Business Development Director

Fujitsu Careers; Bracknell; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days annual leave

Pension – double matching up to 10%

Life assurance

Companywide incentive plans

Flexible benefits

Employee assistance programme

Private medical / car allowance

Job summary

Fujitsu is seeking a high-level Business Development Director for Defence & National Security in the UK. You will lead customer-facing campaigns, engage senior stakeholders, and build a robust pipeline aligned to real Defence challenges.

The role requires shaping opportunities, coordinating across bid and delivery teams, and delivering value in a complex, multisector environment. You will work within a strategic framework to convert insights into competitive pursuits, contributing to Fujitsu’s

Qualifications

• Defence & National Security BD: full lifecycle experience from early campaign shaping through to opportunity progression.

Responsibilities

• Identify Defence & National Security campaigns informed by market insight and customer needs.
• Shape and execute campaigns: define where to play, target customers, problem spaces and win themes.
• Develop and execute campaign plans with market engagement and opportunity shaping.
• Provide insights to prioritise future focus areas and feed back into governance.
• Own progression of opportunities through pre-contract lifecycle to formal bid.
• Qualify and prioritise opportunities for high-value, winnable pursuits.
• Engage with bid, delivery and partner teams to ensure competitive opportunities.
• Maintain accurate pipeline visibility for governance and decision-making.

Skills

Defence BD

Procurement knowledge

Stakeholder management

Opportunity shaping

Campaign leadership

Commercial acumen

Market insights

Pipeline management

Partnership engagement

Job description

Location Flexibility: Primary Location Only

Posting Start Date: 9/11/26

At Fujitsu, our purpose is to make the world more sustainable by building trust in society through innovation. Founded in Japan in 1935, Fujitsu has been a pioneer in technology and innovation for decades. Today, as a world-leading digital transformation partner, we are committed to transforming business and society in the digital age.

With approximately 130,000 employees across over 50 countries, Fujitsu offers a broad range of products, services, and solutions. We collaborate with our customers to co-create solutions that drive enterprise-wide digitalization while actively working to address social issues and contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Security Clearance: Eligible and willing to undergo high level UK government security clearance

Role Overview:

The Business Development Director is a senior, market-facing business development role within Fujitsu’s Defence & National Security business, focused on building strong customer relationships, shaping opportunities, and developing a high-quality pipeline aligned to real Defence and Security challenges. Operating within an established strategic framework, the roles is centred on leading customer-facing campaigns, engaging the Defence & Security market, and building a robust pipeline aligned to genuine customer needs and market demand.

The role spans the full sales lifecycle - from early market engagement and campaign shaping through to handover into formal bid - working closely withbid and delivery teams to ensure opportunities are well-positioned, clearly articulated and executable. As part of a collaborative Business Development team, the role requires a balance of strategic judgement and hands-on execution, creating momentum in the market, aligning internal contributors, and converting relationships and insight into high-quality, competitive pursuits.

Key Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the identification and prioritisation of Defence & National Security campaigns as part of the Business Development team , informed by market insight, customer needs, partner capabilities and Fujitsu’s offerings.
• Take ownership for shaping and executing agreed campaigns, defining where to play, target customers, problem spaces, value proposition and routes to market.
• Develop and execute campaign plans for assigned campaigns, creating momentum through structured market engagement and opportunity shaping.
• Feed insight from campaign execution back into wider campaign prioritisation and future focus areas.
• Own the progression of opportunities through the pre-contract sales lifecycle, from early qualification and shaping through to handover into formal bid.
• Qualify and prioritise opportunities to focus effort on high-value, winnable pursuits aligned to customer need and Fujitsu capability.
• Shape opportunity positioning, value propositions and win themes, maintaining momentum as opportunities move towards procurement.
• Support structured handover to bid and delivery teams, ensuring continuity of customer context, insight and campaign history.
• Operate as an integral member of the Business Development team, working collaboratively to align campaigns, share market insight and coordinate activity.
• Engage constructively with bid, delivery and partner teams to ensure opportunities are competitive, executable and well-shaped.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date campaign and opportunity information in line with agreed pipeline management and governance processes.
• Use pipeline insight to inform opportunity prioritisation, review activity and future market engagement Experience & Skills:
• Defence & National Security business development: Proven track record of full-lifecycle business development, including early campaign shaping, pre-sales through to opportunity progression and long-term account growth.
• Defence procurement knowledge: Strong understanding of Defence procurement processes and frameworks, including SPT, ITT, competitive dialogue and formal assurance reviews (e.g. BAR/CAR).
• Customer intimacy and senior stakeholder influence: Experience building trusted advisor relationships with MOD, Armed Forces, Defence Digital or national security organisations, with credibility at senior customer and executive levels.
• Opportunity shaping and technology alignment: Ability to translate customer challenges into well-shaped opportunities, aligning needs with technology portfolios and solution roadmaps.
• Campaign and partner leadership: Comfortable leading complex, multi-party campaigns involving primes, SMEs and international partners to create coherent, competitive pursuits.
• Commercial acumen: Strong commercial judgement and negotiation skills, with experience converting partnerships, MoUs and teaming agreements into tangible pipeline and revenue.
• Market and industry insight: Clear understanding of the Defence & National Security landscape, including customer priorities, industry trends and competitive positioning.
• Value and quality of qualified pipeline generated, driven by owned campaigns and aligned to Defence & National Security priorities.
• Effective conversion of campaigns into competitive bids, demonstrated through strong opportunity shaping and timely, high-quality handover to bid teams.
• Quality of customer and partner engagement, evidenced by access, strength of relationships and repeat engagement across target stakeholders.
• Conversion of partner engagement into active opportunities, using teaming and partnerships to strengthen pipeline and competitiveness.
• Accurate and reliable pipeline visibility, with campaign and opportunity information maintained to support governance, prioritisation and decision-making.

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to be at the forefront of Fujitsu’s engagement with the UK Defence & National Security community. As a Business Development Director , you will lead customer-facing campaigns, build trusted relationships across the Defence & National Security ecosystem, and shape opportunities that address complex, real-world challenges – directly contributing to the long-term role Fujitsu plays in safeguarding the UK and its allies.

Please note: It's still worth applying even if you do not meet all the requirements above. We are passionate about investing in you and your career and if you have the transferable skills/ background in customer relationship development this could be the next opportunity for you.

26 Days annual leave plus public holidays (3 flexible)

Pension – Double matching contributions of up to 10%

Life assurance

Companywide incentive plans

Your choices (Flexible benefits such as increased holidays / travel / dental, critical illness and more) Perks at work – employee discounts

Employee assistance programme / virtual GP

Role dependent benefits: Private medical / company car or car allowance

Recruitment process

The recruitment process consists of two stages of interviews.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who best meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role.

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We are recognised as a responsible and inclusive employer: Not only are we a certified Disability Confident Leader, a Times Top 50 employer for Gender Equality, a Top 75 employer for Social Mobility, accredited with the Living Wage Foundation and a signatory for the Race at Work Charter, but we are also committed to the United Nations standards for LGBTI+ and a Stonewall Top 100 Employer.

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