Defence Business Development Manager

Technical Futures Ltd; Essex; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Healthcare

Company Bonus

10% Company Pension

25 days holiday

Life Assurance

Job summary

Technical Futures Ltd in the United Kingdom seeks a Business Development & Sales Manager Defence Technology to own the full sales lifecycle across Defence, Space/Aerospace, Maritime or adjacent tech sectors. You will build trusted relationships with Defence SMEs, military commands and government partners, shaping strategy and driving growth.

The role requires a proven track record in defence sales, technical credibility from an engineering or related background, and strong presentation skills.

Qualifications

• Proven success in Defence, Space/Aerospace, Maritime or adjacent technology sales.
• Experience selling complex engineering, R&D, consultancy, services or capability-led solutions.
• Ability to manage the complete sales cycle.
• Technical credibility ideally supported by an engineering, science, electronics or related background.
• Strong presentation skills, a collaborative working style and confidence to engage at multiple levels.

Responsibilities

• Develop sales strategy and market development within the Defence tech space.
• Create and capture opportunities; manage proposal, negotiation and closure of sales.
• Oversee delivery handover and drive account growth post-sale.

Skills

Defence ecosystem knowledge

Full sales cycle

Technical credibility

Presentation skills

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Engineering background

Job description

Business Development & Sales Manager Defence Technology To £90K + Benefits. A Business Development Manager with proven success in Defence, Space/ Aerospace, Maritime or adjacent technology sales, who can bring technical credibility and a strong understanding of the UK Defence ecosystem will own and drive the full sales life-cycle within a thriving Consultancy, building trusted relationships across Defence SME s, military commands, government stakeholders and specialist technology partners.

The Sales and Business Development Manager will be responsible for Sales strategy and market development; opportunity creation and capture; proposal, negotiation and closure of sales as well as delivery handover and account growth.

Your skills and experience should include:

• A proven understanding of the UK Defence ecosystem including MOD, Defence primes, specialist SMEs and collaborative bid environments.
• Success in Defence, Security, Space/Aerospace or similar technology sales with experience selling complex engineering, R&D, Consultancy, Services or capability-led solutions.
• Ability to manage the complete sales cycle.
• Technical credibility ideally supported by an engineering, science, electronics or related technology background.
• Strong presentation skills, a collaborative working style and confidence to engage at multiple levels.

Hybrid working, a competitive salary to C£90K and generous benefits to include

• Private Healthcare
• Company Bonus
• 10% Company Pension
• 25 days holiday
• Life Assurance
• and more

You must be a British National.