The next part of your journey is right around the corner — with The Standard.

A genuine desire to make a difference in the lives of others is the foundation for everything we do. With a customer-first mindset and an intentional focus on building strong teams, we’ve been able to uphold our legacy of financial stability while investing in new, innovative technologies that support the needs of our customers. Our high-performance culture focused on operational excellence thrives thanks to remarkable people united by compassion and a customer-first commitment. Are you ready to make a difference?

Job Summary

As a Proposal Analyst III, you will plan, organize, and manage several request for proposals (RFPs) of varying complexity, priority, and risk that aid the company in the critical acquisition of new business and retention of current clients.

• Lead and project manage the RFP process in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented work environment, utilizing your strong project leadership and relationship skills to pull in the correct information and subject matter expertise for RFP questions relating to our business and offered insurance products and services.

• Develop final presentation materials and proposal deliverables that are compliant, competitive, and compelling based on solicitation-specified requirements.

Skills & Background You’ll Need

Education: Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, or related field is preferred but additional experience in lieu of degree may substitute.

Experience

• At least 6 years of experience working in group employee benefits from the insurance vendor or broker side of the business.

• At least 2-3 years of experience in RFP/RFI/Procurement solicitation/sourcing contracts.

• At least 2 years of stakeholder mgmt. experience with a preference given to those who have provided support to sales teams.

Key Behaviors of a Successful Candidate

• Independently drives work forward and takes responsibility for achieving job requirements, tasks and objectives.

• Adapts quickly to competing demands and shifting priorities and modifies viewpoints and direction in light of new information.

• Acts with an understanding of the needs and dependencies of other teams

Why Join The Standard?

We have built an enduring legacy of stability, financial strength and exceptional customer service through the contributions of the service-oriented people who choose to work at The Standard. To ensure we can attract and retain the best talent, when you join The Standard you can expect:

• A rich benefits package including medical, dental, vision and a 401(k) plan with matching company contributions

• An annual incentive bonus plan

• Generous paid time off including 11 holidays, 2 wellness days, and 8 volunteer hours annually — PTO increases with tenure

• A supportive, responsive management approach and opportunities for career growth and advancement 

• Paid parental leave and adoption/surrogacy assistance

• An employee giving program that double matches your donations to eligible nonprofits and schools

In addition to the competitive salary range below, our employee-focused benefits support work-life balance. Learn more about working at The Standard.

• Eligibility to participate in an incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program and plan. Any award depends on a variety of factors including individual and organizational performance.

• Performance guarantees may be applied to roles with highly incentivized compensation plans for a specified period of time to support a new hire’s transition into the sales incentive plan.

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Compensation is made up of a base salary, incentives, and/or other bonuses when applicable. This is a minimum range that can be increased based on performance and sales activity.

Salary Range:

Positions will be posted for at least 5 days from original posting date.

Standard Insurance Company, The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York, Standard Retirement Services, Inc., StanCorp Mortgage Investors, LLC, StanCorp Investment Advisers, Inc., and American Heritage Life Insurance Company and American Heritage Service Company, marketed as The Standard, are Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability or veteran status or any other condition protected by federal, state or local law. Except where precluded by state or federal law, The Standard will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. The Standard offers a drug- and alcohol-free work environment where possession, manufacture, transfer, offer, use of or being impaired by an illegal substance while on The Standard's property, or in other cases which the company believes might affect operations, safety or reputation of the company is prohibited. The Standard requires a criminal background investigation and employment, education and licensing verification as a condition of employment. After any conditional offer of employment is made, the background check will include an individualized assessment based on the applicant’s specific record and the duties and requirements of the specific job. Applicants will be provided an opportunity to explain and correct background information. All employees of The Standard must be bondable.