Proposal Manager

Hadrian - Manufacturing the Future Hadrian is building autonomous factories that help aerospace and defense companies manufacture rockets, satellites, jets, and ships up to 10x faster and up to 2x cheaper. By combining advanced software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing, we are reinventing how America produces its most critical parts. We’re accelerating our mission with the launch of Factory 3 in Mesa, Arizona, a 290,000-square-foot facility creating 350 new jobs. We are expanding rapidly to support thousands of future hires, launching Hadrian Maritime to expand into naval production, and introducing a Factory-as-a-Service model that delivers complete systems instead of individual parts. Hadrian is backed by leading investors including T. Rowe Price, Lux Capital, Founders Fund, and Andreessen Horowitz, our fast-growing team is united around reindustrializing American manufacturing for the 21st century and beyond. POSITION SUMMARY The Proposal Manager will partner with the Federal team and will own the end-to-end proposal development process for assigned opportunities . This role functions as a program manager for each proposal: building and driving a detailed schedule (POA&M), coordinating all internal contributors including Legal and Finance, ensuring review windows are met, and delivering a compliant, competitive, and complete submission on time. The Proposal Manager is accountable for the quality and timeliness of Hadrian's proposal products and for maintaining the knowledge infrastructure that supports proposal development across the department. PROPOSAL PLANNING & EXECUTION Own and manage the POA&M for each assigned proposal from RFP/RFQ release through submission: develop the schedule, assign section owners, drive color team reviews, and manage to on-time delivery. Coordinate all proposal contributors across pricing, technical, past performance, and management volumes, ensuring each section is assigned, tracked, and completed to standard. Manage Legal review windows in accordance with the department interface agreement: provide advance notice of upcoming proposals, share draft materials on the agreed timeline, and track Legal inputs through resolutio n. Coordinate with Finance to ensure cost and pricing inputs are available, reviewed, and incorporated on schedule; provide Finance with sufficient lead time to review cost volumes prior to submission. Ensure proposal consistency, completeness, and compliance with all RFP/RFQ instructions and evaluation criteria. Conduct post-submission debrief reviews; capture lessons learned and update templates and the knowledge base accordingly. PIPELINE & AE SUPPORT Work closely with Account Executives to track the opportunity pipeline and anticipate upcoming proposal requirements. Participate in go/no-go reviews and support the Director in bid strategy decisions. Provide the Director and AE team with regular proposal status updates and a forecast of upcoming Legal and Finance review needs.