency\nApply AI to accelerate drafting, synthesize SME input and prior content, and perform compliance and redundancy checks\nEstablish clear guardrails to ensure AI generated content is validated, refined, and aligned with AArete’s natural, direct, and non-fluff voice\nCoach proposal team members on the practical, responsible use of AI in proposal development\nQuality and Risk Management\nEstablish and maintain standards for clarity, consistency, accuracy,and non-redundancy across all submissions\nProactively identify and manage risks related to scope, resourcing, compliance, timelines, and narrative quality\nResolve issues independently where possible, escalating strategically with clear recommendations and options\nKey Characteristics of the Role\nCombines hands-on execution ownership with strategic judgement\nRequires substantive writing and editing responsibility\nServes as a trusted operational and strategic partner to the VP\nLeverages AI to increase proposal speed, efficiency, consistency,and quality\nOther duties as assigned [EC1]\nRequirements\n5+ years of experience in proposal management, RFP development, consulting, or a related field\nExceptional judgement, critical thinking skills, and a strong ownership mindset, with the ability to operate independently and make sound decisions with limited oversight\nStrong healthcare domain knowledge strongly preferred\nProven experience leading complex and/or high-stakes RFPs in partnership with senior stakeholders\nExceptional writing and editing skills, including the ability to develop clear, concise, persuasive, executive-level content\nDemonstrated ability to synthesize ambiguous or complex input into clear, compelling, and differentiating responses\nPractical experience leveraging AI tools in proposal development or similar content-intensive workflows\nStrong project management skills with demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent pursuits, competing priorities, and tight deadlines \nApplicants must be based in Chicago, IL, and flexible to work from our Chicago office as needed \nMust be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship [EC2]\nCompensation & Benefits\nFlexible PTO, monthly half-day refuels, volunteer time off, 10 paid holidays\nOwn Your Day flexible work policy\nCompetitive majority employer-paid benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K Match\nGenerous paid parental leave options\nEmployer-paid Life Insurance, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability\nCharitable contribution matching program\nNew client commission opportunities and referral bonus program\nBike share discount program\nThe 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.\nAArete will accept applications until the position is filled. The job posting will be removed once the role is no longer available. [EC3]\nWe put humans at the center of our work\nWe’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.\nBut 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.\nAnd we’ve been recognized as a top firm to work for by companies like Forbes, Top Workplaces Chicago Tribune, and Consulting Magazine.\nWe’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.\nLearn more about our award-winning culture\nAArete, 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.\nAArete may use Microsoft Co-Pilot, OpenAIChatGPT, 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.\nAArete 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:\nRecruiting: \nPrivacy:\nWe are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer\nAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.\n[EC1]Do not remove\n[EC2]Must receive written leadership approval to remove any of these requirements\n[EC3]Can be removed if role will not be posted (internally or externally)","description_format":"text","description_chars":8763,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["401k plan","Flexible schedule","Life insurance","Parental leave"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-02T06:16:36Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"US","licensed_sponsor":true,"evidence":"H-1B filings in 12 months: 5","filings_12m":5,"filings_prev_12m":13,"green_card_filings_12m":0,"median_offered_wage_usd":142500,"route":null,"cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-10-03T21:08:04+00:00","sources":["US Department of Labor: LCA disclosure data (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3)","US Department of Labor: PERM disclosure data (green cards)"],"filings_for_role_12m":0}],"liveness":{"score":90,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.903,"p_room":1,"age_days":2,"expected_fill_days":38,"reasons":["conf:1","velocity","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-05T05:45:15Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":130000,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/aarete-rfp-delivery-manager","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/aarete-rfp-delivery-manager.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-06T00:50:13Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":1168,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":3832,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-07T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2837156},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2837156"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Faarete-rfp-delivery-manager"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Faarete-rfp-delivery-manager"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Faarete-rfp-delivery-manager"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/aarete-rfp-delivery-manager\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Faarete-rfp-delivery-manager"}]}