UK Government Business Development Manager

Viasat; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading satellite communications company located in London is seeking an experienced Business Developer to engage with defence users, solve tactical challenges, and influence policy. With a proven track record of business development in the defence sector, the ideal candidate will leverage their technical mindset to drive successful engagements. Strong collaboration skills and the ability to attain UK Security Clearance are essential for this role.

Qualifications

• 5 years BD experience or relevant recent experience in defence.
• Ability to attain a UK Security Clearance.
• Technical mindset preferably with communications engineering background.

Responsibilities

• Engage across Front Line Commands and Special User Groups.
• Work on solving challenges with Viasat's satellite and defence technologies.
• Influence senior defence officials to shape policy.

Skills

Business Development experience

Problem-solving skills

Team player

Job description

About us

One team. Global challenges. Infinite opportunities. At Viasat, we’re on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world. For more than 35 years, Viasat has helped shape how consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the globe communicate. We’re looking for people who think big, act fearlessly, and create an inclusive environment that drives positive impact to join our team.

What you'll do

Viasat International Government delivers secure space, cyber, and network solutions to governments around the world. Within VIG the UK Team focuses on Defence users across MoD and partners across government. The successful candidate will be engaged across defence focusing on MoD to help them realise their ambitions for the Digital Targeting Web, tactical networks, crypto and satellite communications.

In this role, the individual will be working with tactical and operational level user groups to capture real world challenges and requirements, and influencing senior defence officials to shape policy, and drive brand awareness and preference for Viasat's products and services.

You will be part of a team delivering mission critical capabilities to our partners and in a company that through projects such as Moonlight, is working to deliver the digital highway on and around the moon.

The day-to-day

Day to day the individual will be engaging across

• Front Line Commands
• Special User Groups
• Partners Across Government

They will be working to solve challenges with Viasat's extensive satellite and defence technologies portfolio including

• Resilient network architectures
• Multi Domain Integration and C2
• Commercial Satcom
• Securing data in transit
• Milsatcom UHF

With a focus on end user engagement, the successful candidate will also be engaged across our industry partners including large primes in both the strategic SATCOM and LE TacCIS programmes and SMEs including UAx manufacturers, satcom partners and defence Mission Partners.

What you'll need

• 5 years BD experience or relevant recent experience in defence
• Ability to attain a UK Security Clearance
• Technical mindset preferably with communications engineering background

What will help you on the job

• Good listening skills
• Asks the curious questions
• Problem solver
• Can drive tasks to completion
• Pulls people together, great team player
• Current understanding of defence challenges with knowledge of Asgard, Strike Net, Cabot, Rapstone and other similar programs
• Ability to identify future defence needs and how Viasat could help

EEO Statement

Viasat is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, genetics, age, or veteran status or any other applicable legally protected status. If you would like to request an accommodation on the basis of disability for completing this on-line application, please contact us.