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Code Metal is seeking a Proposal Coordinator to support the development and execution of government and commercial defense pursuits. This is a hands-on role coordinating capture activities, maintaining opportunity information and action items, organizing proposal development, and tracking requirements and deadlines from qualification through final submission.
You will work across business development, technical, contracts, finance, and executive teams to bring structure to fast-moving pursuits. Key responsibilities include:
- Coordinate proposal activities from pre-solicitation through final submission, managing schedules, assignments, reviews, and deadlines
- Research government customers, acquisition pathways, contract vehicles, incumbent contractors, and upcoming requirements
- Review solicitations and develop compliance matrices, proposal outlines, checklists, and submission requirements
- Monitor government procurement sources and portals for opportunities, amendments, notices, and customer activity
- Coordinate inputs across growth, technical, contracts, pricing, finance, and external partners; translate into clear, compliant, compelling written responses
- Draft and contribute proposal content including executive summaries, management sections, past performance, and other response sections
- Coordinate capture and proposal meetings, track action items, and follow up with responsible owners
- Perform desktop publishing including formatting, editing, quality control, document assembly, and final submission
- Maintain reusable proposal content, templates, past performance, resumes, and corporate documentation
- Support pipeline management, recurring reviews, leadership reporting, and analysis of business development activity
Code Metal is the leader in automated software engineering, working with customers including the U.S. Air Force, L3Harris, RTX, and Toshiba. Founded in 2023 with offices in Boston and San Francisco, the company is backed by Accel, Salesforce Ventures, B Capital, and others.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 5+ years of experience in DoD proposal coordination, business development operations, government contracting, or related role
- Strong organizational and project management skills
- Exceptional attention to detail and ability to manage multiple deadlines simultaneously
- Strong written communication, proofreading, and editing skills
- Ability to work independently and proactively follow up with contributors
- Applied experience with Shipley or similar proposal development methodologies
- Proficiency with Google Suite and Microsoft Suite
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance
PREFERRED:
- Familiarity with FAR and non-FAR based government acquisitions
- Experience supporting DoD business development, capture, or proposal activities
- Experience supporting technology, software, AI, defense, or engineering proposals
- Experience with Slack and Salesforce
