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Lauren Walker

@laurenwalker

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Senior proposal leader driving public sector and enterprise win strategies.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior roles leading proposal/capture operations in public sector or enterprise organizations, emphasizing governance, compliance, and scalable win strategies.

I am a senior proposal management leader with 15+ years driving public sector, SLED, federal, and enterprise B2B SaaS pursuits, with repeated success leading high-value opportunities and strengthening bid governance to improve win positioning and revenue growth.

I specialize in FAR/DFARS compliance, structured capture and proposal operations, cross-functional alignment, and scalable proposal infrastructure; I have led pursuits exceeding $80M, implemented enterprise proposal tools, and trained teams to elevate strategic proposal performance.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Director Proposal Strategist

Current

Boden Consulting Services

Nov 2024 - Present (1 year 4 months)

Lead full proposal lifecycle for environmental consulting engagements, creating win themes and templates to improve compliance and bid quality while aligning submissions with regulatory and client objectives.

Proposal Management Regulatory Compliance Win Themes Cross Functional Collaboration Quality Control

Current

Consultant Grant Writer

Current

Independent Consultant

Jan 2006 - Present (20 years 2 months)

Lead end-to-end grant proposal development for nonprofits and individuals, conducting opportunity analysis and crafting compliant narratives to prioritize high-probability pursuits.

Grant writing Funding Research Bid No Bid Analysis & Compliance Proposal Strategy Nonprofit Fundraising

Senior Advisory Proposal Manager

Boomi

Mar 2024 - Sep 2024 (6 months)

Oversaw Strategic Bid Center operations for an iPaaS provider, managing end-to-end proposals $1M–$80M+, improving pipeline processes, and delivering training to sales and leadership.

Proposal Operations Salesforce Loopio Bid Qualification Training Delivery Pipeline Reporting

Senior Federal and SLED Proposal Manager

Coupa

May 2022 - Jun 2023 (1 year 1 month)

Directed federal and SLED capture and FAR/DFARS-compliant proposal development, strengthening public sector proposal operations and contributing to awards including support for a DOE national lab.

Capture Management Loopio Public Sector

Senior Proposal Manager

ParkMobile

Oct 2019 - May 2021 (1 year 7 months)

Managed end-to-end proposals for smart parking solutions, implemented RFPIO and built the company content library to increase proposal efficiency and craft targeted executive-level value propositions.

RFPIO Sales Strategy Account Growth Cross Functional Collaboration

Proposal Writer

SITA

Jun 2018 - Oct 2019 (1 year 4 months)

Led proposal development in a regulated global aviation environment, producing compliance matrices and translating complex technical solutions into executive narratives to support wins.

Proposal Writing Aviation Technology Content Strategy

Proposal Manager

SAP

May 2010 - May 2016 (6 years)

Managed federal and commercial bids, coordinated cross-functional teams, and contributed to winning multiple high-value opportunities exceeding $80M through compliance-driven proposal execution.

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