Sales Director, UK Government and Public Sector - Remote

Location: Remote anywhere in the United Kingdom

Salary: GBP 52,400–96,000 gross per year, plus potential performance-based or sales-related bonus.

Company

Consumer intelligence company providing retail measurement data, consumer insights, analytics, and technology platforms to organizations across global markets.

What you will do

• Lead complex sales engagements for measurement solutions with UK government and public sector agencies, with additional focus on non-profit and academic institutions.
• Develop commercial strategies for renewals, new business, public sector tenders, bids, and framework opportunities above £1 million.
• Build relationships with client stakeholders, decision-makers, and internal cross-functional partners.
• Lead tender teams, develop proposals and negotiation strategies, and close high-value contracts.
• Identify white-space opportunities, generate leads, manage the sales pipeline, and forecast growth and risk.
• Represent customer needs in product development, marketing, communications, and delivery discussions.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience selling to public sector, national government, or intergovernmental bodies.
• Proven experience with public procurement tenders, bids, frameworks, and multi-stakeholder buying committees.
• 5+ years of experience selling data, analytics, or research-based solutions.
• Experience developing bids, proposals, and negotiation strategies for million-pound-plus opportunities.
• Proven record of revenue and gross-margin growth, pipeline predictability, and quota achievement.
• Familiarity with HM Government commercial and spending rules and proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Nice to have

• Experience with think-tank or academic research procurement.
• Familiarity with hirify.global data, tools, applications, and platforms.
• Experience developing professional services innovations and addressing client satisfaction gaps.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible working environment within a remote team.
• Collaboration with global and cross-functional teams.
• Volunteer time off.
• LinkedIn Learning.
• Employee Assistance Program.