Campaign Lead

Job Title: Campaign Lead  

Location: Flexible Hybrid working locations, travel to a site only as per business needs

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Circa £72,000 (DOE)

Who we are:

Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow, shaping a safer future, for all of us.

From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you.

Job Description:

You’ll play a key role within the Sales and Business Development function, overseeing strategically important capture activities that support future growth across the business. Working across highly detailed opportunities, you’ll coordinate capture plans, customer engagement strategies and bid activities, helping shape solutions that meet customer needs while aligning with commercial and operational targets.

Collaborating with senior stakeholders, industry partners and cross-functional teams, you’ll coordinate high-performing capture teams through the full opportunity lifecycle up to project delivery handover. Using structured governance, business case development and customer insight tools, this role offers good exposure to senior Stakeholders, international engagement and excellent opportunities to develop within a high-profile business development environment.

Core duties:

• Overseeing capture activities across multi-layered opportunities, coordinating bid plans, governance and customer engagement strategies
• Developing business cases, pricing strategies and capture plans to support successful opportunity progression and approvals
• Guiding stakeholder relationships across customers, industry partners and internal leadership teams to support business growth
• Coordinating cross-functional capture teams, aligning values and supporting delivery of high-quality bid submissions
• Supporting governance reviews, risk mitigation and smooth project handovers to delivery teams following contract award

Essential Skills:

• Extensive business winning and capture management experience within defence, aerospace or similarly multi-layered industries
• Demonstratable experience overseeing high-value campaigns, guiding cross-functional teams and delivering strategic business opportunities
• Considerable stakeholder engagement skills, building effective relationships with customers, partners and senior leadership teams
• Experience working with defence acquisition organisations, including understanding of UK and international procurement environments
• Ample knowledge of business strategy, governance and capture processes, with ability to orchestrate autonomously

The Air ERP Build Team:

You will join a dynamic team at the forefront of driving business growth, shaping strategic opportunities and securing future programmes across global defence markets. Working collaboratively across customers, government and industry partners, the team spearheads multi-faceted capture activities, influences major bids, and helps deliver innovative capabilities that support the future success of BAE Systems.

Why BAE Systems?

Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family, support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.

A place where everyone can thrive:

We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 2nd June 2026

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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