Description
Position at LHH (Global)
Business Development Manager – Public Sector, LHH UK Career Transition & Mobility
We’re seeking a results-oriented Business Development Manager to help accelerate our success across the PublicSector within our Career Transition & Mobility portfolio. This is a rare opportunity to join a global brand at a pivotalmoment, combining the energy of a high-performance sales culture with the purpose of helping people andorganisations thrive through transformation. If you’re driven by strategy, collaboration, and making a lasting impact, thisis the role for you.
This client-facing position sits within our Career Transition & Mobility business line and forms part of our UK Sales team.You will act as a trusted advisor to HR and Talent leaders, helping organisations manage their workforce priorities, bynavigating change, supporting their people through transitions, redeployment, and career development.
Reporting Relationships:
1. You’ll report directly to the UK Specialist Sales Directorand work closely alongside the Business Development Manager for Local Government and Higher Education.
Direct Reports:
2. No direct reports this in an individual contributor role.
Location:
3. London/ Birmingham/ Leeds. Hybrid role.
Travel:
4. As required per role and business needs
In this role you can expect to
Key Accountabilities
5. Own the revenue and growth strategy across the central government public sector market.
6. Collaborate across the Adecco Group portfolio and within LHH’s business lines to strengthen partnerships and unlock cross-brand opportunities.
7. Identify, pursue, and convert new business opportunities, ensuring pipeline accuracy and providing insightful forecasting to leadership.
8. Leverage marketing-generated leads while proactively creating new demand through networking, referrals, and market intelligence.
9. Provide account management support to live clients, ensuring seamless delivery, retention, and expansion of client partnerships.
10. Role model and champion a collaborative culture, maximising opportunity, knowledge sharing, and driving mutual success across the UK team.
All About You
We’re looking for an A-player who’s ready to make an impact. Someone who combines commercial acumen with purpose, resilience, and a consultative mindset. To thrive in this role, you’ll bring:
11. Proven success in driving growth within the public sector, market: building, developing, and converting complex customer relationships and contracts.
12. Ability to design and execute a market strategy, shaping your portfolio around emerging trends, client demand, and growth opportunities to maximise potential.
13. A consistent record of exceeding sales targets, supported by a data-driven, strategic approach to business development.
14. Deep understanding of public sector frameworks and tender processes, ideally including CCS (Crown Commercial Service), ESPO (Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation), YPO (Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation), and NHS SBS (Shared Business Services).
15. Comfort with technology and CRM systems (ideally Salesforce), using them to manage pipelines, forecast accurately, and drive productivity.
16. Exceptional communication and influencing skills and able to engage senior stakeholders with confidence, clarity, and credibility.
17. A proactive, self-starting mindset with the agility to thrive in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment.
18. High energy, resilience, and tenacity, with the drive to overcome challenges and deliver exceptional outcomes for clients.
19. A passion for LHH’s mission, to create a beautiful working world, helping people and organisations thrive through transformation.
20. Outstanding organisational skills, balancing multiple priorities while maintaining attention to detail and accountability.
21. A collaborative spirit, sharing best practices, improving processes, and contributing to a culture of excellence.
22. Experience in career transition/ outplacement, staffing, HR consulting, or learning and development is desirable but not essential.
What we offer
23. In this role, you’ll collaborate with some of the most talented professionals in our industry. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams; including Customer Success, Account Services, Finance, Marketing, and Bid Management, as well as colleagues across the wider Adecco Group portfolio to deliver best-in-class client experiences.
24. Growth opportunities within a human resources global leader
25. We prioritize learning to stay agile in an increasingly competitive business environment
26. We foster an open-minded environment where people spark new ideas and explore alternatives
Our benefits include:
27. Flexible working model
28. Private medical insurance (PMI)
29. Group personal pension plan
30. Career support for family and friends
31. 25 working days paid holiday with the opportunity to buy extra days off each year
32. So much more!
Contract: Permanent
Contract Type: Full-time
Hours: 37.5 per week
Must have the right to work in the UK.
About LHH
LHH empowers professionals and organizations to achieve bold ambitions and secure lasting impact through unique advisory services and talent sources.
Our full suite of offerings connects solutions that are traditionally siloed, making LHH your single talent partner. In a rapidly evolvinglandscape with complex challenges, we create value across the entire professional talent journey. From hiring great people, developing skills, and nurturing leaders, to advancing individuals to the next stage of their careers, LHH make talent your competitive edge.
We believe the future of work lies at the intersection of exceptional human care and innovation. Powered by science, technology, and proprietary data analytics, LHH’s approach is crafted to align with your business strategy and culture, delivering powerful, sustainable, and measurable impact.
LHH has a team of over 12,000 professionals, across 60+ countries and more than 50 years of experience. As part of the Adecco Group, we bring together global excellence, local knowledge, and centralized coordination for thousands of companies and millions of people worldwide.
Recruitment. Development. Career Transition.
LHH. A beautiful working world.
LHH is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.