Fortress Recruit is working with a well-established defence engineering organisation to appoint a Head of Sales (Navy), supporting long-term growth across complex naval and submarine programmes. This is a brand-new senior leadership role, created to establish and lead a dedicated naval sales function. The successful candidate will take full ownership of naval sales strategy, shaping commercially robust solutions for mission-critical equipment operating in highly regulated defence environments. Key responsibilities: Owning and delivering the naval sales strategy, pipeline development and forecasting Leading, developing and scaling a dedicated naval sales team Managing and growing relationships with navies, MOD stakeholders, shipbuilders and prime contractors Driving sales activity across new build, upgrade and lifecycle support programmes Leading opportunity development, capture planning and bid governance Translating complex technical, operational and regulatory requirements into winning commercial solutions Working closely with engineering, bids, programme and customer support teams to ensure aligned delivery Providing market insight to inform long-term naval strategy and investment decisions To be considered for this role, you ll have: Considerable senior sales or business development leadership experience within the naval or defence sector Proven success managing complex, long-cycle, high-value defence opportunities Strong understanding of workin