Senior Proposal & Business Development Specialist — Cybersecurity Services

Symosis Security | India — Remote | Full-time contract role

Compensation: ₹14–16 lakh annual fixed pay, plus sales incentives. Target total compensation of ₹20 lakh per year at agreed sales targets.

Working hours: Full-time US Eastern business hours, following US daylight saving time changes.

Time off and benefits: Two weeks of paid leave per year. No other benefits, including health insurance, are provided.

Symosis Security is a US-based cybersecurity consulting firm delivering AI security, security advisory, penetration testing, security engineering, and managed security services. We’re looking for an experienced professional who can own proposals from qualification through submission and execute targeted outbound campaigns for the US market. You will report to our BD Director and work closely with the founders and technical team.

What you’ll own

- Proposals and RFPs: Evaluate US commercial and public-sector opportunities, build compliance matrices, write responses, coordinate technical and pricing inputs, and manage submissions.
- Outbound campaigns: Research target accounts, identify decision-makers, develop messaging, execute LinkedIn and email outreach, qualify responses, and schedule discovery meetings.
- Sales follow-through: Follow up on proposals and prospect conversations, maintain CRM records, and move opportunities forward with clear next actions and deadlines.
- Partner outreach: Identify and engage consulting firms, MSSPs, and other potential referral or delivery partners.
- Reusable content: Maintain proposal templates, service descriptions, project references,



and supporting materials with our marketing team.

Required qualifications — please apply only if you meet these requirements

- 5+ years of relevant experience, including at least 3 years supporting US-market IT or cybersecurity services proposals and business development.
- Personally owned at least 5 complete US-client proposals in the past 12 months, from requirements analysis through writing, coordination, and submission.
- Direct proposal experience covering at least two of these services: penetration testing, SOC/MSSP, cloud security, GRC/compliance, security engineering, or AI security.
- Demonstrated experience executing outbound campaigns and generating qualified meetings and opportunities with US buyers.
- Excellent written English and the ability to turn technical inputs into explicit scope, approach, deliverables, and client benefits.
- Hands-on experience with prospect research, contact data, LinkedIn/email outreach tools, and CRM.
- Ability to consistently work full-time US Eastern business hours.

US state, local, education, or federal RFP experience is a strong advantage.

How success is measured

Qualified opportunities, complete and accurate proposals delivered on time, consistent follow-up, and contribution to signed, paid engagements.





To apply

Apply via LinkedIn AND Email [email protected] with the subject “Senior Proposal & BD Specialist — India”, your resume, and answers to the following:

1. Proposal ownership: How many complete US-client proposals have you personally written and managed in the past 12 months? How many were awarded, lost, or remain pending?
2. Work samples: Attach 1–2 sanitized proposals you personally wrote. Remove client names, pricing, personal information, and confidential details. Identify the sections you authored. Share only materials you are authorized to disclose; if you cannot share samples, explain why.
3. Cybersecurity experience: Which cybersecurity services have you written proposals for or helped sell? Briefly describe two examples.
4. Outbound execution: Describe how you run an outbound campaign—from selecting target accounts and finding contacts to messaging, follow-ups, qualification, and booking meetings.
5. Tools: Which tools have you personally used for prospect research, contact data, LinkedIn/email outreach, and CRM? Explain what you did with each.
6. Results: For one recent campaign, state the timeframe, unique prospects contacted, positive responses, qualified meetings held, qualified opportunities generated, and deals won. Define a qualified opportunity and distinguish your results from team results.
7. Availability and compensation: Confirm your ability to work full-time US Eastern business hours, earliest start date, and expected annual fixed compensation.

Applications without these answers will not be considered.

📌 Senior Proposal & Business Development Specialist — Cybersecurity Services. (India)
🏢 Symosis Security
📍 India