Maritime Defence Business Development Lead
CV-LibraryCB10, Great Chesterford, EssexpermanentPosted: 20 August 2026
Apply NowMaritime Defence Business Development Lead – Technical Consultancy – Generous Salary Package + Flexible Hybrid. A Business Development Lead with proven success in an area related to Maritime Defence technology sales, who can bring technical credibility and a strong understanding of the UK Defence ecosystem will own and drive the full sales lifecycle within a thriving Consultancy, building trusted relationships across Defence SME’s, government stakeholders and specialist technology partners.
The Maritime Defence Business Development Lead will be responsible for Sales strategy and market development; opportunity creation and capture; proposal, negotiation and closure of sales as well as delivery handover and account growth.
Your skills and experience should include:
* A proven understanding of the UK Defence ecosystem including MOD, Defence primes, specialist SMEs and collaborative bid environments.
* Success in Maritime Defence or similar technology sales with experience selling complex engineering, R&D, Consultancy, Services or capability-led solutions.
* Ability to manage the complete sales cycle.
* Technical credibility ideally supported by an engineering, science, electronics or related technology background.
* Appreciation of technical areas such as resilient navigation, low-SWaP technology, electronic warfare, communications, sensing or similar.
* Strong presentation skills, a collaborative working style and confidence to engage at multiple levels.
Flexible Hybrid working, a competitive salary to C£90K and generous benefits to include Private Healthcare, Company Bonus, 10% Company Pension, 25 days holiday, Life Assurance and more.
You must be a British National, eligible for UK SC
The Maritime Defence Business Development Lead will be responsible for Sales strategy and market development; opportunity creation and capture; proposal, negotiation and closure of sales as well as delivery handover and account growth.
Your skills and experience should include:
* A proven understanding of the UK Defence ecosystem including MOD, Defence primes, specialist SMEs and collaborative bid environments.
* Success in Maritime Defence or similar technology sales with experience selling complex engineering, R&D, Consultancy, Services or capability-led solutions.
* Ability to manage the complete sales cycle.
* Technical credibility ideally supported by an engineering, science, electronics or related technology background.
* Appreciation of technical areas such as resilient navigation, low-SWaP technology, electronic warfare, communications, sensing or similar.
* Strong presentation skills, a collaborative working style and confidence to engage at multiple levels.
Flexible Hybrid working, a competitive salary to C£90K and generous benefits to include Private Healthcare, Company Bonus, 10% Company Pension, 25 days holiday, Life Assurance and more.
You must be a British National, eligible for UK SC