Head of Public Sector New Business

MHR; Mere; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in the UK is seeking a Head of New Business Public Sector to drive revenue growth and support a high-performing sales team. This role involves building a robust pipeline and executing a go-to-market strategy. Candidates should have a strong sales background in the public sector and demonstrated leadership skills. The position offers a supportive and inclusive workplace with numerous personalized benefits.

Benefits

Access to over 60 internal training courses

24/7 access to a GP

Enhanced family leave

Referral bonus scheme

On-site subsidised restaurants

Qualifications

• Experience in a senior sales role within the public sector.
• Strong ability to drive revenue growth and pipeline management.
• Proven track record of leading high-performing sales teams.

Responsibilities

• Deliver revenue growth across the UK Public Sector.
• Build and maintain a scalable pipeline and ensure forecasting accuracy.
• Lead and mentor a high-performing sales team.

Skills

Sales leadership

Strategic planning

Forecasting

Commercial negotiation

Job description

Overview

At MHR, our employees are central to our success and play a key role in helping customers achieve sustainable high performance. With a team of over 900 professionals, we work to make things flow smoothly, whether it's for large organisations or individual employees. As businesses face rapid changes in the world of work, our team is here to help them adapt and thrive.

By focusing on the core needs of efficiency, productivity, growth, and impact, our employees use their expertise to deliver real solutions through our People and Finance platform. This system, which covers finance, HR, payroll, and learning, helps businesses run more smoothly and make better decisions in real time.

With over 40 years of experience behind us, MHR’s track record as a high-performance organisation is built on clear goals, a shared vision, and strong communication - all of which we pass on to our customers.

MHR is more than just a place to work; it’s a platform for empowerment. Joining us means bringing innovation, technology, and teamwork seamlessly removes obstacles, enhances your skills, and allow you to focus on what’s most important to you- work that matters.

Your Career

As Head of New Business Public Sector, you’ll take full ownership of delivering revenue growth across the UK Public Sector. You’ll be accountable for building and maintaining a robust, scalable pipeline, ensuring forecasting accuracy, and driving strong conversion rates. Working closely with senior leadership, you’ll shape and execute the go-to-market strategy, positioning MHR as the trusted partner of choice within this sector.

Your Team

You’ll lead, coach, and mentor a high-performing sales team, ensuring every Sales Executive and Sales Coach is set up for success. By fostering a culture of accountability, high standards, and continuous improvement, you’ll ensure the team consistently delivers results. You’ll also work closely with Marketing, Sales Leadership, and key partners to design targeted campaigns, identify high-value opportunities, and expand market reach ensuring leads are allocated effectively and sales activity is optimised.

Your Impact

Your leadership will directly shape MHR’s success in the Public Sector by delivering against ambitious growth targets and driving commercial excellence. Through accurate forecasting, effective negotiations, and efficient processes, you’ll secure major contracts and strengthen MHR’s reputation in the market. By aligning strategic vision with execution, you’ll expand our presence, create new channels for growth, and position MHR as a long-term, trusted partner for Public Sector organisations.

Benefits To Support You Personally And Professionally

Alongside the opportunity to work with an incredible team and express your individuality, we offer a range of personalised benefits including:

• Access to over 60 internal training courses, professional qualifications, and cross-departmental mentoring and coaching programs
• 24/7 access to a GP through Help at Hand for you and your family, confidential mental health support, and paid sick leave
• Ability to purchase or sell additional holiday days beyond 25 days and bank holidays
• Enhanced Family leave
• My MHRewards offering discounts at over 900 retailers
• Monthly employee recognition program and departmental awards
• Referral bonus scheme of up to £2,000
• Employee-led social events such as running clubs, football teams, book clubs, and bake-offs
• On-site subsidised restaurants offering a variety of fresh meals daily
• Opt-in benefits schemes such as private medical insurance and dental coverage

We value the well-being, financial stability, and inclusivity of our employees, and strive to provide a supportive working environment.

At MHR, we’re completely committed to creating a supportive and inclusive workplace where all voices are heard, and everyone feels valued and supported.

Whatever your background, abilities and experiences, if you’re excited by this role we want to hear from you. If you require assistance for an interview, please let us know and we’ll make sure your needs are met when you arrive.