Head of Business Development

Job Introduction

WG&S’ Business Growth team is responsible for initiating, leading and delivering projects, in coordination with WG&S’ Executive Board, to address the key priorities and issues that will deliver the Groups’ long-term plans and growth. To achieve this the Business Growth team partners with a wide range of leaders from across WG&S’ Business Units, regions and markets, bringing analytical rigour and structured problem-solving to topics ranging from business and financial planning, to M&A and JV appraisal, to organisation development.

Main Responsibility

As a leader within WG&S’ Business Growth team, you will scope and deliver high-impact initiatives in partnership with the Executive Board and Business Unit leaders. Your remit will span regional, market and functional business planning, Route-to-Market (RTM) development, and M&A opportunity evaluation—driving forward the company’s most critical growth decisions.
You will lead and coordinate the efforts of diverse teams from multiple business units, functions and geographies. You will lead the design and execution of sophisticated financial and commercial analyses, shaping the direction of WG&S through data-driven insights. Your work will directly inform Board-level decision-making, and you will oversee the development of compelling, executive-ready presentation materials that articulate the team’s recommendations with clarity and influence. You will also play a key role in shaping and refining Business Growth’s internal systems and team operations, contributing to a high-performance culture.

Our Ideal Candidate

The role demands a bold, visionary leader who thrives at the intersection of theory, execution, and influence. You will be the driving force behind WG&S’ most transformative initiatives—scoping and shaping multi-year growth programs that span geographies, functions, and business units. You will be able to demonstrate strong conceptual thinking with the ability to define what needs to be done and translate vision into actionable roadmaps, comfortably navigating ambiguity and complexity. You will also have proven success in aligning diverse stakeholders on goals and delivery plans, from Executive Board members to regional and functional leaders. The ideal candidate will be energised by challenge and the need to balance competing priorities.

What we can offer you

• We offer a competitive salary and benefits which are designed to promote our employees financial wellbeing. Employees are also eligible to participate in a bonus plan.
• Our employees enjoy a generous holiday entitlement and an opportunity to ‘buy’ or ‘sell’ some holiday entitlement.
• Private Healthcare and Doctor@Hand (remote GP service).
• Our employees can join a defined contribution pension plan. Employees contribute either 4% or 5% of salary, the company contributes 8% or 10% depending on the employee contribution. Employee contributions can be made through salary sacrifice.
• Our Employee Assistance Programme offers practical, impartial support on everyday matters ranging from medical, financial and legal to home and family issues.
• Our Life Assurance cover is a multiple of eight times your annual basic salary.
• Product allocation so that you can enjoy our fantastic portfolio of brands.
• Our Cycle to Work scheme allows you to hire a bike for an agreed length of time, and then snap it up for a fraction of its original value. All while making savings (at least 25%) and spreading the cost.
• Every employee has the opportunity to claim up to £1,000 per year for a charity or charities for which they have raised money, volunteered their time or personally donated.
• Learning resources to help you be your best self.

About William Grant & Sons

A HOME FOR RARE CHARACTERS

William Grant & Sons: a home where Rare Characters thrive.

We value every employee for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Every one of our colleagues has a role to play in helping us to achieve our growth ambitions.

At William Grant & Sons, our vision is to be A home where rare characters thrive. We value all colleagues for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We strive to create an environment where we can all be our best and bring our whole selves to work.

OUR AGILE WORKING PHILOSOPHY

Our agile working philosophy is to "Have your best work day everyday”.
Built on trust, we empower our rare characters to have their best work day every day. Where flexibility and positive working experiences help employees to feel connected and release potential across our teams.
We are open to discussing possible agile/flexible working options as part of the recruitment process.

INCLUSIVE RECRUITMENT PROCESS

Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive.

William Grant & Sons