Futures Director leading the Future Business and Capability discipline for defence at Babcock. Shaping market strategies and identifying emerging capabilities for sustained growth.
Responsibilities
Provide strategic leadership for the Future Business and Capability discipline across the Land & UKA sector, ensuring alignment with long‑term organisational objectives.
Shape market strategies and engage senior stakeholders to drive informed decision‑making and prioritisation.
Identify emerging markets and future capability needs, translating insights into tangible opportunities that position the business for sustained growth.
Enable future‑focused growth initiatives by ensuring the organisation has the right skills, capacity, and capability pipeline.
Demonstrate external gravitas and thought leadership, representing the sector in key forums, influencing industry direction, and strengthening the organisation’s profile and credibility.
Collaborate closely with the senior leadership team to advance sector‑wide strategic priorities and deliver high‑impact outcomes.
Requirements
A visionary leader who can unite and inspire a high-performing team
Significant experience within a large, complex, global organisation
Strategic thinker with the ability to anticipate future possibilities
Resilient and adaptable, able to navigate ambiguity and complexity
Pragmatic approach to applying skills and knowledge in a dynamic context.
Benefits
Generous holiday allowance
Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
Employee share scheme
Employee shopping savings portal
Payment of Professional Fees
Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
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