Head of Bids

About Us_ // At Masabi, we’re driving the fare payment revolution, powering the journeys of millions all over the world. We build fare collection platforms that allow riders to seamlessly buy and present tickets for public transport either on their mobile phones, from a ticket machine, or even by tapping their bank card to travel.

Our Justride platform is used in over 250 locations globally, including some of the largest cities in the world. With our industry-first mobile ticketing SDK, we’ve partnered with large players in the transport space, including Uber, Moovit and Transit.

Your own journey is important to us too. Choosing a role here means joining a network of innovators from all walks of life; a group of passionate individuals who consistently deliver. Here, you’ll find the tools you need to build the career you want. Whether you’re taking the direct route or trying a new path, we’ll support you no matter what.

The Role_

// Every city we win begins with a bid. As Head of Bids, you'll lead the team behind them, creating compelling tenders, from qualification through to submission, clarifications and award, for transit agencies and operators internationally.

This role sits at the centre of how Masabi wins new business. Business Development, Product, Engineering, Services, Legal and Finance all feed into a bid. Your team shapes their input into one answer, built around what the agency has asked for and how they will evaluate it, with the business and technical strategy to match. You will own the pricing and commercial strategy behind it and run the governance that helps the business make the right call at each stage. You will also build the function itself: the people, the process and the content the team relies on to bid well under real deadlines. Using AI to make the team faster and sharper is part of that, so we win more often in the markets we care about most.

Location_

// This role is available in a fully remote model for candidates based in Canada

Responsibilities_

Lead each bid from qualification through to submission and award, partnering closely with BD and keeping the team on top of quality and deadlines

Own the pricing and commercial strategy behind every bid, balancing the chance of winning against margin

Run the governance that helps the business make the right call at each stage, including which opportunities to pursue and which to let go

Share bid risk and recommendations openly with senior leadership, including where the risk is uncomfortable

Bring colleagues together across Product, Engineering, Services, Legal and Finance so the technical, commercial and legal content reads as one answer

Build the function itself: the people, processes, content and tooling, including AI that the team relies on to move faster and win more often

Plan resourcing across live bids, matching the right people and expertise to each one

Support, coach and develop the bids team and help each person grow

Build trusted relationships with colleagues and partners, so what we submit reflects what customers genuinely need

About You_

You have helped win high-value, competitive bids, and you care about the quality of what goes out the door

Leading a bids or proposals team is familiar ground, including the process and governance around it

Pricing strategy is something you can build and explain, including the call you made between winning and margin

Presenting bid risk to senior leadership does not worry you, including when the recommendation is to walk away

Sales and procurement both make sense to you, from either side of the table