RFP Editor

At T. Rowe Price, we identify and actively invest in opportunities to help people thrive in an evolving world. As a premier global asset management organization with more than 85 years of experience, we provide investment solutions and a broad range of equity, fixed income, and multi-asset capabilities to individuals, advisors, institutions, and retirement plan sponsors. We take an active, independent approach to investing, offering our dynamic perspective and meaningful partnership so our clients can feel more confident.

We believe doing the right thing for our clients and our associates is good business. With a career at the firm, you can expect opportunities to create real impact at work and in your community. You’ll enjoy resources to support your career path, as well as compensation, benefits, and flexibility to enrich your life. Here, you’ll find a collaborative culture that respects and values differences and colleagues who share a spirit of generosity. Join us for the opportunity to grow and make a difference in ways that matter to you.

The RFP Editor plays a lead role in advancing the strategic sales objectives of T. Rowe Price’s global distribution units. The RFP Editor functions as the primary liaison with key principals from our global distribution units and subject matter experts in the project management and completion of prospect and client information requests with the objective of winning and/or retaining business.

The RFP Editor is responsible for overseeing and managing the entire proposal process. Working within stated deadlines, the RFP Editor collaborates directly with senior stakeholders in Sales, Marketing, Investments, Legal and other business units, to strategically and accurately position T. Rowe Price and its products, personnel, policies, and procedures in proposals—broadly defined as RFPs, RFIs and DDQs. The RFP Editor is expected to adhere to internal processes and partner effectively with team members across Global RFP in order to deliver high quality, compelling documents.

• Managing the proposal process and the related network of internal and external constituents.
• Communicating with senior sales, client service and investment professionals to assess prospect and client needs, understand the firm’s strategic advantages in the marketplace, and create proposals and due diligence documents that express these advantages clearly and accurately, in a timely manner.
• Effectively collaborating with all stakeholders required for effective proposal creation and delivery.
• Taking the lead on the largest, most complex proposals that are critical to the organization.
• Responsible for reviewing and owning responses to requests for proposal submitted by top priority clients.
• Identifying and implementing best practices across the proposal development value chain.
• Tailoring the firm’s standard responses as needed to ensure that competitive positioning points are communicated relevantly and effectively within each output.
• Ensuring that each proposal exhibits editorial integrity, the firm’s voice, branded strategies and a high degree of readability.
• Working on multiple project proposals at any given time, adept at project management coordination to ensure the accurate and timely delivery of deadline-driven tender documents.
• Contributing to the operational evolution of proposals, both in terms of knowledge dissemination and in process/procedure improvement.
• Advising business leadership on proposal processes and library content changes.
• Conducting legal and business reviews for potential projects and collaborating with management on final "go/no-go" decisions.
• Developing best practices and policies to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of the RFP process.
• Supporting the adoption of technical solutions.

• University degree or equivalent.
• Significant previous RFP experience in institutional investment with demonstrable skills in content creation and management, product mastery and positioning, proposal development and oversight, and relationship management.
• In-depth knowledge of investment products and services ideally across multiple distribution channels.
• Experience interfacing with senior investment and market facing professionals.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Ability to handle multiple projects in a deadline-driven environment.
• Demonstrated technical ability.
• Ability to work independently and strategically.
• Adapts well to changing priorities.
• Proficiency in English.

• Experience in investment management, analytics, financial writing or technical writing.
• Mastery of fundamental investment knowledge, institutional portfolio concepts, and basic quantitative analysis.
• Experience with content database, ideally Responsive.
• Proficiency in one other European language (German, Italian).

At T. Rowe Price, our associates are our greatest asset. We thrive because our company culture is built on inclusion and because we sustain a work environment where associates can bring their best selves to work every day. The backgrounds, talents, and experiences of our global associates allow us to embrace new ideas and perspectives that move our business priorities forward and enable us to deliver strong client outcomes. Here, you can expect equal opportunity and fair and consistent treatment for all.

T. Rowe Price is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity of thought, gender, and race. We believe our continued success depends upon the equal treatment of all associates and applicants for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, creed, colour, national origin, sex, gender, age, mental or physical disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship status, military or veteran status, pregnancy, or any other classification protected by country, federal, state, or local law.