Plexal sits at the intersection of government, emerging technology and innovation. Working with some of the UK's most important public sector organisations, we help accelerate technology adoption, solve complex challenges and build the ecosystems that drive meaningful impact.
As our presence across the North West National Security landscape continues to grow, we're looking for a commercially-minded Strategic Account Lead to strengthen and expand our relationships across the sector. This is not a traditional sales role.
We're looking for someone who already understands the National Security, Defence or wider secure government environment and has built credibility through trusted relationships. Someone who enjoys being client-facing, spotting opportunities, connecting organisations and shaping long-term strategic partnerships rather than simply responding to opportunities.
Strategic Account Lead, National Security (Manchester)
Manchester
Full-time
Permanent employee
80,000 - 100,000 £ per year
The Role's Purpose
What You'll Do
As Strategic Account Lead, you'll own and grow strategic relationships across the National Security and secure government landscape in the North West.Working closely with clients, partners and internal teams, you'll identify new opportunities, develop compelling propositions and convert relationships into long-term commercial growth.You'll act as a trusted advisor to clients, an ambassador for Plexal within the wider ecosystem, and a key contributor to our National Security growth strategy.What you'll be doing:
- Building and growing strategic relationships across National Security and adjacent secure-government organisations
- Expanding existing accounts and winning new business opportunities
- Acting as a senior ambassador for Plexal across the North West ecosystem
- Creating partnerships across government, industry, academia and innovation organisations
- Shaping propositions around emerging technology, innovation and capability development
- Driving sustainable revenue growth and long-term client engagement programmes
- SC Security Clearance or eligible to undertake Security Clearance
- A track record in relationship-based sales, account leadership or business development
- Experience working within National Security, Defence, Policing or secure government environments
- Strong understanding of government procurement and technology adoption
- The credibility to engage senior stakeholders and build trusted partnerships that deliver commercial results
About us
Plexal is the innovation and growth company helping to strengthen the UK’s technology capabilities through collaboration.
With teams in London, Manchester and Cheltenham, we work closely with government, industry, startups and academia to drive economic growth and reinforce national security.
Founded by Delancey in 2017, Plexal delivers four core services: creating workspaces for innovators, running innovation programmes and consultancy, building regional tech clusters and helping SMEs scale strategically.
By closing the gap between early-stage and established organisations – across the public and private sectors at home and abroad – we’ve impacted over 1,200 businesses, added £731m to the UK economy and helped create 9,400 jobs.
Headquartered at Here East on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Plexal partners with organisations including the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, the National Cyber Security Centre, Airbus, Amazon, Barclays Eagle Labs, Google Cloud, TfL, The Alan Turing Institute and the University of Oxford.
With teams in London, Manchester and Cheltenham, we work closely with government, industry, startups and academia to drive economic growth and reinforce national security.
Founded by Delancey in 2017, Plexal delivers four core services: creating workspaces for innovators, running innovation programmes and consultancy, building regional tech clusters and helping SMEs scale strategically.
By closing the gap between early-stage and established organisations – across the public and private sectors at home and abroad – we’ve impacted over 1,200 businesses, added £731m to the UK economy and helped create 9,400 jobs.
Headquartered at Here East on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Plexal partners with organisations including the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, the National Cyber Security Centre, Airbus, Amazon, Barclays Eagle Labs, Google Cloud, TfL, The Alan Turing Institute and the University of Oxford.