Proposal Writer - Group Benefits

Do you have a bit of proposal management or quoting experience with a hunger to learn and contribute even more? As a Proposal Writer for Guardian, you will create compelling proposals that reflect our leadership in group benefits. You will collaborate with multiple departments to extract the best of our company and put it on paper. Strong writing is a prerequisite in this role, but the day-to-day work will offer challenges on a wide range of business skills like project management, negotiation, creativity, and strategy.

You are:

An independent worker with the curiosity to discover the who, what, when, where, and why of any question. You seek to see things through the customer’s perspective and show them how Guardian will meet their group benefits needs. You enjoy staying on top of the latest industry news, using technology to make your job more efficient, and collaborating with others to get a project done.

You have:

• A bachelor’s degree in a related discipline is preferred, but a combination of education and experience (especially involvement and certification in APMP) is just as valuable
• An understanding of how proposals fit into the sales cycle and the ability to support sales/distribution by articulating the case-level strategy
• Above average skill with the classic Microsoft software products life Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, as well the knowledge to harness other efficiency tools that Microsoft offers

You will:

• Respond to proposal requests in a high-volume environment, project-managing each response and prioritizing the most strategic cases
• Use proposal automation tools to pull in the right boilerplate content that you will then customize to meet the customer’s needs and tell the right story
• Have autonomy to stay abreast of new product and service offerings, explore the competitive landscape, and continuously improve on your knowledge of technology and efficiency         

Reporting Relationships:

As our Proposal Writer, you will report to our Proposal Team Manager, who reports to the Leader of Proposal & Presentation Solutions.

Travel:

• Approximately 10% travel required for this position

Location:

• Preferred locations include: Bethlehem, PA; New York, NY; Holmdel, NJ; and Boston, MA.
• The work arrangement will be hybrid (three days per week in a local Guardian Office; two days per week working from home).

Salary Range:

The salary range reflected above is a good faith estimate of base pay for the primary location of the position. The salary for this position ultimately will be determined based on the education, experience, knowledge, and abilities of the successful candidate. In addition to salary, this role may also be eligible for annual, sales, or other incentive compensation.

Our Promise

At Guardian, you’ll have the support and flexibility to achieve your professional and personal goals.  Through skill-building, leadership development and philanthropic opportunities, we provide opportunities to build communities and grow your career, surrounded by diverse colleagues with high ethical standards.

Inspire Well-Being

As part of Guardian’s Purpose – to inspire well-being – we are committed to offering contemporary, supportive, flexible, and inclusive benefits and resources to our colleagues. Explore our company benefits at www.guardianlife.com/careers/corporate/benefits. Benefits apply to full-time eligible employees. Interns are not eligible for most Company benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Guardian is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, marital status, disability, military or veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law.

Accommodations

Guardian is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. Guardian also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants (and employees) to accommodate the individual's known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless doing so would create an undue hardship. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact applicant_accommodation@glic.com.

Current Guardian Colleagues: Please apply through the internal Jobs Hub in Workday.