Commercial Lead

About the RoleAs we scale from £45m to £65m in revenue, we're strengthening our commercial capability to underpin sustainable growth. The Commercial Lead will shape how we price, negotiate, and secure work, ensuring every opportunity is commercially robust, client-centred, and profitable. You'll help ensure every deal we pursue is fair, sustainable, and aligned with our mission to create lasting value for our customers. You'll bridge Sales, Bids, and Engagement & Delivery, combining sharp financial insight with practical judgement to turn opportunities into sustainable revenue. This is a hands-on, high-impact role for someone who can balance structure with pace and ensure Tecknuovo's delivery excellence is matched by commercial maturity.Key Responsibilities

• Contract pipeline horizon scanning, deal analysis – maintain visibility of public sector opportunities, contract renewals and extensions, analysing commercial viability, risk and margin to inform pursuit decision.
• Own and manage a deal plan with an 18-month lead time, based on the horizon scanning. Be accountable for identifying and selecting 'must win' deals for our business, and for contributing to activity required to deliver them, alongside the Head of Bids, Sales team, and account teams.
• Build and deliver a customer commercial stakeholder relationship approach, taking a hands-on approach to creating and growing strong relationships. Use this approach to ensure our bid strategy is well qualified and supported by intelligence.
• Support the Head of Bids to write bid and tender material for commercial topics.
• Value for money and innovation perspective for Public Sector – ensure our commercial models and proposals demonstrate clear value for money, measurable outcomes, and innovative approaches aligned with public sector procurement priorities
• Own commercial governance, establish and maintain clear commercial principles covering pricing, margins, terms, and risk across all client engagements.
• Commercial partner to bids and sales and support the Head of Bids, Sales Director, and Head of Sales with pricing models (modelling owned by Finance team), deal structures, and commercial narratives that strengthen our proposals.
• Pricing and margin optimisation: develop, test, and refine pricing frameworks that balance competitiveness with profitability.
• Work with the Legal team on contract review to provide insight on commercial terms, SLAs and delivery obligations, to assure and protect the business.
• Framework and procurement insight, maintain a deep understanding of public sector frameworks, routes to market, and buying trends to guide bid and sales activity.
• Commercial reporting and forecasting, monitor deal profitability, pipeline commercial health, and revenue risk to inform leadership decisions.
• Collaboration with Finance by aligning on revenue forecasting, cost models, and commercial controls to ensure integrity across systems.
• Playbook and process development: create scalable commercial templates, models, and approval processes to drive consistency and speed.
• Commercial capability building: coach client-facing teams on commercial awareness, value articulation, and negotiation discipline.

Who are you and How will you make an impact?

You're a commercially astute problem-solver who thrives on translating complex deals into clear, profitable agreements. Analytical yet pragmatic, you know when to apply rigour and when to move at pace. Collaboration comes naturally, you enjoy working across Sales, Bids, Finance, and Engagement & Delivery to make smart, informed decisions that balance profitability, risk, and customer value.
You'll bring:

• Proven experience in public sector commercial management, pricing, and contracting,  ideally within consulting, digital, or professional services.
• Expert understanding of public procurement frameworks, commercial models (T&M, outcome-based, SoW), and government buying behaviours.
• Strong financial literacy and commercial acumen, with confidence shaping pricing strategies and deal structures that protect margin and client trust.
• Skilled negotiation ability, balancing commercial discipline with relationship management.

• Collaborative mindset, thriving in a fast-scaling business with multiple priorities and cross-functional stakeholders.

• (Nice to have: experience in private sector commercial and procurement environments.)

Success means ensuring every deal contributes to Tecknuovo's long-term sustainability, creating the profit that fuels more jobs, new opportunities, and continued growth. You'll help us deliver work that's commercially sound, customer-focused, and built to scale
A typical day might include:
- Reviewing upcoming public sector opportunities and analysing deal viability.
- Partnering with Sales on a proposal, refining pricing models, and defining value-for-money narratives.
- Meeting with Finance to align on forecasts, margins, and commercial risk.
- Working with Legal to review contract terms or SLAs.
- Catching up with Engagement and Delivery teams to review active engagements and identify opportunities for renewal or expansion.
- Updating leadership on commercial performance and pipeline health.
- This is a hands-on role where you'll balance commercial detail with big-picture thinking, ensuring Tecknuovo wins work that's smart, sustainable, and commercially sound.

Equal Opportunities:
At Tecknuovo, we're committed to providing and creating an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process and working environment for everyone. We want everyone to have the best chance of succeeding as they move through their application. We are a Disability Confident Committed employer; We want to hear from you if you require any reasonable adjustments during your recruitment process. Please email to let us know how we can support you through the process with us