# Technical Bid Manager (m/f/d)

**Company:** [Codesphere](https://zerogtalent.com/frontier-companies/codesphere)
**Location:** Karlsruhe
**Work mode:** Hybrid
**Seniority:** Mid
**Employment type:** Full Time
**Category:** Sales & Marketing
**Department:** Other
**Listed:** 2026-09-21

[View and apply on Zero G Talent](https://zerogtalent.com/frontier-jobs/codesphere/technical-bid-manager-m-f-d-d3ae9e13-8c04-4cd8-ab9c-384cb752e2af)

## What you'll do

- Own end-to-end tender lifecycle from qualification to award
- Analyze tenders, translate requirements into structured response plans
- Develop proposal content: executive summaries, solution descriptions
- Coordinate cross-functional contributions for consistent proposals
- Build reusable templates, feed market insights to product strategy

## What you need

- Complex B2B/enterprise/public-sector tender experience
- Strong technical background, work with engineers/architects
- Cloud expertise: SaaS/PaaS/IaaS, Kubernetes, DevOps, security
- Exceptional writing skills for persuasive proposals
- Fluent German and English, hybrid near Karlsruhe/Munich

## Job description

### About Codesphere

Codesphere is a _Virtual Cloud Provider_ from Germany building the future of sovereign cloud infrastructure. Our platform gives enterprises and governments full sovereignty without giving up modern cloud capability – a vision recently validated by a series of multi-million European government tenders.

Since our founding in Karlsruhe in 2020, we’ve expanded into an international team of 60+ experts. Based in Karlsruhe and Munich and backed by top-tier investors, we are chasing a bold vision.

**We’re scaling fast and would love for you to join us and grow alongside us 🚀**

  

### **About the role**

Codesphere is entering complex, high-stakes regulated markets where winning a tender requires much more than project management. As our **Technical Bid Manager**, you own the end-to-end bid process and actively shape the proposal itself – translating complex requirements into a clear response strategy and turning technical expertise into a compelling, compliant, and credible offer.

This is not a coordination role. You understand the scope in depth, challenge requirements, develop solution concepts, and write substantial parts of the proposal yourself.

  

### **What you'll drive**

-   You own the complete tender lifecycle – from qualification and bid strategy through proposal development, submission, clarification rounds, and handover after award
    
-   You analyse tender documents and translate technical, commercial, contractual, and compliance requirements into a structured response and execution plan
    
-   You identify gaps against our product capabilities and work with Product and Engineering on viable solution approaches
    
-   You develop key parts of the proposal yourself – executive summaries, solution descriptions, implementation approaches, and responses to evaluation criteria
    
-   You turn complex topics around cloud platforms, PaaS, Kubernetes, security, and digital sovereignty into precise and convincing tender responses
    
-   You coordinate and challenge contributions from Product, Engineering, Legal, Finance, and external partners to ensure one consistent, complete proposal
    
-   You build reusable templates and evidence libraries, and feed recurring market requirements back into Product Strategy
    

  

### **What makes you a great fit**

-   Experience with complex B2B, enterprise, or public-sector tenders, solution design, or technical proposals in software, cloud, or platform environments
    
-   Strong technical background – able to work effectively with engineers, architects, and product teams and hold your own in deeply technical discussions
    
-   Solid understanding of cloud concepts: SaaS/PaaS/IaaS, Kubernetes, DevOps, CI/CD, managed services, IAM, and security
    
-   Exceptional writing skills – able to create concise, precise, and persuasive content from complex and sometimes incomplete source material
    
-   Highly organized under hard deadlines, with the ability to maintain a clear view of the overall solution and bid strategy
    
-   Confident stakeholder management – you challenge senior leaders and subject-matter experts when contributions are incomplete
    
-   Fluent in German and English
    
-   Based near Karlsruhe or Munich, comfortable with a hybrid setup
    

  

### **What you'll tell people you are part of**

-   You'll work on tenders that shape infrastructure powering some of Europe's most critical institutions – from the German Federal Government to leading enterprises.
    
-   We're proving European technology can outperform US hyperscalers – and you'll be part of that proof.
    
-   You’ll join early enough to shape a category that didn't exist before, late enough to know it's real.
    

  

### **…on top of that**

-   32 days of paid time off – _30 regular vacation days plus Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve off_
    
-   Meal allowance – _up to 15 digital vouchers per month, adding up to over €100 net for you_
    
-   Flexibility – _hybrid work setup with mobile work options and flexibility around core hours_
    
-   Steep learning curve – _fast-moving environment, real ownership, and a front-row seat to scaling a company_
    
-   Job-Rad – _lease a bike through us, tax-free_
    
-   EGYM Wellpass & on-site gym – _get access to thousands of sports and wellness facilities nationwide, plus our free in-house gym in Karlsruhe_
    
-   Employee events – _from team offsites to regular get-togethers_
    
-   Company pension scheme – _company-supported pension to set you up for later_
    
-   Great public transport links – _both offices are within walking distance of tram and metro stops_

## Other open roles at Codesphere

- [Working Student CEO Office (m/f/d)](https://zerogtalent.com/frontier-jobs/codesphere/working-student-ceo-office-m-f-d-5ec12349-27ed-420e-97e4-e792743e2d9e) — Karlsruhe
- [Software Engineer Working Student (m/f/d)](https://zerogtalent.com/frontier-jobs/codesphere/software-engineer-working-student-m-f-d-982ada68-c85b-4b56-b344-52e656210260) — Karlsruhe
- [Senior Security and Compliance Engineer (m/f/d)](https://zerogtalent.com/frontier-jobs/codesphere/senior-security-and-compliance-engineer-m-f-d-5dcd771d-656d-438d-bae8-0b00fb805b36) — Munich
- [Senior Account Executive (m/f/d)](https://zerogtalent.com/frontier-jobs/codesphere/senior-account-executive-m-f-d-9e100207-3659-43b4-9cd1-3d44f303e57b) — Karlsruhe
- [Senior Backend Software Engineer (m/f/d)](https://zerogtalent.com/frontier-jobs/codesphere/senior-virtual-cloud-platform-engineer-m-f-d-ed0a0ae4-5b76-4bfa-8957-a4825978da81) — Karlsruhe

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