Defence Business Development Lead, Maritime (Permanent) Location: Cambridge, hybrid Salary: £80k to £90k, depending on background and experience, plus benefits Industry: Defence Technology Consultancy Our client is a technology and engineering consultancy with a world class reputation in antenna design, high frequency electronics, digital signal processing and embedded systems. They are a leader in low size, weight, power and cost communications, radar and sensing systems, with a varied and technically challenging project portfolio across defence, space, security and other sectors. They are seeking an experienced Sales / Business Development Manager to own the full sales lifecycle for campaigns within their defence business, from market insight and account strategy through to capture, proposal, negotiation, contract award, handover and account growth. This role suits a commercially astute and technically credible sales professional who can build trusted relationships across military commands, prime contractors, defence SMEs, government stakeholders and specialist technology partners. Responsibilities Lead sales activity for defence opportunities from early market engagement and qualification through to close, mobilisation and account expansion Build a structured defence sales plan aligned to the company s growth priorities and technical strengths, as directed by senior leadership Develop and execute account plans across defence primes, MOD facing organisations, innovation ..... full job details .....