PA Consulting

Cybersecurity

BusinessDevelopmentManager

£75–110k ~AI est. London, United Kingdom FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Business Development Manager at PA Consulting. Skills: Business development, Sales execution, Client relationship management. Identify new business opportunities. Target new business opportunities”

What You'll Achieve.

Generate high-quality pipeline; Open new business opportunities; Drive new commercial opportunities; Achieve quarterly revenue targets; Achieve annual revenue targets; Achieve quarterly pipeline targets; Achieve annual pipeline targets; Meet sales targets; Exceed sales targets; Build long-term relationships; Build value-driven relationships; Deliver competitive proposals; Negotiate effectively; Protect commercial interests; Communicate customer insights; Communicate competitor insights; Communicate emerging opportunities

Industry & Context.

Cybersecurity
Eligibility Requirements

UK Security Clearance

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

7+ years B2B business development, 7+ years account management, 7+ years commercial sales, Experience selling technical products, Experience selling hardware products, Experience selling IT products, Experience selling security products, Experience selling technical services, Experience selling hardware services, Experience selling IT services, Experience selling security services, Eligible for UK Security Clearance, Hold UK Security Clearance

Nice to Have

Understanding of secure hardware, Understanding of cybersecurity solutions, Understanding of cross domain solutions, Understanding of technology markets, Existing network within relevant sectors, Experience in network infrastructure sales, Experience in cybersecurity sales

What You'll Do.

Identify new business opportunities

Target new business opportunities

Develop new business opportunities

Build prospect pipeline

Maintain prospect pipeline

Analyse market trends

Analyse competitor activity

Analyse customer need

Contribute to commercial frameworks

Contribute to pricing strategies

Contribute to product positioning

Manage full sales cycle

Prepare RFI responses

Deliver RFI responses

Prepare RFQ responses

Deliver RFQ responses

Achieve revenue targets

Achieve pipeline targets

Cultivate client relationships

Cultivate partner relationships

Cultivate stakeholder relationships

Act as trusted adviser

Build customer understanding

Lead new business meetings

Lead capability presentations

Lead commercial discussions

Work with engineering teams

Work with operations teams

Work with leadership teams

Provide feedback on products

Provide feedback on market shifts

Provide feedback on client expectations

Represent Oakdoor at events

Represent Oakdoor at conferences

Represent Oakdoor at customer visits

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Pre-sales teams; Technical teams; Partner organisations; Engineering teams; Operations teams; Leadership teams

Communication Scope

Presentations; Bids; RFI responses; RFQ responses; Capability presentations; Commercial discussions

Full Job Description

Oakdoor™ by PA Consulting is an incubated scale-up business that is disrupting the cyber security world of cross domain solutions. Bringing the next generation of ingenious hardware data diodes to the most important networks in the world. We build relationships with customers who want to protect their critical digital assets, from across a range of industries such as defence, national security and critical national infrastructure. By understanding common challenges and opportunities we use our insight to solve customer problems, nurturing relationships with organisations of varying maturity. We are a highly skilled and motivated team designing and selling world-leading new network security products - and "world- leading" genuinely means we are the only team who can meet the needs of some of our extraordinarily prestigious customers. 'Oakdoor presents a unique opportunity for an ambitious sales professional. As part of the team, you have the opportunity to bring product to market, that is representative of an industry disruptor, and genuinely solves long standing network security challenges'. [Cyber Security Hardware | Cross Domain Solutions | Oakdoor](https://oakdoor.io/) We are looking for a Business Development Manager to generate high-quality pipeline, open new business opportunities across our target markets as we unlock this next phase of growth. Operating at the front of our sales cycle you will drive new commercial opportunities for Oakdoor, combining strategic planning, relationship building in sensitive sectors, and hands‑on sales activity. The ideal candidate will be experienced in running complex sales cycles, have the ability to communicate to an array of different audiences and be ambitious to take new products into the market. Key Responsibilities: Business Development & Strategy * In line with our purpose and strategy, identify, target, and develop new business opportunities within the UK and international, defence and security, energy, public and oth

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