Business Development Manager

Role Overview

Join Leidos UK & EUROPE’s Business Development Talent Community to identify, shape, and win strategic opportunities across UK focus markets while developing trusted, long-term customer relationships.

What You Will Do

Develop and execute business development campaigns, identify and shape opportunities, establish and strengthen relationships with senior government customers and industry stakeholders, and lead market analysis and competitive positioning.

Why It Might Be a Fit

This role is for experienced business development professionals who enjoy working in dynamic, collaborative, and customer-focused growth environments.

Requirements

• Strong track record in business development within UK Government, Defence, National Security or the wider public sector
• Experience delivering year-on-year growth, developing strategic pipelines, and achieving challenging targets
• Experience shaping and winning complex technology, engineering, digital, managed services, or transformation opportunities
• Strong understanding of government procurement, acquisition processes, contract awards, market trends, and customer buying behaviours
• Established customer, partner, or industry relationships relevant to the portfolio supported by the future role
• Excellent stakeholder management, influencing, negotiation, presentation, and communication skills
• Strong commercial judgement and the ability to manage multiple concurrent campaigns in a complex, matrixed organisation
• Energy, resilience, personal accountability, and a collaborative, customer-first approach
• Confidence working across organisational boundaries, functions, and geographically dispersed teams
• Flexibility to travel within the UK when required for the specific role

Benefits

• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• 33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays)
• Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays, and a cycle to work scheme)
• Flexible Working Scheme