The Pitch. It's a fun job with a great team - and it's a serious one too. This is not a traditional business development role. You won't be pitching products, chasing leads or working from scripts. Instead, you'll be working at the intersection of emerging technology, strategy, and long term client relationships, helping some of the world's most influential R&D led organisations make sense of what's coming next, and decide where to engage. If you enjoy intelligent conversations with very smart people, are comfortable with ambiguity, and want real ownership rather than a narrow sales remit, this role will feel unusually well matched. The role As Client Development Lead - Emerging Technology &Strategy, you will take ownership of how Outsmart Insight develops and grows its client relationships as we enter our next phase of scale. You will work directly with senior leaders (CTOs, Heads of Innovation, R&D Directors, technical strategists) across defence, aerospace, energy, elite sports, advanced manufacturing and government. Your job is to develop clients, not "sell to them": Turning early curiosity into meaningful, funded engagements Shaping broad conversations into well scoped pilots Growing trust based relationships into long term partnerships This is a role for someone who wants to be close to decision making, not buried in process. What you'll be doing Leading senior level, consultative conversations with technically sophisticated clients Developing new client relationships and expanding existing strategic accounts Helping clients define the right problem to explore before money is spent Structuring pilots and guiding clients through how to buy, not just what to buy Acting as a trusted interface between deep technical insight and commercial outcomes Feeding market insight back into how we shape and position our services Working closely with delivery teams to ensure credibility, quality and follow through This is low volume, high trust work. Success is measured in relationship depth and repeat engagement, not activity metrics. The technology landscape You'll gain exposure to - and be expected to engage thoughtfully with - a wide range of emerging technology domains, including: Artificial intelligence and human-machine teaming Robotics and autonomous systems Advanced sensing, haptics and human performance engineering Secure communications and resilient architectures Next generation materials and energy systems You don't need to be an expert. You do need to be genuinely curious. Who this role is for This role is designed for someone who is: Mid career and ready for greater autonomy and ownership Comfortable working with ambiguity and incomplete information Credible with technical, sceptical audiences Motivated by long term impact rather than short term wins Calm, thoughtful, and intellectually curious Many strong candidates have experience within: Technical / Innovation Consultancy Senior Consultant / Principal Consultant (Technology, Innovation, Foresight) External Innovation Lead Technology Scouting Manager Research Commercialisation Industry Partnerships Manager Corporate Venture Manager Ecosystem Manager Strategic Partnerships Manager If you've spent years being close to important conversations but not quite owning the outcome, this role is worth your attention. What we're looking for Rather than a checklist, we're looking for strong alignment with how we work. In practice, that usually means: You'll have 5+ years of experience in senior client facing, partnership, consulting or commercial roles, ideally in technology led or R&D driven environments Additionally: A track record of working with R&D led or technology driven organisations Comfort operating without scripts, rigid playbooks or heavy supervision A background in, or strong affinity for, science, engineering or technology The judgement to balance patience with momentum If you describe yourself primarily as a "closer" or are motivated by aggressive targets, this role is unlikely to be a good fit. Practicalities Schedule: Monday to Friday, no weekends Location: UK based Working style: Remote and flexible arrangements considered
16/05/2026
Full time
The Pitch. It's a fun job with a great team - and it's a serious one too. This is not a traditional business development role. You won't be pitching products, chasing leads or working from scripts. Instead, you'll be working at the intersection of emerging technology, strategy, and long term client relationships, helping some of the world's most influential R&D led organisations make sense of what's coming next, and decide where to engage. If you enjoy intelligent conversations with very smart people, are comfortable with ambiguity, and want real ownership rather than a narrow sales remit, this role will feel unusually well matched. The role As Client Development Lead - Emerging Technology &Strategy, you will take ownership of how Outsmart Insight develops and grows its client relationships as we enter our next phase of scale. You will work directly with senior leaders (CTOs, Heads of Innovation, R&D Directors, technical strategists) across defence, aerospace, energy, elite sports, advanced manufacturing and government. Your job is to develop clients, not "sell to them": Turning early curiosity into meaningful, funded engagements Shaping broad conversations into well scoped pilots Growing trust based relationships into long term partnerships This is a role for someone who wants to be close to decision making, not buried in process. What you'll be doing Leading senior level, consultative conversations with technically sophisticated clients Developing new client relationships and expanding existing strategic accounts Helping clients define the right problem to explore before money is spent Structuring pilots and guiding clients through how to buy, not just what to buy Acting as a trusted interface between deep technical insight and commercial outcomes Feeding market insight back into how we shape and position our services Working closely with delivery teams to ensure credibility, quality and follow through This is low volume, high trust work. Success is measured in relationship depth and repeat engagement, not activity metrics. The technology landscape You'll gain exposure to - and be expected to engage thoughtfully with - a wide range of emerging technology domains, including: Artificial intelligence and human-machine teaming Robotics and autonomous systems Advanced sensing, haptics and human performance engineering Secure communications and resilient architectures Next generation materials and energy systems You don't need to be an expert. You do need to be genuinely curious. Who this role is for This role is designed for someone who is: Mid career and ready for greater autonomy and ownership Comfortable working with ambiguity and incomplete information Credible with technical, sceptical audiences Motivated by long term impact rather than short term wins Calm, thoughtful, and intellectually curious Many strong candidates have experience within: Technical / Innovation Consultancy Senior Consultant / Principal Consultant (Technology, Innovation, Foresight) External Innovation Lead Technology Scouting Manager Research Commercialisation Industry Partnerships Manager Corporate Venture Manager Ecosystem Manager Strategic Partnerships Manager If you've spent years being close to important conversations but not quite owning the outcome, this role is worth your attention. What we're looking for Rather than a checklist, we're looking for strong alignment with how we work. In practice, that usually means: You'll have 5+ years of experience in senior client facing, partnership, consulting or commercial roles, ideally in technology led or R&D driven environments Additionally: A track record of working with R&D led or technology driven organisations Comfort operating without scripts, rigid playbooks or heavy supervision A background in, or strong affinity for, science, engineering or technology The judgement to balance patience with momentum If you describe yourself primarily as a "closer" or are motivated by aggressive targets, this role is unlikely to be a good fit. Practicalities Schedule: Monday to Friday, no weekends Location: UK based Working style: Remote and flexible arrangements considered
An innovative consulting firm in Greater London seeks a Client Development Lead focused on emerging technology and strategy. This role emphasizes building long-term client relationships rather than traditional sales. Ideal candidates will have over 5 years of experience in senior client-facing roles, preferably in technology-driven sectors. Responsibilities include leading strategic conversations and guiding clients toward meaningful engagements. The position offers a flexible working style and supports remote arrangements.
16/05/2026
Full time
An innovative consulting firm in Greater London seeks a Client Development Lead focused on emerging technology and strategy. This role emphasizes building long-term client relationships rather than traditional sales. Ideal candidates will have over 5 years of experience in senior client-facing roles, preferably in technology-driven sectors. Responsibilities include leading strategic conversations and guiding clients toward meaningful engagements. The position offers a flexible working style and supports remote arrangements.
The pitch. It's a serious engineering role with a great team - and meaningful responsibility. This is not a narrow "ticket-closing" developer job. You won't be handed tightly scoped Jira tasks inside a heavily layered team structure. You won't be maintaining a disposable MVP. And you won't be managing people. Instead, you'll be working on the core platform that underpins Outsmart's crowdsourcing operations - a mature, revenue-generating system that has evolved over years and continues to scale. If you enjoy owning real systems, thinking architecturally, improving legacy code thoughtfully rather than rewriting it, and being trusted to deliver without heavy supervision, this role will feel unusually well-matched. The role As Senior Fullstack Software Engineer, you will help design, build and maintain the production systems that power Outsmart's platform. You'll work closely with our CTO, operating as a high agency individual contributor with genuine ownership across backend systems, infrastructure and platform evolution. This is a role for someone who wants to: Work on real, live systems with meaningful operational responsibility Make architectural decisions, not just implement them Improve and extend an existing platform with care and judgement Help shape the engineering foundations for the next stage of company growth You will be trusted to take product and operational requirements and translate them into robust, production ready solutions. What you'll be doing Designing and maintaining backend services primarily in Python Developing and evolving well structured RESTful APIs Designing and improving data models across relational (e.g. PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases Contributing to cloud based infrastructure (e.g. Google Cloud), deployment pipelines and DevOps practices Debugging live production issues with a calm, root cause mindset Incrementally improving system architecture using sound design principles (including modular design, DDD style thinking, and pragmatic architectural patterns) Reviewing code, raising standards constructively, and contributing to a disciplined engineering culture Leveraging modern tooling (including AI assisted development) to improve quality and velocity This is not greenfield experimentation. It is thoughtful, high quality engineering on systems that matter. The environment We are a small, intellectually serious company. That has advantages and responsibilities. You will: Speak directly with senior decision makers when needed Operate without perfect documentation Balance speed with long term maintainability This role suits someone comfortable with autonomy, accountability and cross functional collaboration. Who this role is for This role is designed for someone who is: 8-15 years into their engineering career Has worked in a small company (c. 5-30 people) or similarly lean environment without heavy process Experienced in inheriting and improving mature systems Comfortable reading and navigating complex legacy code Strong in systems thinking (trade offs, scalability, cost implications) Backend heavy, with strong Python expertise Operationally mature - you've supported production systems, not just built features You are likely: Calm under pressure Direct but not ego driven Curious and thoughtful rather than dogmatic Comfortable challenging ideas constructively If you primarily identify as a manager, a greenfield only builder, or someone who prefers heavy structure and layered sign off, this role is unlikely to be a good fit.
16/05/2026
Full time
The pitch. It's a serious engineering role with a great team - and meaningful responsibility. This is not a narrow "ticket-closing" developer job. You won't be handed tightly scoped Jira tasks inside a heavily layered team structure. You won't be maintaining a disposable MVP. And you won't be managing people. Instead, you'll be working on the core platform that underpins Outsmart's crowdsourcing operations - a mature, revenue-generating system that has evolved over years and continues to scale. If you enjoy owning real systems, thinking architecturally, improving legacy code thoughtfully rather than rewriting it, and being trusted to deliver without heavy supervision, this role will feel unusually well-matched. The role As Senior Fullstack Software Engineer, you will help design, build and maintain the production systems that power Outsmart's platform. You'll work closely with our CTO, operating as a high agency individual contributor with genuine ownership across backend systems, infrastructure and platform evolution. This is a role for someone who wants to: Work on real, live systems with meaningful operational responsibility Make architectural decisions, not just implement them Improve and extend an existing platform with care and judgement Help shape the engineering foundations for the next stage of company growth You will be trusted to take product and operational requirements and translate them into robust, production ready solutions. What you'll be doing Designing and maintaining backend services primarily in Python Developing and evolving well structured RESTful APIs Designing and improving data models across relational (e.g. PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases Contributing to cloud based infrastructure (e.g. Google Cloud), deployment pipelines and DevOps practices Debugging live production issues with a calm, root cause mindset Incrementally improving system architecture using sound design principles (including modular design, DDD style thinking, and pragmatic architectural patterns) Reviewing code, raising standards constructively, and contributing to a disciplined engineering culture Leveraging modern tooling (including AI assisted development) to improve quality and velocity This is not greenfield experimentation. It is thoughtful, high quality engineering on systems that matter. The environment We are a small, intellectually serious company. That has advantages and responsibilities. You will: Speak directly with senior decision makers when needed Operate without perfect documentation Balance speed with long term maintainability This role suits someone comfortable with autonomy, accountability and cross functional collaboration. Who this role is for This role is designed for someone who is: 8-15 years into their engineering career Has worked in a small company (c. 5-30 people) or similarly lean environment without heavy process Experienced in inheriting and improving mature systems Comfortable reading and navigating complex legacy code Strong in systems thinking (trade offs, scalability, cost implications) Backend heavy, with strong Python expertise Operationally mature - you've supported production systems, not just built features You are likely: Calm under pressure Direct but not ego driven Curious and thoughtful rather than dogmatic Comfortable challenging ideas constructively If you primarily identify as a manager, a greenfield only builder, or someone who prefers heavy structure and layered sign off, this role is unlikely to be a good fit.
A growing engineering company in Greater London is seeking a Senior Fullstack Software Engineer responsible for designing, building, and maintaining critical production systems. The role emphasizes ownership, systems thinking, and high-quality engineering on mature platforms. The ideal candidate will have 8-15 years of experience, strong Python skills, and comfort navigating complex legacy code. This position offers an opportunity to make architectural decisions and contribute to the company's operational growth, while working alongside senior decision-makers.
16/05/2026
Full time
A growing engineering company in Greater London is seeking a Senior Fullstack Software Engineer responsible for designing, building, and maintaining critical production systems. The role emphasizes ownership, systems thinking, and high-quality engineering on mature platforms. The ideal candidate will have 8-15 years of experience, strong Python skills, and comfort navigating complex legacy code. This position offers an opportunity to make architectural decisions and contribute to the company's operational growth, while working alongside senior decision-makers.