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Business Development Director

Made Tech

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Location:
United Kingdom, Bristol

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Category:
Sales

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Not provided

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Job Description:

Our Business Development Director is a senior role and expert within Made Tech and their professional field, with a focus on driving new business growth aligned to our current and evolving capabilities. You will have an exemplary track record of hunting, finding, shaping and winning significant new multi-million £ contracts across the UK public sector, from a cold start. The focus of this role is new business hunting. You will be responsible for the process of identifying and hunting opportunities across our industries, building new stakeholder relationships with target clients, and positioning Made Tech early in the sales lifecycle as a preferred solution provider, through to securing the initial contract.

Job Responsibility:

  • Identifying brand new business opportunities, agreeing a prioritised list with Industry Directors, shaping pursuit and win plans, mobilising support to progress and shape opportunities to position Made Tech as the preferred solution and progressing the sale all the way to close
  • Creating business development strategies and opportunity win plans to ensure long-term success and meet annual targets
  • Building and maintaining strong relationships with senior government officials as a trusted advisor to understand various industry and client requirements and trends, shape and present appropriate market and client focused solutions
  • Understanding public sector procurement processes, government frameworks, and influencing procurement teams and SRO’s on procurement, business requirements and specific solutions to meet industry and client needs
  • Understanding the various types of commercial arrangements, the pros and cons of each and be able to construct commercial arrangements that work for all parties
  • Reaching and influencing new stakeholders at multiple levels of the government organisation to achieve objectives and deliver results and shape vision and solution
  • Possessing a deep understanding of government client needs, digital service concepts, technology trends, and the competitive landscape

Requirements:

  • Proven experience in new business development within the UK public sector, from a standing cold start
  • Exemplary track record of finding, shaping and winning significant new multi-million £ contracts across the UK public sector
  • Detailed experience of how the public sector operates, the key trends in the transformative delivery of IT solutions, how these are delivered and proven experience of negotiating various commercial agreements with large public sector clients
  • Proven experience in business development within the UK public sector
  • A strong understanding and demonstration of professional services sales
  • Strong strategic thinking, leadership, and the ability to drive growth and deliver against targets
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and persuasive skills to influence decisions at executive levels
  • Expertise in business development processes, qualification, competitor assessment, commercial models and how to construct T&M, Fixed Price and other risk share arrangements, cost models and margin optimisation, contract negotiation and risk identification
  • Strong outreach and networking skills to build effective relationships with senior stakeholders
  • Knowledge of technology delivery and agile methodologies, especially in the IT and digital services sectors
  • Eligibility for SC (security check) clearance, which requires 5 years' continuous UK residency and 5 years' employment history (or back to full-time education)
What we offer:
  • 30 days of paid annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Flexible Parental Leave options
  • Part time remote working for all our staff
  • Paid counselling as well as financial and legal advice
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • Flexible benefit platform which includes a Smart Tech scheme, Cycle to work scheme, and an individual benefits allowance which you can invest in a Health care cash plan or Pension plan
  • Optional social and wellbeing calendar of events

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
December 10, 2025

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
Hybrid work
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