Business Development Manager

About The Role

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented and driven individual to join the renowned WMG at the University of Warwick as Business Development Manager in a diverse research environment with a main focus in Electrification. The role will help deliver Business Development for Research, working closely with the research teams across Electrification, to identify and secure industrial engagement opportunities for WMG as well as WMG’s multi‑million‑pound High Value Manufacturing Catapult (HVMC).

The role will help realise WMG’s vision and objectives to deliver the technologies, knowledge, and people to the industries of tomorrow, and to maximise opportunity, innovation, and growth for WMG and UK plc. Electrification will have a broad technology focus, and will include but not limited to research areas of Power Electronics Machines and Drives, Zero Emissions Transport & Energy Applications, and Battery Systems, working across the value chain from raw materials to industrial application to end of life.

You will be a confident individual with both a good technical awareness and a demonstrable track record of successful experience of commercial management, with the achievement of challenging revenue targets. You will be able to demonstrate success in the securing of significant new business together with the ability to establish personal credibility with a broad range of management and technical practitioners.

With a good understanding of the funding landscape, you will also help to generate potential public funding proposals (CRD) proposals with academia and industry, as well as partners across HVMC. You will have the ability to identify and develop new relationships and information sources from a wide network in order to increase awareness of industry, market developments and help stimulate growth.

For details on the experience and skills required, please refer to the job description attached as a PDF below.

At WMG we are committed to supporting staff to achieve their potential. We currently hold the Athena SWAN Bronze Award and the University of Warwick holds an Institutional Silver Award: a national initiative that recognizes the advancement of gender equality, representation, progression and success for all in academia. We are supportive of staff with caring responsibilities including a generous maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave policy, and onsite childcare facilities.

In return we provide a great range of benefits, which include an attractive pension scheme, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays and Christmas closure, some fantastic savings on a wide range of products and services, and excellent learning and development opportunities.

The Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) is the largest department at the University of Warwick, with over 800 staff and nearly 3,000 students across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in management, technology, and applied engineering.

Find out more about the High Value Manufacturing Catapult centre. Find out more about the Energy Innovation Centre. Find out more about our range of undergraduate and apprenticeship degrees here.

We are a world‑leading research‑intensive university founded in 1965. We are ranked 106
th in the world and 8th in the UK.
* Additionally, 92% of our research is rated world‑leading or internationally excellent
.**

Find out more about us at

• World University Ranking 2024, Guardian University Guide 2025
• Research Excellence Framework 2021

CLOSING DEADLINE:
Tuesday 3rd March 2026 at 11:55pm (UK Time)

To apply, please click ‘HERE’ and submit an application form by the closing deadline.

• Interview Date:
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• Start Date:
  
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Please note application forms must be submitted before the stated deadline – you will not be able to submit after 23:55 (even if you opened the form earlier). Only applications submitted via our official careers portal () will be considered.

• An attractive pension scheme.
• 30 days holiday plus University Christmas closure.
• Generous…