Head of Strategic Campaigns

Leonardo UK Ltd; Caddington; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global high-tech company in Caddington is seeking a Head of Strategic Campaigns to lead a sales team, manage key campaigns, and drive business growth in the Electronic Warfare sector. The ideal candidate should have significant experience in strategic campaigns, sales management, and a strong knowledge of the defence sector. This role offers a comprehensive benefits package and hybrid working options.

Benefits

Generous leave with flexi-days

Up to 15% employer contribution pension scheme

Mental health support

Bonus scheme

Access to 4,000+ online courses

Flexible benefits spending

Flexible hours with hybrid working options

Qualifications

• Significant experience in developing and leading strategic campaigns.
• Experience with export campaigns and international customers.
• Knowledge of UK Defence sector and MOD procedures.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of campaign managers.
• Identify and create future sales opportunities.
• Manage and track campaign budgets.
• Develop relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Sales Management

Strategic Planning

Relationship Building

Budget Management

Knowledge of EW and Air Platforms

Motivated Self-Starter

Export Campaigns Experience

Job description

Job Description

Your impact

At Leonardo, we have a fantastic new opportunity for a Head of Strategic Camapaigns to join our growing Electronic Warfare Sales and Business Development team. Leonardo is a global high-tech company and one of the key players in Aerospace, Defence and Security. Headquartered in Italy, Leonardo has over 45,000 employees, of which 7,000 are based in the UK.

Leonardo is a globally recognised leader in the design, supply and support of integrated airborne Electronic Warfare (EW) solutions. The Electronics UK Business Unit designs, develops and produces a wide range of products and solutions for air, land and maritime platforms that include integrated mission systems, radars and sensors, electronic warfare systems, on-board avionics and communications, air launched effects and a range of support solutions.

Reporting to the VP Sales of the Electronic Warfare Line of Business; the Head of Strategic Campaigns will have responsibility for securing forecast order targets by managing and delivering a portfolio of campaigns and sales opportunities and leading a team of Campaign Managers. The EW Line of Business main markets is the Air Domain within the UK, US and NATO aligned Defence markets.

What you’ll bring

• Lead a team of campaign managers in order to secure order intake to meet forecast targets for current and future years by managing a portfolio of key campaigns and opportunities.
• Identify, create and validate opportunities for future sales and growth.
• Lead Integrated Campaign teams using indirect and direct management skills to drive and coordinate pursuit activity and deliver innovative/competitive proposals.
• Develop and maintain relationships with Customers & End Users as well as Industrial Partners.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key internal stakeholders including Regional and Divisional Marketing, our Capability function and other Leonardo lines of business.
• Utilise internal company procedures to ensure that opportunities are identified, tracked and accurately reported to senior management through maintenance of active Capture Plans.
• Effective management and utilisation of the Business Winning budget by bidding for and managing the spending of funds required to prosecute campaigns.
• Provide input and general support for communications events (exhibitions, demonstrations, conferences, etc) as required.
• Relevant sector experience and commercial knowledge. In particular, knowledge of the value of EW and Air platforms.
• Self-starter and highly motivated and able to set short and long-term planning goals in line with campaign and business needs.
• Experience of export campaigns, International customers and influence of UK MOD to support UK Defence exporters.
• Output oriented with focus on achieving clear and ambitious goals.
• Ideally have significant experience in developing, managing and leading key sales or strategic campaigns within the defence or other comparable sectors.

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.

Leonardo is a global leader in Aerospace, Defence, and Security. Headquartered in Italy, we employ over 53,000 people worldwide including 8,500 across 9 sites in the UK. Our employees are not just part of a team—they are key contributors to shaping innovation, advancing technology, and enhancing global safety.

At Leonardo we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace. We believe that a diverse workforce sparks creativity, drives innovation, and leads to better outcomes for our people and our customers. If you have any accessibility requirements to support you during the recruitment process, just let us know.

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Primary Location

GB - Luton - Cap. Green 300

Additional Locations

GB - London

Contract Type

Permanent

Hybrid Working

Hybrid