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Proposal Manager - Europe

Albania, Austria full-time Senior EUR35,000 - EUR80,000
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Job Title: Proposal Manager - Europe
Job Location: Barcelona, ES
Job Location Type: Remote
Job Contract Type: Full-time
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Veeva Systems is a mission-driven organization and pioneer in industry cloud, helping life sciences companies bring therapies to patients faster. As one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in history, we surpassed $3B in revenue in our last fiscal year with extensive growth potential ahead.
At the heart of Veeva are our values: Do the Right Thing, Customer Success, Employee Success, and Speed. We're not just any public company – we made history in 2021 by becoming a public benefit corporation (PBC), legally bound to balancing the interests of customers, employees, society, and investors.
As a Work Anywhere company, we support your flexibility to work from home or in the office, so you can thrive in your ideal environment.
Join us in transforming the life sciences industry, committed to making a positive impact on its customers, employees, and communities.
The Role
Veeva is looking for an experienced Proposal Manager to drive winning responses for our innovative life sciences solutions! You will be a critical partner to the Veeva Europe Sales organization. You’ll project manage the end-to-end proposal lifecycle, collaborating with top experts to craft compelling narratives and responses to RFP/RFI questionnaires that resonate with European and global customers. If you're a results-oriented proposals pro with a leadership mentality, this is your opportunity to make a significant impact in a collaborative environment.
What You'll Do

Project manage all RFP/RFI activities from initial receipt through final submission, utilizing Responsive and other enterprise tools to ensure on-time and high-quality deliverables

Effectively coordinate contributions from cross-functional teams (Sales, Solution Consulting, Professional Services, Product, Strategy, IT Security, etc.) to develop winning responses

Lead internal response team alignment calls and check point discussions to understand customer needs, confirm scope, identify key differentiators, and guide the team on assignments and timelines

Draft response deliverables, manage project workflows, and conduct thorough quality checks (including formatting, proofreading, and editing of all proposal deliverables) to ensure accuracy, clarity, compliance, and a polished appearance

Effectively handle a workload that includes multiple proposal assignments and other team projects, consistently meeting deadlines

Requirements

Strong written and oral communication skills in English

5+ years of experience managing complex RFP/RFI proposal responses within a fast-paced B2B SaaS technology environment

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience

International business experience and an ownership mindset, flexible to support global operations across diverse time zones

Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), including advanced use of Styles in Word. Expert formatting, editing, and proofreading skills

Nice to Have

Experience using RFP/Strategic Response Management tools (e.g., Responsive, Qvidian, or Loopio)

Experience in life sciences proposals

APMP Foundation Certification

Fluency in one or multiple European languages (Spanish, German, Italian, French)

Interviewing with Veeva

We value your time and believe in a transparent hiring process. Here is the process you can expect.

Follow the application process and submit your resume.

Within 3 days, you will receive a link to a personality assessment administered by a third party.

Once you complete the assessment, our team will review your full application package and follow up via email with our decision.

If moving to the interview stage, the process is as follows:
A conversation with the hiring manager

A practical case exercise

A final conversation with our group's Senior Leader.

Once all interviews are complete, the manager will be in touch with a final decision.

Perks & Benefits

Annual allocations for charitable contributions

Fitness reimbursement

Work anywhere

Compensation

Total compensation: 35,000 - 80,000 EUR

The total compensation range listed here has been provided to comply with local regulations and represents a potential total compensation range for this role. Please note that actual total compensation may vary within the range above or below, depending on experience and location. We look at compensation for each individual and base our offer on your unique qualifications, experience, and expected contributions. This position's total compensation may be composed of other types of compensation, such as variable bonus and/or stock bonus.

Veeva’s headquarters is located in the San Francisco Bay Area with offices in more than 15 countries around the world.
As an equal opportunity employer, Veeva is committed to fostering a culture of inclusion and growing a diverse workforce. Diversity makes us stronger. It comes in many forms. Gender, race, ethnicity, religion, politics, sexual orientation, age, disability and life experience shape us all into unique individuals. We value people for the individuals they are and the contributions they can bring to our teams.
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