Our client based in beautiful Hereford, is a thriving, fintech business that strives to provide outstanding service and client satisfaction within the payments industry. They have spent time investing in new products and services and are now on a journey of growth and expansion. We are currently seeking an experienced Head of Bids/Bid Manager to join them and take on ownership for the full end to end bid process. Within this role you will build relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, to collaborate on submitting award winning bids. This role will be based at the head offices in Hereford, but individuals need to be comfortable with travel across the UK for events and client visits when not over Teams Key responsibilities: Ensuring bids are optimised against evaluation criteria by managing, motivating, challenging and directing subject matter experts in the business effectively. Understanding and communicating risks of each bid, liaising with teams across the business to ensure risks are understood/mitigated. Proactively keep up to date with the competitive marketplace, working closely with market intelligence, sales and product to ensure competitive advantages and strategy are well understood and proposals are shaped around these areas. Leading and motivating a small Bid team.About You To be successful in this role you will need: Demonstrable delivery of complex, high value Public Sector bids, preferably within the payments sector. Proven experience in mentoring and developing team members, with strong leadership and interpersonal skills. Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with the capability to make data-driven decisions. Self-motivated with a relentless drive for results and a strategic mindset. Strong commercial acumen to understand the implications of pricing submissions. The ability to build excellent working relationships across an array of stakeholders. To be highly organised with excellent attention to detail. To be educated to degree level or equivalent. APMP qualified to Practitioner level.About The Client People are at the heart of the business and they reward their employee with a competitive benefits package which includes, a defined contribution group pension scheme, income protection, life assurance, an array of health and wellbeing options including private healthcare cover and an onsite gym. This is coupled with our excellent Learning and Development offering. DCS Recruitment and all associated companies are committed to creating a working environment where diversity is celebrated and everyone is treated fairly, regardless of gender, gender identity, disability, ethnic origin, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marital or transgender status, age, or nationality