We are looking for a Public Sector Business Development Manager to grow our business across UK Public Sector markets. Make a difference and share the rewards of our growth by helping deliver some of the UK's most important tech4good solutions, making the world a smarter, safer, greener, and healthier place.
You'll join a talented team of dynamic and driven professional problem solvers, creative thinkers, and solutions builders who thrive on helping clients meet the most exciting digital transformation challenges.
About Us
The winner of two Queen's Award for Innovation, Informed Solutions delivers products and services for large‑scale digital transformation using data and AI. Our digital, data and technology solutions are used by globally recognised public sector organisations operating across Civil Defence, Healthcare, Central Government, Environment, and Transport sectors.
Business Development Manager Position
We are seeking a Business Development Manager to work as a senior leader within our Public Sector Team. As Business Development Manager, you will work with the Public Sector Directorate, having a key role in building trusted relationships and selling our platforms and solutions in our strategic sectors, both in the UK and internationally (predominantly Malaysia and Australia).
Responsibilities
* Play a lead role in securing enterprise‑level sales within public and private sectors at national, regional, and local levels
* Be an ambassador for the company as well as securing profitable, sustainable business that supports our growth and enhances our reputation
* Build strong, lasting client relationships based on trust and mutual respect
* Work closely with our solutions and platform teams to continually evolve value propositions, the solutions they support, and the services that accompany them
* Work with our commercial team to design deals that ensure that contracts are both sustainable and profitable
* Work with our Engagement Directors to build strategic partnerships and alliances across our marketplace to ensure we offer the most attractive mix of capability and capacity to our prospective clients
* Contribute to business development efforts of the wider team, including on bid and proposition development
Requirements
* Excellent knowledge of the digital market and the ability to position our products to a range of national, regional, and local buyers
* A structured, hands‑on approach that draws on proven experience in applying best practice sales techniques in a similar environment
* A passion for developing business through building lasting relationships and representing a strong, trusted corporate brand
* A leadership style that is engaging, trustworthy, and confident, with the ability to liaise with a wide variety of decision makers at Director level
* A communications style that is compelling and engaging, combined with a relationship management approach that is friendly and approachable
* An understanding of the products and services that encompass enterprise and national‑scale digital transformation solutions in the public sector
* Outstanding presentation, proposition development, and time management skills, and a willingness and ability to develop these skills in others
* Comfortable with contracts with deal sizes in excess of £500k
* Able to work constructively and collaboratively with colleagues under pressure
Key Abilities That Are Necessary for Success
* Able to work effectively in environments where you can adapt to innovative practices involving uncertainty, change, and agile working
* Ability to manage competing priorities and your time so you can deliver high‑quality work within deadlines
* Good interpersonal skills, with the ability to respect and accept different perspectives and disagreement, work collaboratively in diverse teams, and maintain positive working relationships
* Good judgement and decision‑making in complex environments where uncertainty, ambiguity, and risk must be collaboratively managed by working supportively alongside others
* Good communication skills, including clear, constructive written outputs and measured, respectful verbal delivery
Benefits
* InformedACADEMY™ – career development opportunities through award‑winning professional development programmes, including support with professional certifications
* Industry leading health and wellbeing plan – 24/7 GP services, mental health support and physical health support
* Hybrid working*
* Private Health Care Cover*
* Generous life assurance cover*
* Gym Membership*
* Monthly office lunch
* Onsite massage sessions
* 25 paid working days holiday per year plus bank holidays*
* Sabbatical Leave Scheme*
* Enhanced Maternity Leave and Pay*
* Enhanced Paternity Leave and Pay*
* Company Pension Contribution
* Profit Share Scheme
* Payment of professional subscriptions
* Generous referral scheme with no limits on the number of referrals
* Qualifying period applies
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