Associate Proposal Writer, Amer-APAC

As a global leader in micromobility, Lime is on a mission to build a future where transportation is shared, affordable and carbon-free. A Time Magazine 100 Most Influential Company, Lime has powered more than one billion rides in close to 30 countries across five continents, spurring a new generation of clean alternatives to car ownership. Learn more at li.me.

We are looking for a stellar proposal writer to join our market expansion team to help maintain and expand our permits across North America, South America, and Asia Pacific. In this role, you will support and shape the writing, narrative development and key messaging for public sector regulatory audiences about our programs, technology, and initiatives. As a proposal writer, you should have experience with public procurement and tender processes, public sector experience, or transportation planning experience. You need to be a strategic thinker who understands or is able to quickly learn the transportation, sustainability, and equity priorities of cities across our region, and have the ability to communicate how Lime can contribute to city success in well-crafted written documents.

This is a remote position with a requirement for candidates residing in the United States, and a preference for the West Coast, to maintain effective collaboration across teams.

What You’ll Do:

  • Write clear, compelling, and creative content for RFPs, RFIs, administrative permits, and other public procurement processes, often on tight deadlines. Actively support the review and revision cycle.

  • Help drive the development of key themes, narrative, and messaging to ensure that proposals are competitive and resonate with local audiences, in collaboration with our proposal manager, graphic designer, and content manager

  • Analyze proposal document packages from cities, identifying key priorities, criteria, eligibility, and scoring

  • Gather insights and contribute to competitive strategies through productive partnerships with our local operations and policy teams as well as a wide range of other cross-functional partners, spread across several countries and time zones

  • Build on our established best practices, toolkits, and content library in collaboration with the other proposal team members

  • Travel to our most important markets on an as-needed basis to strategize and plan for upcoming projects with pre-tender workshops, consultants, and brainstorms with local teams

About You:

  • 3+ years of relevant experience, preferably with a focus on content writing and project management

  • Experience with reading and analyzing regulations, bid documents, and/or city planning documents

  • Excellent writing skills, with a love for the written word. You have a knack for resonating with a target audience, whether it’s executive leadership, elected officials, community organizations, or local government staff

  • Bachelor’s degree required (focus on language, journalism, or literature, or other related fields like public administration, urban planning, or transportation)

  • Public or private sector experience in procurement is a plus

U.S. Based Position - What We Offer:

  • Comprehensive Health & Wellness: A choice of medical, dental, and vision plans. We also provide company-paid life and disability insurance and company-funded mental health benefits.

  • Financial & Retirement Planning: 401(k) plan with both pre-tax and Roth options, and access to a Health Savings Account (HSA) with a monthly company contribution.

  • Family & Fertility Support: Paid parental leave for birthing and non-birthing parents, plus fertility and family-forming benefits.

  • Paid Time Off: Unlimited vacation, paid leaves, and 10 company holidays.

  • Unique Lime Perks: Complimentary use of Lime vehicles in participating cities, a monthly phone allowance, dedicated learning and development days, and access to perks including One Medical, Wellhub, and Headspace.

The base salary range listed reflects what Lime reasonably expects to offer for this role, with the final base salary determined by objective factors such as the candidate’s location and relevant skills and experience. Depending on the position, the total compensation package may also include discretionary annual performance bonus opportunities and equity, subject to applicable plan terms and eligibility requirements.

Lime considers all qualified applicants for employment, including those with arrest or conviction records, in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act, and all other applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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If you want to make an impact, Lime is the place for you. Not sure if you meet all the qualifications? If this role excites you we encourage you to apply. Explore all opportunities on our career page.

Lime is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe different perspectives help us grow and achieve more. That’s why we’re dedicated to building and developing a team that reflects a wider range of backgrounds, abilities, identities, and experiences. If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application or hiring process, please email recruiting-operations@li.me for assistance.

Compensation Range: $75K - $104K

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