Business Development Manager - Public Sector in Birmingham

We’re seeking a results-oriented Business Development Manager to help accelerate our success across the Public Sector within our Career Transition & Mobility portfolio. This is a rare opportunity to join a global brand at a pivotal moment, combining the energy of a high-performance sales culture with the purpose of helping people and organisations thrive through transformation. If you’re driven by strategy, collaboration, and making a lasting impact, this is the role for you.

This client-facing position sits within our Career Transition & Mobility business line and forms part of our UK Sales team. You will act as a trusted advisor to HR and Talent leaders, helping organisations manage their workforce priorities, by navigating change, supporting their people through transitions, redeployment, and career development.

Reporting Relationships: You’ll report directly to the UK Specialist Sales Director and work closely alongside the Business Development Manager for Local Government and Higher Education.

Direct Reports: No direct reports; this is an individual contributor role.

Location: London/ Birmingham/ Leeds. Hybrid role.

Travel: As required per role and business needs.

In this role you can expect to:

• Own the revenue and growth strategy across the central government public sector market.
• Collaborate across the Adecco Group portfolio and within LHH’s business lines to strengthen partnerships and unlock cross-brand opportunities.
• Identify, pursue, and convert new business opportunities, ensuring pipeline accuracy and providing insightful forecasting to leadership.
• Leverage marketing-generated leads while proactively creating new demand through networking, referrals, and market intelligence.
• Provide account management support to live clients, ensuring seamless delivery, retention, and expansion of client partnerships.
• Role model and champion a collaborative culture, maximising opportunity, knowledge sharing, and driving mutual success across the UK team.

All About You: We’re looking for an A-player who’s ready to make an impact. Someone who combines commercial acumen with purpose, resilience, and a consultative mindset. To thrive in this role, you’ll bring:

• Proven success in driving growth within the public sector, building, developing, and converting complex customer relationships and contracts.
• Ability to design and execute a market strategy, shaping your portfolio around emerging trends, client demand, and growth opportunities to maximise potential.
• A consistent record of exceeding sales targets, supported by a data-driven, strategic approach to business development.
• Deep understanding of public sector frameworks and tender processes, ideally including CCS (Crown Commercial Service), ESPO (Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation), YPO (Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation), and NHS SBS (Shared Business Services).
• Comfort with technology and CRM systems (ideally Salesforce), using them to manage pipelines, forecast accurately, and drive productivity.
• Exceptional communication and influencing skills and able to engage senior stakeholders with confidence, clarity, and credibility.
• A proactive, self-starting mindset with the agility to thrive in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment.
• High energy, resilience, and tenacity, with the drive to overcome challenges and deliver exceptional outcomes for clients.
• A passion for LHH’s mission, to create a beautiful working world, helping people and organisations thrive through transformation.
• Outstanding organisational skills, balancing multiple priorities while maintaining attention to detail and accountability.
• A collaborative spirit, sharing best practices, improving processes, and contributing to a culture of excellence.
• Experience in career transition/outplacement, staffing, HR consulting, or learning and development is desirable but not essential.

What we offer: In this role, you’ll collaborate with some of the most talented professionals in our industry. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams; including Customer Success, Account Services, Finance, Marketing, and Bid Management, as well as colleagues across the wider Adecco Group portfolio to deliver best-in-class client experiences.

• Growth opportunities within a human resources global leader.
• We prioritise learning to stay agile in an increasingly competitive business environment.
• We foster an open-minded environment where people spark new ideas and explore alternatives.
• Our benefits include:

• Flexible working model.
• Private medical insurance (PMI).
• Group personal pension plan.
• Career support for family and friends.
• 25 working days paid holiday with the opportunity to buy extra days off each year.
• So much more!

Contract: Permanent

Contract Type: Full-time

Hours: 37.5 per week

Must have the right to work in the UK.

About LHH: LHH empowers professionals and organizations to achieve bold ambitions and secure lasting impact through unique advisory services and talent sources. Our full suite of offerings connects solutions that are traditionally siloed, making LHH your single talent partner. In a rapidly evolving landscape with complex challenges, we create value across the entire professional talent journey. From hiring great people, developing skills, and nurturing leaders, to advancing individuals to the next stage of their careers, LHH makes talent your competitive edge. We believe the future of work lies at the intersection of exceptional human care and innovation. Powered by science, technology, and proprietary data analytics, LHH’s approach is crafted to align with your business strategy and culture, delivering powerful, sustainable, and measurable impact. LHH has a team of over 12,000 professionals, across 60+ countries and more than 50 years of experience. As part of the Adecco Group, we bring together global excellence, local knowledge, and centralized coordination for thousands of companies and millions of people worldwide.

LHH is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.