CPS Proposal Writer

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One. ## **Job Description** In this role, you will support U.S. Bank's **Corporate Payment Systems (CPS)** by writing responses to Requests for Proposal (RFPs) under strict deadlines and creating additional documents, including pricing proposals, standard program proposals, Requests for Information (RFIs), Requests for Quotations (RFQs), and ad hoc documents for external clients. Projects are coordinated with sales representatives and relationship managers in field offices. Manages projects independently and with adherence to detailed client specifications, with turnaround times in a typical range of one day to three weeks. Interacts with sales and relationship management staffs to integrate pricing into formal proposal documents and collaborates with product, marketing, finance, and subject matter experts to update product information, sales positioning, and proposal content to support the agreed-upon sales strategy.​‌ **Basic Qualifications** - **Bachelor's degree in Communications, English, Journalism, Marketing or related field, or equivalent work experience** - **Three to five years of business writing experience in sales support, proposal generation, marketing, communications, publishing or print media** **Preferred Skills/Experience** - Strong writing, editing and proofreading skills - Ability to communicate effectively on unfamiliar topics to elicit technical and program information necessary to answer client questions - Ability to quickly assimilate new information regarding specific product and technical topics and write accurately about those topics or concepts immediately after introduction - Possesses technical ability to adapt to proposal tools and software used by the company - Strong organizational skills and an eye for presentation and details - Ability to manage routine administrative tasks - Ability to work under tight deadlines while managing multiple projects - Proficient computer navigation skills using a variety of software packages including Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint **Additional Preferred Experience** - Experience developing and managing responses to **RFPs, RFIs, and RFQs** - Experience coordinating proposal submissions involving multiple contributors and subject matter experts - Familiarity with proposal management platforms such as **Responsive (RFPIO), Qvidian**, or similar tools - Strong project management skills with the ability to balance multiple priorities and deadlines - Financial services, payments, treasury management, commercial card, or corporate payments industry experience is a plus **Location Expectations** This role offers a hybrid/flexible schedule, with an expectation of 3 or more days per week in office and flexibility to work remotely on remaining days If there’s anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our [disability accommodations for applicants](https://careers.usbank.com/global/en/disability-accommodations-for-applicants). **Benefits:** Our approach to benefits and total rewards considers our team members’ whole selves and what may be needed to thrive in and outside work. That's why our benefits are designed to help you and your family boost your health, protect your financial security and give you peace of mind. Our benefits include the following: - Healthcare (medical, dental, vision) - Basic term and optional term life insurance…