
Salesforce
Bid Manager – Public Sector (UAE & KSA)
- Permanent
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Experience 5 - 10 yrs
Job expiry date: 19/10/2025
Job overview
Date posted
04/09/2025
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Salary
AED 30,000 - 40,000 per month
Compensation
Comprehensive package
Experience
5 - 10 yrs
Seniority
Manager
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
19/10/2025
Job description
The Bid Manager at Salesforce supports the Global Public Sector Business Unit by leading the coordination and development of RFx responses—including RFPs, RFIs, and unsolicited proposals—for cloud-based SaaS and PaaS solutions across UAE and KSA. This role involves managing bid plans and schedules, collaborating with internal teams (sales, legal, engineering, compliance), tailoring content to public sector procurement requirements, and ensuring high-quality submissions. The position is key in supporting Salesforce’s business growth across public, nonprofit, and education sectors by enhancing win rates and aligning proposals with local procurement regulations. The role also involves maintaining a knowledge repository, supporting process scalability, and mentoring junior bid team members as required. Arabic and English fluency are mandatory, and the candidate must have a minimum of 5 years of experience in proposal development, preferably within the technology consulting or cloud industry. APMP or PMP certification and prior experience with Salesforce or similar CRM platforms are preferred.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Coordinate and develop content for RFx responses and public sector proposals including SaaS/PaaS solutions
- Manage RFx submissions and create comprehensive bid/response plans and schedules
- Collaborate with sales, engineering, legal, and compliance teams to gather and finalize proposal inputs
- Lead internal content reviews and secure approvals from executive management
- Edit, format, and tailor response content to customer requirements and bid specifications
- Develop win themes and executive summaries while sharing best practices with team members
- Understand UAE & KSA public sector procurement practices and provide insights from both business and technical perspectives
- Support growth and expansion of RFx practices and coach junior RFx analysts if applicable
- Track and manage multiple bids simultaneously, prioritizing based on urgency and complexity
- Maintain and expand a knowledge repository for content and go-to-market materials
Experience & skills
- Be fluent in Arabic and English (mandatory)
- Have 5+ years of experience in proposal development or bid management for public sector solicitations
- Have 5+ years of experience in the technology consulting industry in a writing or bid role
- Have experience establishing bid processes and practices within an organization
- Possess strong skills in technical writing related to cloud SaaS/PaaS/IaaS projects
- Hold a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
- Be proficient in Microsoft Office and Google Suite tools
- Demonstrate the ability to work in high-pressure, deadline-driven environments with remote teams
- Have knowledge of UAE and/or KSA procurement regulations (preferred)
- Hold APMP or PMP certification (preferred)
- Have familiarity with Salesforce or similar cloud platforms (preferred)