Bid Manager III

Location:

Providence, RI, US, 02903

Requisition ID: 17765

Brightstar is an innovative, forward-thinking global leader in lottery that builds on our renowned expertise in delivering secure technology and producing reliable, comprehensive solutions for our customers. As a premier pure play global lottery company, our best-in-class lottery operations, retail and digital solutions, and award-winning lottery games enable our customers to achieve their goals, fulfill player needs and distribute meaningful benefits to communities. Brightstar has a well-established local presence and is a trusted partner to governments and regulators around the world, creating value by adhering to the highest standards of service, integrity, and responsibility. Brightstar has approximately 6,000 employees. For more information, please visit www.brightstarlottery.com.

What you’ll do:

As a Bid Manager, you’ll take the lead in crafting strategic, high-impact responses to Requests for Proposals (RFPs). You’ll work closely with sales and cross-functional teams to align messaging with business goals, guiding the proposal process from initial planning through final delivery. Your ability to manage overlapping timelines and adapt to shifting priorities will be key to your success.

You’ll be a central player in ensuring proposals are delivered on time, meet quality standards, and reflect our value to customers. Post-submission, you’ll support follow-up activities and help drive continuous improvement.

Key responsibilities:

Lead the development of RFP responses, ensuring alignment with bid strategy and customer expectations.
Collaborate with sales, legal, finance, and other stakeholders to shape messaging and manage proposal workflows.
Coordinate content creation, reviews, editing, and publishing across multiple projects with overlapping timelines.
Analyze workload distribution and recommend solutions to optimize team efficiency.
Apply sound judgment to resolve challenges and recommend improvements.
Partner with account teams to deliver cohesive, customer-focused proposals.
Solve moderately complex problems using established practices and procedures.
Develop and refine approaches to meet project goals, with work evaluated upon completion.

Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience.

What you bring:

Strong communication skills—both written and verbal.
Agility to adapt quickly to changing priorities and timelines.
Solid organizational skills with the ability to synthesize data from multiple sources.
Process-oriented mindset with a calm approach under pressure.
Foundational knowledge of bid management principles and best practices.
Emotional intelligence, self-awareness, and a commitment to personal growth.

Keys to Success

• Building collaborative relationships
• Decision making
• Drive results
• Foster innovation
• Personal energy
• Self-leadership

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At Brightstar, we consider a wide range of factors in determining compensation, including background, skills, experience, and work location. These factors can cause your compensation to vary. The estimated starting compensation range is $59,795 - $122,400. The actual pay offered may end up being higher or lower. The Company will comply with all local pay requirements and collective bargaining agreements, where applicable.

Base pay is only one part of our Total Rewards program. Sales roles may be eligible for commission payments, while other roles are eligible for discretionary bonuses. In addition, we offer employees a 401(k) Savings Plan with Company contributions, health, dental, and vision insurance, life, accident, and disability insurance, tuition reimbursement, paid time off, wellness programs, and identity theft insurance. Note: programs are subject to eligibility requirements.

All Brightstar employees have a role in information security. Annual training will be assigned and required as appropriate.