Business Development Director - Defence

This is a rare chance to build and shape a defence practice from the ground up inside a fast-growing UK digital SME that already has real operational credibility in defence.

They are looking for someone who can open doors, carry credibility, and operate autonomously in the UK defence ecosystem.

What you’ll actually do

This role is about presence, access, and influence, not admin or pipeline theatre.

You will:

• Act as the senior defence-facing figurehead for the business
• Open doors across MOD, Defence Digital, and adjacent defence stakeholders
• Build relationships at the right level where brand recognition doesn’t yet exist
• Translate SME capability into trust and relevance with senior defence buyers
• Help shape how the business positions, bids, and grows in defence
• Work directly with the CEO and CCO to define what “good” looks like in defence growth

The kind of person th...