UK Domestic Market Entry Health Lead
14 hours ago
London
UK Domestic Health LeadAbout Palladium:Palladium is a global company working to design, develop and deliver positive impact on the lives and livelihoods of people around the globe; broaden access to health, water, power, and infrastructure; build enduring, sustainable, and transformative institutions and market systems to address global challenges; and conserve the natural world. We operate in over 90 countries and have a workforce of 2,100 talented, motivated, and diverse staff of all religions, races, languages, and gender identities. Palladium is part of GISI’s Consulting Group, which aims to create solutions for the world’s most complex challenges. With annual revenues of $14 billion, GISI’s approximately 15,000 employees are engaged in projects across 100 countries worldwide providing construction, program/project management, and engineering consulting services.This Opportunity:Palladium’s UKEA Partnership is seeking a UK Domestic Health Lead to establish, grow, and scale Palladium’s presence in the UK domestic public health market.This role is explicitly focused on public sector market entry and portfolio build. The successful candidate must bring proven, first‑hand experience entering the UK public health domestic market, securing early wins, and building a sustainable portfolio of commissioned services with local authorities and related public sector bodies.This position is not advisory or developmental in nature. It requires a candidate who has already done this work—someone who has personally led market entry, converted relationships into contracts, and grown a pipeline into a credible, repeatable portfolio.The postholder will be accountable for originating, shaping, winning, and growing Palladium’s UK domestic health portfolio, initially focused on local authorities in the South East, with scope to expand nationally.Location:The position will be based in one of Palladium's England offices. Please note that applicants must have the right to work in the UK, as visa sponsorship is not available for this role. This role will be largely remote as travel is required around South East, England, but there must be an ability to report to an office location as needed.Reporting Lines:The UK Domestic Health Lead will report into a Director, Health, with indirect reporting lines to the senior leadership teamThis role will not have supervisory responsibilities to start but will as the domestic health practice growsPrimary Responsibilities: Market Entry & Portfolio DevelopmentLead Palladium’s market entry into the UK domestic public health sector, establishing the organisation as a credible and competitive delivery partner with local authorities and other public sector commissionersBuild a demonstrable portfolio of UK domestic public health work, progressing from initial wins to repeat commissions, extensions, and multi‑year contractsTranslate existing relationships and market intelligence into tangible commercial outcomes, including awarded contracts, framework placements, and strategic partnershipsDevelop and execute a clear market entry and growth strategy, identifying priority geographies, service lines, and commissioning routesEstablish Palladium’s reputation with commissioners as a trusted delivery partner, not solely a bidder or advisor Relationship BuildingLeverage existing senior‑level relationships with Directors of Public Health, Heads of Commissioning, ICB leaders, elected members, and provider organisations to shape demand and influence commissioning intent ahead of formal procurementActively participate in soft market testing, early engagement, and pre‑procurement dialogue to shape service models in Palladium’s favour Business DevelopmentBuild and maintain a robust, forward‑looking pipeline of UK domestic health opportunities, primarily with local authorities, with expected expansion to central government ministerial departments, with clear line of sight to conversionConducting research and analysis to understand client requirements.Engaging with like-minded companies to form partnerships for strategic pursuits. Lead proposal development, including technical writing and commercial proposals, ensuring all documentation meets compliance requirementsMonitor bid performance and pivot strategy based on lessons learnedMentor and guide junior staff in business development with UK domestic clientsEnsure alignment of business development efforts with Palladium’s global strategy and regional growth priorities Programme DeliveryProvide strategic leadership for won/successful programmes to ensure alignment with client requirements and expectations OtherContribute to shaping and advancing broader health cluster strategy (UK and international)Provide thought leadership through technical positioning papers, public speaking engagements, and strategic partnershipsLead quality assurance initiatives to identify and implement opportunities for improvement across the health portfolioCollaborating with other practice areas and business units to deliver integrated development services and solutionsEssential Criteria:10+ years’ experience in UK health, public health, or related fields, with significant time operating in the domestic commissioning environmentDemonstrated success building a UK domestic public health portfolio from inception, including: Securing first contracts or pilot commissionsGrowing follow‑on work, extensions, or additional contractsEstablishing a sustainable pipeline with repeat commissionersDirect experience winning and delivering contracts for UK local authorities in public health and/or prevention services A verifiable track record of converting commissioner relationships into awarded contracts, not solely engagement or advisory activityDeep, practical understanding of: Local authority public health commissioningICB and NHS interfacesFunding flows, procurement routes, and decision‑making processesProven ability to leverage digital health technologies and online platforms, with experience overseeing the development and management of technology-enabled partnerships and programmes (e.g., healthy lifestyle initiatives delivered virtually)Strong commercial acumen, including pricing, risk management, and contract negotiation within public sector health frameworksExperience leading complex bids and mobilising successful programmes Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. We encourage you to apply early as the position may close once a suitable candidate is found.Equity, Diversity & Inclusion - Palladium is committed to embedding equity, diversity, and inclusion into everything we do. We welcome applications from all sections of society and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity, success and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personal characteristics. These include: (but are not limited to) socio-economic background, age, race, gender identity and expression, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenous status. Should you require any adjustments or accommodations to be made during the recruitment process (due to disability, neurodiversity, or for any other circumstance), please email our team at accessibility@thepalladiumgroup.com and we will be in touch to discuss.Safeguarding - We define Safeguarding as “the preventative action taken by Palladium to protect our people, clients and the communities we work with from harm”. We are committed to ensuring that all children and adults who come into contact with Palladium are treated with respect and are free from abuse. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced selection process including safeguarding-focused interviews and a rigorous due diligence process.