Federal Proposal Writer

Appian is a company that provides AI automation for mission-critical work, and they are seeking a Technical Proposal Writer for their U.S. Public Sector sales organization. The role involves coordinating, developing, and delivering high-quality technical proposal content to support winning strategic federal contracts.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the drafting, writing, and editing of complex technical proposal sections, including technical volumes, solution descriptions, past performance citations, and management plans
• Ensure proposal responses are fully aligned with Request for Proposal requirements and customer expectations
• Translate highly technical Appian platform capabilities, architecture, and Public Sector use cases into clear, concise, and compelling proposal language
• Interview and collaborate with solutions engineers, architects, product managers, delivery team members, and federal sales account executives to gather critical content
• Ensure consistency, accuracy, and quality across proposal volumes and related customer-facing materials
• Partner with sales teams to organize and draft customer-focused technical white papers
• Use Appian-provided tools and systems, including AI-enabled tools, to support content generation while ensuring all AI-assisted content is fully fact-checked and validated
• Manage the product description and proposal content library, ensuring approved and up-to-date language is readily available
• Participate in all phases of the proposal lifecycle, including Pink, Red, and Gold Team reviews, as well as final submission quality assurance
• Help define the style, tone, voice, and structure for technical content types
• Generate innovative ideas for improving technical content development, delivery, and reuse