Defence Country Manager

5 days ago

Norway BAE Systems Full time 540,000 - 1,044,000 per year

Job Title\: Defence Country Manager

Location: Oslo, Norway. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: Kr 1,044,000 NOK + depending on experience

What you'll be doing:

  • The Country Manager Norway will be the primary 'day-to-day' BAES interface with the local stakeholder community and is responsible for delivering the full range of business development activities including:
  • Country strategy
  • Market insight
  • Opportunity identification and development
  • Stakeholder management and advocacy
  • Support to campaigns and bids
  • The impact of the role is measured in sustainable business growth in the country, with other contributing factors including:
  • Company profile and reputation
  • Reach and quality of customer/industry relationships
  • External influence on the business environment
  • Expansion of the opportunity pipeline
  • Internal coordination
  • Positive impact on campaigns and bids
  • The Country Manager must be able to deliver market insight, support business planning, advise on local politics, stakeholders and procurement processes, and coordinate across the Lines of Business to develop and prosecute business winning opportunities.

Your skills and experiences:

  • Proven experience in frontline business development with an understanding the business development lifecycle
  • Good understanding of national politics, defence policies, and industrial landscape
  • Good knowledge of defence and security procurement, and awareness of capability needs
  • Proven ability to develop and maintain relationships including customers and industrial partners
  • Experience working on bids/campaigns in a competitive environment
  • Language skills essential – proficient in Norwegian (verbal)

The Group Business Development team:

This is a dynamic and high energy role that requires great relationship development skills. You will be contributing to the future growth of the business by creating, identifying and supporting the winning of business across your markets, in support of our company strategy. As the Defence Country Manager, your primary focus will be Norway and there may be some potential for personal development and growth opportunities by undertaking additional business development activities in other sub-regions.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must, at a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting.

Closing Date: 11th December 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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