Business Development Director – UK Public Sector

Role Overview

The Business Development Director will be part of a successful, growing team focused on UK Central Government opportunities. The team is made up of a number of salespeople, who generate new opportunities and/or lead on responses to large government procurement programmes. The successful candidate will have a number of elements to their role, including customer management, contract management, and opportunity management.

What You Will Do

The role will include a new business development focus, primarily in existing accounts, but where appropriate in net new logo accounts. The successful candidate will lead quarterly business review meetings, lead sales opportunities, identify and develop new business opportunities, and manage the sales pipeline.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The successful candidate will have strong experience of working in a business development environment into the UK Public Sector, with a focus on Central Government. They will also have influencing skills, the ability to get people at multiple levels to deliver what you need on time and with high quality.

Requirements

• Strong experience of working in a business development environment into the UK Public Sector, with a focus on Central Government
• Knowledge of the Public Sector tender processes, including Government Frameworks applicable to Central Government
• Experience in working in IT Services and technology solutions environment (rather than product)
• Influencing skills: the ability to get people at multiple levels to deliver what you need on time and with high quality, even though they wont report to you will be critical to the success of the role.
• Proven experience of building strong customer relationships.

Benefits

• Excellent base salary plus bonus
• An opportunity to join our V1 Equity success scheme
• Inclusive Culture
• Professional Growth
• Work-Life Balance
• Supportive Community
• AI-Native Working
• Private medical and life insurance coverage
• Free eye tests and contributions towards glasses
• Incentivised certifications and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat