Head of Business Development and Sales (Saab Seaeye)

Location: Home Office, United Kingdom

Company

hirify.global is a defence and security company developing and maintaining systems for aeronautics, weapons, command and control, sensors, underwater systems, aviation, space, and civil security.

What you will do

• Lead strategic planning and execution to drive growth and achieve revenue goals for hirify.global Seaeye’s subsea robotics business.
• Identify new sales opportunities, establish sales plans, develop customer relationships, and facilitate peer-to-peer relationships.
• Prepare and support RFQs, commercial and technical proposals, contract negotiations, bid reviews, contract handovers, and variation orders.
• Manage distributors and work with the sales team on prospect qualification and custom solutions.
• Provide competitor and market intelligence, monitor subsea robotics market trends, and represent the company at trade shows and industry events.
• Line-manage Sales Managers and the Customer Services Manager responsible for equipment sales, after-sales, spares, and repairs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Experience in a similar business development or technical sales role.
• Experience with ROVs or other subsea robotics.
• Strong leadership, management, communication, interpersonal, relationship-building, negotiation, and persuasion skills.
• Ability to develop and execute strategic plans and understand business principles and market dynamics.
• Ability to identify and resolve complex business problems, analyse data, and identify trends.
• Deep understanding of the industry and target markets.
• Proven experience working on multi-engineering discipline systems involving electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic engineering.
• Preferred candidates must complete workforce screening, which may include baseline personnel security checks, national security vetting, reference checks, verification of working rights, and a security interview.

Culture & Benefits

• 30 days of annual leave.
• Workplace pension scheme with an 8% company contribution.
• Private medical insurance and group income protection.
• Death-in-service insurance.
• Up to 5% share matching scheme.
• Enhanced maternity, adoption, and paternity leave.