Associate Director

A rare opportunity for you to join a rapidly growing business. The Engineering and Consultancy services of this business are expanding into a new sector, and need an experienced Business Change professional to join the team. You will work alongside a small agile team looking to establish itself within the National Security market.

This would suit someone currently working within business change and looking to take a step up towards senior leadership. This is a strategic goal for the company who have made small inroads but want to expand further having already established a healthy business in other areas of secure government.

The Role:

As an Associate Director, you will play a key role in managing key accounts, and driving the growth of the business in line with their strategy. You will be instrumental in developing and maintaining a strong pipeline and forming strategic partnerships.

Personal Attributes:

• Self-assured and confident with high personal resilience
• Excellent customer management skills, with the ability to manage customer expectations effectively
• Exceptional networker, thriving in a crowded room with new people
• High emotional intelligence, able to collaborate with internal teams to achieve the best outcomes
• Skilled communicator, comfortable presenting to large groups spontaneously
• Adaptable and flexible, able to respond to rapid changes and work within a small team
• Strong written communication skills, capable of translating technical content into customer-friendly language
• Technical background with an understanding of the software life cycle and familiarity with the latest tools

Experience:

• Demonstrable experience in selling value-added services to the National Security sector in the UK
• Strong technical background, able to engage in in-depth technical conversations with both internal teams and customers
• Proven problem-solver with a proactive, needs-based selling approach
• Must hold active DV Clearance