Head of Business Development to work for Infinity.
Infinity has a unique opportunity for an experienced Head of Business Development to join Team Infinity right at the start of their journey. Reporting into the CEO, you’ll be one of the first permanent hires, which offers a truly exciting opportunity for the successful individual.
Infinity Park is a new development based in Derby which will bring together new technologies, advanced manufacturing, skills and training, supply chain development, and growth in the UK. It will be a space where academic and industry will collaborate to drive future technology and capability into the Defence and Aerospace sectors. For more information visit the website Infinity – Welcome to Infinity
As Head of Business development, you’ll work with the CEO to design, develop and implement innovative, large-scale programmes that integrate research, innovation, and skills, ensuring alignment with industry.
You’ll be responsible for develop and operationalising new commercial and delivery models that enable collaboration across diverse stakeholder groups, including industry, academia, government, and intermediaries, ensuring financial sustainability and scalability.
This role will suit somebody with a proven track record in developing strong relationships and building and converting a sales pipeline of high value commercial contracts and strategic partnerships, ideally within a startup environment.
Responsibilities will include.
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Creating and piloting new collaboration models, finding new approaches to collaborating across multi-partner consortia, co-investment models, shared infrastructure approaches.
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Embedding best practice into future programme design.
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Stakeholder Engagement & Influence: Build and maintain a high-level network of stakeholders across industry, government, and academia.
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Acting as a senior ambassador influencing agendas, shaping opportunities, and positioning Infinity as a partner of choice.
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Thought Leadership & Market Intelligence: Maintaining deep understanding of sector trends, policy developments, and innovation ecosystems to inform strategy and identify emerging opportunities.
Who Infinity are looking for.
Infinity is looking for an experienced Head of Business Development, who can work both strategically, as well as happily rolling their sleeves up to help build this incredible business.
You’ll have a proven track record of creating new sales pipelines and customer accounts, ideally within a start-up, as well as significant experience of securing and managing high-value commercial contracts and strategic partnerships, in the defence or Aerospace sectors.
They’re also looking for.
- Degree or equivalent professional experience.
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Proven track record of developing innovative business models and delivering complex, multi-stakeholder programmes.
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Extensive experience of public and private sector funding acquisition.
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Demonstrable experience working with senior stakeholders across industry, academia, and government.
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Experience of leading cross-organisational initiatives and influencing without direct authority.
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Strong commercial experience including pricing, financial modelling, and income generation.
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Strong commercial acumen, exceptional strategic thinking, advanced negotiation, influencing, and relationship management skills at senior levels.
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Excellent communication skills, strong leadership capability, highly developed organisational, prioritisation, and decision-making skills.
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Willingness to work flexibly, across multiple locations, and to travel internationally as required meet with stakeholders, partners and deliver programmes.
** Please note, this position will be employed by Infinity and not MTC. Infinity is a joint venture with Infinity, MTC, Loughborough University, and Derby University.
Due to the nature of our business, all employment is subject to satisfactory references being obtained alongside a level of security clearance checks.
The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) was established in 2010 as an independent Research & Technology Organisation (RTO) with the objective of bridging the gap between academia and industry – often referred to as ‘the valley of death’.
It represents one of the largest public sector investments in UK manufacturing and, after four years of planning and a 16 month build, the facility opened at Ansty Park in Coventry at the end of 2011.
In December 2011, there were 16 industrial members, 44 staff and just a few key pieces of equipment in the ‘workshop’.
Over the following seven years the MTC’s rapid growth has seen the expansion of our campus with the construction of three more facilities, including the opening of the Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre and the National Centre for Additive Manufacturing.
Our role has also increased to cover not only R&D but also Training, Advanced Manufacturing Management and Factory Design.
We now have over 700 talented employees working with us.
During this time we have helped hundreds of companies across a range of industries and over 100 of them have become members of the MTC.
