Senior Business Development Manager – Government Services

Role Overview

Leidos is seeking a Senior Business Development Manager to drive growth across the Government Services portfolio. This is a senior individual contributor role within the UK Growth organisation, requiring a highly motivated and experienced business development professional with a strong understanding of UK Government priorities, procurement models, and buying behaviours.

What You Will Do

As part of the Leidos UK Growth team, you will develop and execute business development campaigns, build and maintain a pipeline of qualified opportunities, establish and strengthen relationships with senior Government stakeholders, and act as the voice of the customer throughout the opportunity lifecycle.

Why It Might Be a Fit

Success in this role will require a collaborative, customer-first approach, helping colleagues succeed across the sector as well as delivering against your own opportunity objectives.

Requirements

• Strong understanding of UK Government customers, priorities, procurement frameworks, and acquisition processes.
• Demonstrable experience delivering year-on-year business growth and achieving challenging sales targets.
• Proven experience developing and winning complex public sector opportunities.
• Strong knowledge of Government buying behaviours, procurement trends, and competitive positioning.
• Experience developing compelling value propositions and supporting winning bids.
• Established network of customer and industry relationships across UK Government and wider public sector.
• Excellent stakeholder management, influencing, presentation, and communication skills.
• Strong commercial awareness and business acumen.
• Ability to operate independently and manage multiple concurrent campaigns.
• Experience working within complex, matrixed organisations.
• High levels of energy, resilience, and personal accountability.
• Commitment to collaborative working, knowledge sharing, enabling colleagues to achieve shared growth outcomes, and high-performing teams.

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)
• Flexi-Time Working