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Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP Pitch and Proposals Manager in Miamisburg, Ohio
Tracking Code 2038-437 Job Description WilmerHale is a leading, full-service international law firm with 1,000 lawyers located throughout 12 offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. Our lawyers work at the intersection of government, technology and business, and we remain committed to our guiding principles of providing quality, excellent legal and client services; developing diversity among our lawyers and staff and cultivating an environment that promotes an ambitious spirit, collaboration and collegiality by drawing on the extraordinary talents and dynamic experience of our lawyers. Our goal is to reflect the diversity of our clients and the communities in which we practice. What You Will Be Doing: WilmerHale, a leading, full-service international law firm, is seeking a Request for Pitch and Proposals Manager. This role is designated as the central authority responsible for overseeing the firm's established framework for RFPs and pitches. It includes managing the procedures and technology for planning, developing and producing RFPs and pitches. Additionally, it provides specialized support for high-profile and preferred provider RFPs to guarantee the production of professional responses that meet the specific requirements and deadlines set by clients. This role will lead the firm's proposal initiatives and work closely with Client Development team leads, lawyers and other professionals across various administrative departments. The position involves updating, maintaining and managing approved practice and industry descriptions, experience information, tailored content and other standard response language used in pitches and RFP responses. As a trusted advisor at different levels, this role will serve as a "subject matter expert" for the firm's RFP and pitch processes. The individual is expected to develop a deep understanding of the firm and provide guidance, mentorship and development opportunities for Client Development Specialists and Coordinators. About This Role: Responsible for providing project management support and leading multidisciplinary teams of lawyers and professionals during the proposal effort to strategically develop and assemble responsive material in compliance with client proposal requirements for high-profile and preferred provider RFPs, this includes managing all aspects of response production from start to finish: determining response requirements, organizing and conducting kick-off calls, assigning responsibilities, compiling and organizing information, drafting new content, quality control, and ensuring on-time delivery and follow-up; Advance the firm's RFP/pitch content development and management process by working closely with Client Development colleagues and firm professionals across various administrative departments, including Finance, Billing, Information Services, Human Resources, Legal Personnel, Legal Project Management, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and the Office of General Counsel, among others, to create, update and manage approved practice and industry descriptions, experience information, tailored content and other standard response language used for pitches and RFP responses; Serve as a steward of content consistency in style and tone, by collaborating with the Client Development Content Strategist to ensure standard and tailored content maintained in experience management platform complies with firm's editorial guidelines; Monitor and maintain existing resources and knowledge management platforms, including RFP and pitch notification information and standard/tailored content in experience management platform; and RFP process documents and project folders in document management platform, to ensure Client Development colleagues are complying with established process conventions; Develop and promote best practices for the firm's RFP/pitch process including proactively identifying issues and p