Bid Manager

Who we are:

Allwyn is a multi-national lottery operator with leading market positions in Austria, the Czech Republic, Greece, Cyprus, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States.  Our primary focus is lotteries, helping them raise more for good causes.  We drive innovation, efficiency, and safety across our casual gaming entertainment platform in the quest for enhanced player engagement.

Allwyn North America is headquartered in Chicago, and operates the Illinois Lottery under a private management agreement, and we provide products and services to lotteries and their players throughout Europe and the United States.

About the Corporate Affairs Team:

Our Corporate Affairs team develops and implements strategic communications to build brand strength, promote winner stories, and showcase the Illinois Lottery’s contributions to special causes in Illinois. 

Working as part of a cross-functional team of marketing, business development, and technology professionals, we support the company’s overarching objective to establish the Allwyn brand in the North American market as a credible business partner, supplier, and technology provider and are actively seeking further business development opportunities throughout the U.S.  

Responsibilities: 

Bid management/procurement process

• Lead the end-to-end bid process to ensure on-time and high-quality proposal submissions.
• Implement and lead structured project governance to ensure visibility of progress, and associated risks, and to escalate decisions.
• Implement and lead a clear project delivery process with expectations, reporting frameworks, and deliverables, in close coordination with the workstream leads. 
• Communicate the “win strategy” for each bid with the workstream leads and drafting teams. The bid Steering Committee is responsible for defining the win strategy for each bid.
• Coordinate with relevant teams, including technical, legal, and finance, to ensure all aspects of a bid will be addressed.
• Maintain comprehensive and accurate bid documentation, including bid files, records of communication, and pricing information.

Technical writing

• Meet with subject-matter experts to ensure specialized topics are appropriately addressed, as part of bid submissions.
• Support workstream leads and content providers to present technical information clearly and logically to support reader comprehension.
• Review and/or copyedit content developed by other members of the team to support reader comprehension.
• Write, edit, and compile high-quality bid responses, including executive summaries, technical content, pricing proposals, and supporting documentation.

B2B and B2G communication

• Work closely with the VP of Corporate Affairs to define and execute Allwyn’s B2B and B2G communication strategy. 
• Work closely with the business development team to create content to support B2B and B2G communications including conference presentations, op-ed articles, trade publications, and other collateral required.
• Knowledge of government procurement processes will support this communications strategy to ensure all activity is within bid guardrails.

Requirements

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in bid management, proposal writing, or a related role.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple bids simultaneously.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational and time management abilities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite or Google Suite and bid management software.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Strong analytical and research skills.
• Familiarity with government procurement processes. 
• Strong understanding of the bid lifecycle, proposal writing, and development.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in Lottery or gaming experience
• Professional certifications such as APMP (Association of Proposal Management Professionals) are a plus.

Benefits

Working for Allwyn North America:

Our goal is to create one of North America’s most inclusive organizations – where people can bring the best of themselves, to do their best work, everyday, for the benefit of good causes.  While the main contribution of the Lottery to society is through the funds to good causes, at Allwyn we put our purpose and values at the heart of everything we do.  That’s why we have committed to an ambitious Social Value strategy, which is woven into the way we do business.  We believe that lotteries must serve everyone, not just those who play.  So, whether as an employee, a supplier, a retailer or any of the stakeholders that we interact with, we will be powering good across the US.

The Allwyn values of We Do What is Right, We Win Together and We Think Differently, are embedded in the design of our organization and our plans for North America.

• We Do What is Right: By acting with integrity, making brave decisions, taking accountability, and accepting responsibility. 
• We Win Together: By working together as one team, always empowering our colleagues, valuing our differences, and respecting each other. We are always seeking opportunities to create business value while enjoying our work and having fun together.
• We Think Differently: By accepting feedback, listening to our peers, striving for improvement and always daring to innovate. We always deliver with passion and have broad horizons.

Moreover, we pledge to have the highest standards of respect, diversity and inclusion at our company and support and encourage our partners to do the same.

Allwyn North America is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.