Bids and Beyond

If you are creative and enthusiastic about arts, technology, and business, you are at the right place to learn and grow the business and branding elements.

Analyst/Consultant is a position where you will have an opportunity to learn and grow at a fast pace and challenging environment. You must possess outstanding written and oral communication skills and should be very enthusiastic in the arts.

• Understand product specifications and user psychology
• Play an UX advocate role for entire organization
• Facilitate the clients product vision by researching, conceiving, sketching, prototyping and user-testing experiences for digital products
• Find creative ways to solve UX problems (e.g. usability, findability)
• Translate concepts into user flows, wireframes, mockups and prototypes that lead to intuitive user experiences
• Design and deliver wireframes, user stories, user journeys, and mockups optimized for a wide range of devices and interfaces
• Identify design problems and devise elegant solutions
• Create user-centered designs by considering market analysis, customer feedback, technical constraints/opportunities and usability findings
• Design the UI architecture, interface, and interaction flows for on-device software applications for a variety of screen sizes and interaction models
• Meeting clients and running workshops to find best solutions for their products
• Translate concepts into user flows, wireframes, mockups and prototypes that lead to intuitive user experiences
• Facilitate the clients product vision by researching, conceiving, sketching, prototyping and user-testing experiences for digital products
• Find creative ways to solve UX problems (e.g. usability, findability)
• Design and deliver wireframes, user stories, user journeys, and mockups optimized for a wide range of devices and interfaces
• Identify design problems and devise elegant solutions
• Make strategic design and user-experience decisions related to core, and new, functions and features
• Work closely with the business team to develop user scenarios, storyboards, and high-level requirements
• Analyze user interface problems and create on-brand design solutions that meet measurable business goals and requirements
• Create user-centered designs by considering market analysis, customer feedback, technical constraints/opportunities and usability findings
• Design the UI architecture, interface, and interaction flows for on-device software applications for a variety of screen sizes and interaction models
• Communicate design ideas and prototypes to developers
• Keeping abreast of competitor products and industry trends

Key Requirements

1. Knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe XD, Invision, Sketch, Power point etc.
2. A solid grasp of user-centered design (UCD), planning and conducting user research, user testing, A/B testing, rapid prototyping, heuristic analysis, usability and accessibility concerns
3. Ability to iterate designs and solutions efficiently and intelligently
4. A clear understanding of the importance of user-centered design and design thinking
5. Passionate about resolving user pain points through great design
6. Proficient in design software
7. Knowledge of HTML/CSS; JavaScript is a plus
8. Outstanding written and oral communication skills
9. Creative thinking and logical abilities
10. Self-motivated and ability to work with minimal supervision

Job Description

We are seeking a passionate candidate, who is result orientated, sound knowledge of IT services, with either a proven track record of proposal writing and proposal/bid management in government or commercial proposals. The consultant will be accountable for technical writing for business proposals and managing large and complex proposals as projects.

Key Responsibilities

• To respond to RFP/RFI documents
• Scope analysis and feasibility studies
• To perform bid management, creation of bid plans, schedule, and kick-off packs
• Creation of outlines, storyboarding and win themes
• To create a compliance matrix
• To research and write generic (but technical) content for proposals (for ex: writing a generic solution roadmap for any IT service, but NOT a technical architecture)
• Articulate value proposition and highlight sales messages
• To coordinate with the clients (CXOs) and external stakeholders for inputs required
• Proofread and format documents

Key Requirements

• 6-12 years of experience in proposal writing or bid management
• IT services industry experience is must
• Must have managed large and complex RFPs
• MBA, ITIL is an added advantage
• Ability to work under high-pressure environment and deadlines
• Fundamental knowledge of IT services (web design, web development, cloud, mobility, etc.)
• Experience working with government proposals is an added advantage
• High level of commitment and flexibility
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

Optional (added advantage)

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly PowerPoint, Excel, and Word
• Knowledge of IT domain (cloud, mobile apps, web, and portals, analytics)
• Pre-sales consulting background in IT services