The Proposal Analyst is responsible for writing and delivering a range of specialized proposal content components described in customer requirements and according to Red Hat standards to meet deal and customer needs. The Proposal Analyst partners with Deal Management team members and Sales to assess and complete proposal content which meets the customers' complex business strategies and resource parameters. This role collaborates with cross-functional stakeholders as needed (such as Sales, Services, Operations, Legal and Finance) to create assigned proposal deliverables.. The Proposal Analyst  leverages industry and open source experience to structure and document proposal content while ensuring deal practices are aligned with corporate policies, programs, and systems. This role maintains ongoing communication with Sales and other geographically dispersed internal stakeholders to promote communication and understanding throughout the proposal development lifecycle.

What you will do:

• Produce customer-facing persuasive proposal language and deal responses to support successful deal outcomes

• Research, create and organize compelling responses to customer requests for proposal and/or information in support of Red Hat deals 

• Conduct interviews and proactively collaborate across stakeholder teams to identify, assemble and complete key concepts to address proposal and deal requirements according to deal specifications

• Review and edit stakeholder content submissions, request feedback and revise content, and create coherent singular voice and tone for deal submission

• Leverage leveraging knowledge of Red Hat, the industry, Deal Management resources and professional knowledge to provide coherent and informed research and background to reflect of Sales and stakeholder organization inputs

• Establish trusted working relationships and collaborate with Red Hat stakeholder teams (e.g.  (Sales and Commercial Legal, Finance, Sales Operations, Product Management, Product Marketing, Consulting, and Global Support Services teams) to deliver proposal materials

• Leverage Deal Management frameworks, professional knowledge and corporate policies, processes and systems to deliver deal components

What you will bring:

• 2+ years of related proposal writing experience working in a high impact, dynamic, results-based execution or similar environment

• Bachelor’s degree  in technical, financial, operational or related field

• Knowledge of business management areas contributing to successful deal outcomes such as sales, deal desk, deal negotiations, sales operations, order processing, fulfillment, revenue recognition, legal contracts, purchase orders, and license agreements

• Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, presentation, negotiation and diplomacy) and ability to engage across all levels of management, teams and customers

• Ability to manage, prioritize, make decisions and deliver multiple assignments with detail and precision while addressing ambiguity, changing conditions, and moving deadlines

• Requires ability to deal with ambiguity and the corresponding capacity to make decisions or recommendations based on potentially incomplete information

• Fluent language skills in English, Spanish, Portuguese

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