Spire Global is a space-to-cloud data and analytics company that owns and operates one of the largest constellations of satellites. Our proprietary data collection and processing techniques provide the most advanced maritime, aviation, weather, and earth intelligence data in the world. In addition to our comprehensive data services, Spire provides access to our satellite systems, global ground station network, and cloud-based processing infrastructure to offer unprecedented Space Services. 

As a Senior Bid Manager focused on supporting satellite development bidding activity, you will join a growing team responsible for providing unique space-based solutions to commercial and government customers. You will engage directly with several internal stakeholders including Engineering, Sales, Legal, finance as well as customers to deliver compelling proposals. You will collaborate closely with your Sales colleagues to manage the internal pipeline of opportunities through Spire’s sales governance, as well as developing customer specific high impact value propositions.

The role of the Senior Bid Manager requires a methodical, customer centric mindset with outstanding attention to detail and ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with all levels of the organization. It will require developing a deep understanding of Spire’s technical capabilities and customer environment to deliver winning proposals.

Responsibilities of your role:

• Be a senior member of the Bid and Sales Engineering (SE) team, responsible for ensuring Spire’s proposals are delivered with consistently high quality, customer-value focused content
• Own the bid process and ensure proposals are managed through review gates, including scope, schedule, cost and risk reviews
• Develop value propositions with SE and Sales, translating these effectively into custom proposals 
• Work with Sales and Sales engineering to ensure the technical writing and graphics in proposals is to a high standard
• Lead both fast paced commercial and high value & complexity government tenders
• Owning the core templates for proposals to customers
• Owning the templates for internal deliverable templates required for submitting proposals supporting Spire’s Sales Review Process

Required Qualifications / Experience:

• 6+ years of experience in a bid/proposals/capture management role, leading cross-functional teams
• Bachelor’s degree in relevant Business, Finance or Engineering field
• Proven track record of managing highly complex bid pipelines, ideally in the Aerospace or Space industry
• The drive and energy to work in a fast paced, high-performance environment
• Proven track record in generation of value propositions for tenders in commercial or government customers & proficient use of business winning toolkits to deliver compelling proposals
  
  

Strong candidates will also possess skills or have direct experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Experience in the development of competitive tenders
• Knowledge and experience of business finance, working with subject matter experts on costing for high complexity programmes
• Experience in risk management & generation of risk registers for bids
• Experience of bid planning and management for high value, complexity and volume of bids through internal governance, effectively managing internal stakeholders to ensure on time delivery.
• Experience in government bidding in regulatory onerous environments, such as Aerospace and Space
• Proficiency in technical writing of proposals documents
  
  

Spire operates a hybrid work model, and this position will require you to work a minimum of three days per week in the office. Access to US export-controlled software and/or technology may be required for this role. If needed, Spire will arrange the necessary licenses—this is not something candidates need to have before applying.   #LI-MI1

Role:  UX/UI Designer

Location:  Glasgow

About the role:

OLIVER is seeking an experienced UX/UI Designer with strong product design expertise to join a fast-growing, high-profile account for a Fortune 500 financial services client. This relatively new global account has already seen growth and is continuing to expand. 

In this role, you will combine expert-level UX and product design thinking with deep visual design skills. You’ll collaborate closely with UX designers, developers, content strategists and content authors, contributing throughout the end-to-end design process—from discovery and conceptualization through execution and delivery. A strong understanding of user-centered design, brand systems, and digital product development is essential. 

Reporting to the UX Manager and working in partnership with stakeholders, you’ll help lead a wide range of work from the creation of large-scale digital experiences and products to emails and smaller digital assets across a range of platforms. This includes internal tools, customer-facing applications, content-rich sites, and emails. You’ll play a critical role in developing site architecture, wireframes, user flows, and high-fidelity UI designs, always advocating for the user while aligning with business objectives. 

What you will be doing:  

This globally dedicated team is comprised of project managers, creative and digital designers, developers, content strategists, copy editors, and video producers. The team also partners closely with teams in Mexico, the UK, Tokyo and Mumbai. 

• Contribute to the UX/UI design process across digital products, supporting work from research and ideation through wireframes, prototypes, and developer hand-off 

• Design user-centered solutions that create intuitive and accessible experiences across web and mobile platforms 

• Assist in developing and maintaining design systems and component libraries in Figma to support consistency across products 

• Apply knowledge of design tools (especially Figma) and foundational understanding of design systems, including components and basic theming 

• Participate in usability testing, helping to gather insights and iterate on designs based on user feedback 

• Collaborate with the Digital Team Lead and cross-functional partners to turn concepts into practical design solutions 

• Design flows and experiences that are clear, usable, and aligned with platform standards 

• Work within existing visual systems and guidelines to ensure cohesive product experiences 

• Present design work to team members and stakeholders, incorporating feedback to refine solutions 

• Partner with designers, developers, content strategists, and project managers to support timely project delivery 

What you need to be great in this role: 

• 3–5 years of experience designing digital products, ideally with exposure to consumer-facing and mobile experiences 

• Solid understanding of core design principles including responsive design, interaction design, typography, color, and layout 

• Experience with UX/UI design and ability to communicate design decisions and rationale clearly 

• Familiarity with designing for mobile platforms and understanding platform-specific patterns and constraints 

• Proficiency in tools such as Figma, and familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects is a plus) 

• Experience creating user flows, wireframes, and interactive prototypes, and collaborating with engineering teams 

• Basic knowledge of usability testing methods and ability to apply findings to improve designs 

• Awareness of accessibility standards (WCAG) and inclusive design principles 

• Some familiarity working with developers and understanding of tools like Adobe Experience Manager is a plus 

• Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks 
• Comfortable presenting work and collaborating with team members and stakeholders 

Req ID: 17053

Spire Global is a space-to-cloud data and analytics company that owns and operates one of the largest constellations of satellites. Our proprietary data collection and processing techniques provide the most advanced maritime, aviation, weather, and earth intelligence data in the world. In addition to our comprehensive data services, Spire provides access to our satellite systems, global ground station network, and cloud-based processing infrastructure to offer unprecedented Space Services. 

As a Senior Bid Manager focused on supporting satellite development bidding activity, you will join a growing team responsible for providing unique space-based solutions to commercial and government customers. You will engage directly with several internal stakeholders including Engineering, Sales, Legal, finance as well as customers to deliver compelling proposals. You will collaborate closely with your Sales colleagues to manage the internal pipeline of opportunities through Spire’s sales governance, as well as developing customer specific high impact value propositions.

The role of the Senior Bid Manager requires a methodical, customer centric mindset with outstanding attention to detail and ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with all levels of the organization. It will require developing a deep understanding of Spire’s technical capabilities and customer environment to deliver winning proposals.

Responsibilities of your role

• Be a senior member of the Bid and Sales Engineering (SE) team, responsible for ensuring Spire’s proposals are delivered with consistently high quality, customer-value focused content
• Own the bid process and ensure proposals are managed through review gates, including scope, schedule, cost and risk reviews
• Develop value propositions with SE and Sales, translating these effectively into custom proposals 
• Work with Sales and Sales engineering to ensure the technical writing and graphics in proposals is to a high standard
• Lead both fast paced commercial and high value & complexity government tenders
• Owning the core templates for proposals to customers
• Owning the templates for internal deliverable templates required for submitting proposals supporting Spire’s Sales Review Process

Required Qualifications / Experience:

• 6+ years of experience in a bid/proposals/capture management role, leading cross-functional teams
• Bachelor’s degree in relevant Business, Finance or Engineering field
• Proven track record of managing highly complex bid pipelines, ideally in the Aerospace or Space industry
• The drive and energy to work in a fast paced, high-performance environment
• Proven track record in generation of value propositions for tenders in commercial or government customers & proficient use of business winning toolkits to deliver compelling proposals
  
  

Strong candidates will also possess skills or have direct experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Experience in the development of competitive tenders
• Knowledge and experience of business finance, working with subject matter experts on costing for high complexity programmes
• Experience in risk management & generation of risk registers for bids
• Experience of bid planning and management for high value, complexity and volume of bids through internal governance, effectively managing internal stakeholders to ensure on time delivery.
• Experience in government bidding in regulatory onerous environments, such as Aerospace and Space
• Proficiency in technical writing of proposals documents
  
  

Spire operates a hybrid work model, and this position will require you to work a minimum of three days per week in the office. Access to US export-controlled software and/or technology may be required for this role. If needed, Spire will arrange the necessary licenses—this is not something candidates need to have before applying. #LI-MI1