Senior Manager / Senior Program Manager - Bid Management & Pursuit Excellence

About The Role

As a Senior Manager / Senior Program Manager - Bid Management & Pursuit Excellence, you will make an impact by leading strategic pursuits and managing the end-to-end bid lifecycle across complex opportunities. You will be a valued member of the sales and pursuit organization, collaborating closely with business leaders, account teams, delivery stakeholders, commercial teams, and industry practices to drive growth, win new business, and accelerate market expansion.

In This Role, You Will

Lead end-to-end bid management activities for strategic pursuits, including RFPs, RFIs, RFQs, and proactive opportunities.
Partner with account, commercial, delivery, and practice teams to develop compelling value propositions, executive summaries, and differentiated client-facing content.
Build and manage pursuit strategies, governance processes, timelines, and stakeholder communication throughout the opportunity lifecycle.




Drive solutioning and pricing activities in collaboration with business and delivery teams to develop competitive and commercially viable proposals.
Analyze portfolio performance through win-loss tracking, pipeline reporting, and pursuit analytics to identify opportunities for continuous improvement and business growth.

Work model

We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role's business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring attendance at a Cognizant office or client location as needed.

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you're engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be explicit about role expectations.

What you need to have to be considered

8-11 years of experience for Senior Manager level or 11-13 years of experience for Senior Program Manager level in bid man

📌 BD Manager (Pune)
🏢 Cognizant
📍 Pune