Bid Manager - Underwater Security

Optics11 is a fast-growing high-tech company based in Amsterdam, developing advanced fiber optic sensing systems for the most demanding environments. Our technology detects the earliest signs of failure in critical assets – from high-voltage energy infrastructure to subsea and defence applications – and gives our customers precise, real-time data they can act on.

Within our Underwater Security business we develop sensing technologies that help detect and monitor underwater threats. Our solutions include OptiBarrier, designed for immediate, over-the-horizon threat detection, and OptiArray, our low-power optical thin-line towed array for unmanned underwater vehicles and submarines.

About the role

Our opportunities are increasingly large, international and tender-driven: navies, ministries of defence, prime contractors and European consortium programmes, across Europe and increasingly beyond. As Bid Manager you will own those proposals end to end – internally aligned, correctly priced, compliant and on time. You will be part of the Bid & Capture Management team within Global Sales and support our regional Sales Directors on multiple parallel bids.

This is an internal-facing role with a high degree of ownership. You take the opportunity and win strategy from the Sales Director – or from the Capture Manager on strategic pursuits – and the defined technical scope from the Technica