Campaign & Marketing Manager

Leonardo UK Ltd; Caddington; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Leonardo UK Ltd seeks a Campaign and Marketing Manager for its BriteCloud team at the Luton site. You will drive NATO and Middle‑East campaigns, coordinate with bid teams, and develop marketing strategies to support the five‑year forecast.

The role requires strong communications, leadership, and international market knowledge. You will travel to UK and overseas facilities as needed, with flexible hybrid working arrangements and a competitive package.

Qualifications

• Relevant sector experience and commercial knowledge.
• Excellent communications skills, capable of briefing senior stakeholders.
• Commercially and financially aware, with experience in negotiating complex deals.
• Experience leading key sales or strategic campaigns in defence or related sectors.
• Knowledge of international trade compliance regulations and export controls.
• Able to write marketing content and proposals.

Responsibilities

• Own BriteCloud sales campaigns for NATO and Middle-East with internal teams and partners.
• Develop and maintain relationships with customers, end users and industrial partners.
• Lead marketing management for BriteCloud products and develop a marketing plan.
• Coordinate with International Marketing, Capability function, Sector IPTs and other functions.
• Ensure opportunities are tracked and reported to senior management.

Skills

Campaign management

Marketing management

Business development

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Negotiation

International markets

Tools

LinkedIn

CRM systems

Job description

Job Description:

Salary: £59,000 - £70,000

Leonardo UK operates a grade-based salary framework with broad bands. The salary range shown reflects the approved grade band for this role, or a narrower hiring range published within that band, and is benchmarked against the external market. Exceptions above the standard range are managed through governance controls to protect internal equity.

Your impact

At Leonardo, we have a fantastic opportunity for a Campaign and Marketing Manager to join our BriteCloud team. Leonardo is a global high-tech company and one of the leading players in Aerospace, Defence and Security.

There is an exciting opportunity to join our Business Development and Sales team providing world-leading RF Countermeasure (RFCM) solutions, to new and existing UK, US and International customers. This area of the business is growing quickly and you would be joining the team at an extremely exciting time. The role is located at our Leonardo Luton site, where BriteCloud is designed and manufactured, and we are open to discussing flexibility and what that means to you.

The roleholder will be responsible for BriteCloud sales campaigns for NATO and the Middle-East. The ideal candidate will have a good understanding of both the UK and international defence and aerospace market. They should understand the critical importance of EW in coalition operations. The role will include considerable external level engagement with platform operators, commercial partners, mission data integrators and end users.

What you’ll bring

Campaign Manager:

• Secure order intake to meet forecast targets for current and future years by generating and managing a portfolio of key campaigns and opportunities.
• Work closely with Integrated Campaign Teams and across the wider company to lead and/or support bid activity.
• Develop and maintain relationships with customers, end users and industrial partners.
• Fulfil a critical coordination role, developing and maintaining relationships with key internal stakeholders including International Marketing, the Capability function, Sector IPTs and other functional areas.
• Utilise internal company procedures to ensure that opportunities are identified, tracked and accurately reported to senior management.
• Effective management and utilisation of the Leonardo Business Winning process to prosecute campaigns.

Marketing Manager:

• Lead all marketing management for BriteCloud products.
• A marketing plan should be produced which aligns with the 5-year sales forecast and provide a clear understanding of where marketing can influence customer perception.
• A traditional and Digital engagement plan should be developed, to include but not limited to trade shows, white papers, capability briefings, LinkedIn campaigns and thought leadership articles.
• Marketing materials and customer deliverables (presentations, briefings, models, data sheets, website) to be fully overhauled and refreshed.

What we are looking for

• Relevant sector experience and commercial knowledge. In particular, knowledge of the value of EW and Air platforms.
• Excellent communications skills, capable of confidently briefing to senior stakeholders across industry, government and the military.
• Commercially and financially aware, preferably with experience of negotiating and closing complex deals in the international marketplace.
• Ideally would have significant experience in developing, managing and leading key sales or strategic campaigns within the defence or other comparable sectors.
• Knowledge of international trade compliance regulations and export control procedures.
• Able to write compelling marketing content and proposals.
• Strong leadership and motivational skills; able to lead a team to successfully deliver quality output during high pressure bid and customer response activity.
• Required to make frequent visits (including overnight stays) to customer facilities in both the UK and overseas.

This is not an exhaustive list, and we are keen to hear from you even if you might not have experience in all the above. The most important skill is a good attitude and willingness to learn.

Security Clearance

This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government's Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) may apply, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV). For more information and guidance please visit: https://careers.uk.leonardo.com/gb/en/security-and-vetting

Why join us

At Leonardo, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We offer a comprehensive, company-funded benefits package that supports your wellbeing, career development, and work-life balance. Whether you're looking to grow professionally, care for your health, or plan for the future, we're here to help you thrive.

• Time to Recharge: Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year.
• Secure your Future: Benefit from our award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
• Your Wellbeing Matters: Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks championing inclusion and diversity (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing and Ethnicity).
• Rewarding Performance: All employees at management level and below are eligible for our bonus scheme.
• Never Stop Learning: Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.
• Refer a friend: Receive a financial reward through our referral programme.
• Tailored Perks: Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.
• Flexible working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us about what might be possible for this role.

For a full list of our company benefits please visit our website.

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Primary Location:

GB - Luton - Cap. Green 300

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hybrid Working:

Hybrid