Firmware Manager leading development of NVIDIA's next - generation Networking firmware. Managing a skilled engineering team in a dynamic and innovative environment.
About the role
- Lead bid teams to ensure successful bid production and delivery for defence and related sectors
- Bring structure, clarity and governance to the bid process
- Shape solutions to provide compelling offers to customers
- Manage relationships with internal and external UK and international customers
- Manage multi-disciplinary bid teams to deliver high-quality, business-winning proposals
- Apply commercial awareness and business acumen to maximise Thales’ position to secure new business
- Manage preparation of prequalification response submissions to secure invitations to bid
- Lead Bid Kick-Off meetings, provide bid management direction and engagement with the Bid Team
- Manage creation of bid deliverables, ensure review and governance, and produce high-quality proposals
- Provide rigour to change control, commercial awareness and stakeholder management
Requirements
- Proven track record of managing and delivering successful bids in contexts relevant to Thales: defence, heavy engineering (aerospace, rail, energy, marine), construction, or IT infrastructure backgrounds
- Experience managing large, complex bids
- Full business/bid lifecycle management, including capture, qualification and developing capture plans and winning strategies
- Experience of working across boundaries, including knowledge of commercial management and finance functions
- A working knowledge of industry standard approaches to bid management (such as Shipley Capture Bench)
- Ability to successfully manage a bid team and to drive solutions to successful conclusion
- Negotiation and stakeholder management skills with customers, partners, suppliers and internal business areas
- Security Clearance (SC) required - successful applicant must undergo, achieve and maintain SC prior to commencing employment
- Eligibility note for SC: generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years (in some circumstances minimum 3 years may be accepted with additional checks)
- In line with Baseline Security requirements, ability to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment/education history for up to three years
- Positive attitude, excellent interpersonal and motivational skills
Benefits
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Performance-related bonus
- Half day every Friday, usually finishing around 13:00pm
- 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) plus opportunity to buy up to 40 hours/year (pro rata)
- 24 hours volunteering paid for
- Private healthcare (grade dependent)
- Pension scheme
- Life cover
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app
- Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers
- Gym membership discounts
- Flexible working (part time hours, job sharing, home working, flexible start/finish times)
- Mobility policy enabling career development at home and abroad
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