Business Development Director - Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Environment

Business Development Director - Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Environment

Full-time

Version 1 has celebrated 30 years in Technology Services and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver solutions that drive customer success. Our expertise enables our customers to navigate the rapidly changing Digital‑First world we live in. We foster strong partnerships with leading technology giants including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, Out Systems, and Snowflake, ensuring that our customers are provided with the highest quality solutions and services.

• 10+ years as a Great Place to Work in Ireland & UK
• Best Workplace for Women in the UK & Ireland by GPTW
• Best Workplace for Wellbeing in the UK by GPTW

We’re a core values driven company; we hire people who share our values, and we reward those who display and foster them, it’s deeply embedded within our DNA. Invest in us and we’ll invest in you!

As a Business Development Director, you will proactively engage with Private Sector organisations within the UK & Ireland to understand their specific business challenges, needs and requirements. You will identify and shape client engagements to position Version 1 to uniquely meet these needs and lead Version 1’s efforts to secure and deliver profitable business. Prospect for business both independently and via partners to maximise lead generation, grow our business and build Version 1’s brand and reputation in our target markets.

You will be a self‑starter comfortable having C‑suite level conversation to develop relationships that will deliver short‑ and long‑term growth for Version 1.

• Prospect for, develop new business pipeline, and secure business with target Private Sector clients (Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Environment) through a combination of new logo and new growth with existing customers.
• Lead small through to large scale sales opportunities (7/8 figure sales opportunities) whether self‑generated by yourself, identified by our Commercial Growth team or introduced by one of our strategic partners.
• Lead the development and delivery of client‑facing presentations, proposals and tender responses, working the wider Version 1 team including Partner Managers, Commercial Operations, Delivery Management and Capability Units.
• Develop trusted and impactful relationships with channel partners (including AWS, MS, Oracle, Snowflake, Out Systems, Red Hat, etc) to build effective collaborations, pipeline and new business.
• Communicate effectively the value of Version 1’s products and services via lead generation, participation in events, client presentations and clearly written proposals.
• Robustly qualify all customer sales opportunities to ensure they are winnable with clearly defined win strategy and differentiation.
• Manage pipeline, financial forecasting, activity tracking, strategic and territory management to achieve financial KPIs.
• Establish long‑term profitable relationships with senior‑level key stakeholders in strategic and designated growth accounts.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with colleagues within Version 1 to develop sales and marketing strategies to promote Version 1’s product and services.
• Lead the execution of contracts awarded to Version 1 – client engagement, commercials, contracting, delivery practice engagement and project mobilisation.

• Display a solid working history of solution‑based consultative selling to technology and business stakeholders in Private Sector organisations up to CxO level.
• Be knowledgeable of, and able to converse with senior stakeholders on key business‑technology related topics relevant to a given Private Sector industry – Manufacturing (process, batch, discrete) Infrastructure (engineering, construction), Environment (facilities management, infrastructure testing, support and maintenance, field services and real‑estate).
• Have proven track record in leading successful digital transformation sales engagements to Private Sector firms incorporating technologies and services across Applications, Data, AI, Cloud and Managed Services.
• Demonstrate tenacity, drive and individual ambition to be successful in a sales…