at Jones Lang LaSalle in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
The Specialty Team Manager will support the team to ensure we bring our best to every pursuit and are fully compliant in every respect. You'll work with Sales and Pursuit leadership to define and drive consistent processes, allocate and balance the team's workload, coach proposal managers at various stages of career development, gather feedback from executive stakeholders, and drive cross-functional collaboration across the organization. As a hands-on leader, you'll also be able to step in to support key pursuits and ensure memorable and compelling proposals that drive new business.
Responsibilities
Lead a team of 5-8 Proposal Managers and Senior Proposal Managers supporting high impact bids across North America and globally.
Support a culture that drives excellence while encouraging balance and belonging
Identify and execute process improvements and best practices related to proposal management.
Demonstrate ability to lead, inspire, and mentor colleagues and direct reports
Drive adoption and compliance with highly complex proposal processes
Champion efforts to ensure creative deliverables that promote the firm's brand.
Support key pursuits activities, leveraging the opportunity to lead by doing and to demonstrate a client-first, best-practice mindset.
Qualifications
Five or more years of related business development marketing communications experience, with at least two of those working directly in B2B proposal team management in commercial real estate or professional services
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, effective coaching skills, and the ability to interface with senior leadership and direct large diverse teams though complex pursuits
Recognized as a motivator and mentor
High degree of energy, assertiveness and creativity
Understanding of how design and visuals build impact
Demonstrated ability to analyze, assimilate, coordinate, and respond to RFIs, RFPs
High level of proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (PowerPoint, Word, Excel) and Adobe Suite
JLL Is an Equal Opportunity Employer JLL is committed to developing and maintaining a diverse workforce. JLL strongly believes in equal opportunity extended to all individuals in all aspects of the employment relationship, including recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, discipline, layoff, recall and termination without regard to race, color, religion, belief, creed, age, sex, pregnancy or maternity (including childbirth and related conditions), family responsibility (e.g. child care, elder care), nationality, ethnic or national origin or ancestry, citizenship, marital status, civil partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status, veteran’s status, genetic information, trade union membership, social position, political view or status as a qualified individual with a disability, protected leave status or any other protected characteristic in accordance with applicable law. The company also endeavors to make reasonable accommodations for known physical or mental limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants with disabilities unless the accommodations would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business and ensures that employment decisions are based only on valid job requirements.
