Defence Lead

Defence Lead - ICT Recruitment and Workforce Solutions Join one of Australia's leading ICT Recruitment and Workforce solutions business Become part of our growth journey and share in our future success Multi Award Winning Business with proven track history of success Unleash your full potential with the reward and recognition to match We have achieved BIG things, because we have big DREAMS The Network is set for significant growth, and we are looking for a Senior Lead to drive growth in national defence portfolio. The Opportunity: Reporting to Company Director, you'll step into a pivotal role as The Network's Defence Lead leveraging the various ICT panels we have access to deliver high quality ICT recruitment and Workforce services to our customers including Dept of Defence, Federal Government, and private sector customers. Your primary focus will be customer engagement with both new and existing mid‑large enterprise businesses, building and nurturing strong relationships, and positioning The Network’s seven service lines to secure permanent and contingent opportunities. With the support of our national talent delivery team, you will have delivery support to enable you to focus on client engagement and maximising very customer across all of their ICT recruitment and workforce needs. You will take a Senior Lead position involved in sales strategies, capability and team growth. This is a "hands on" leadership role which includes business and account development, search and selection of IT talent, interviewing, contract and offer negotiation, strategic market mapping, customer proposals, leadership and mentoring. To be successful: Experience in a customer led sales role delivering ICT recruitment services and solutions. Passion for business development, client engagement and building relationships. Building a sales pipeline, applying activity metrics knowing the results they will deliver. Strong organisation and time management skills with the ability to structure and prioritise opportunities. Goal orientated and highly motivated to be successful. Technology savvy and willing to use adopt tech tools to disrupt the way recruitment is done. Contribute to our very own industry hosted events, podcasts and market engagement initiatives. Strong people leadership skills What's on offer: Unmatched commission structure with accelerators up to 40% uncapped. Up to 5 weeks annual leave per year. Up to 4 weeks per year remote working from anywhere in the world. Paid volunteer, study, and training leave. $1,500 per year personal development budget. Access to The Network's Health and Wellness Program. Hybrid working arrangements. No thresholds or rolling thresholds. Working with collaborative and supportive team that are invested in one another's success. Who we are: The Network are an IT Recruitment & Workforce Solutions company specialising in delivering the best ICT talent to our customers through agile and bespoke services to our customers across Australia. In 2024, The Network merged into the Sovereign Capability Group which is a collection of defence business offering ICT, Engineering, and AGSVA cleared workforce solutions providing a strength to our sovereign capability to Australia's Defence Capability. We have received industry awards for Best Brand, Best Agency to Work For, Best Specialist, Growth, Best Consultant, Best Medium Size Agency at the Seek SARA awards and most recently APSCO Specialist Firm of the Year 2025. Not only do we focus on recruiting for today's technology needs, but we proactively research and develop talent pools, both locally and internationally, for tomorrow's technology demands. We believe in creating long-term business relationships resulting in long‑term partnerships, whereby we are the Trusted Advisors across our Enterprise Commercial, State Government, Federal Government and Defence customers in Australia. #J-18808-Ljbffr