Head of Commercial

Head of Commercial

Up to £75,000 (£110k with OTE)

Remote (UK) + Travel

Deep Tech / Advanced Manufacturing

We're partnering with K3 Metrology, an early-stage deep-tech spinout from the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), to find their first Head of Commercial.

After more than a decade of research and development, K3 is preparing to bring Metralis, an advanced laser-based measurement system, into real-world manufacturing environments.

The ambition? To transform how large, complex structures are measured and assembled across industries including aerospace, defence and nuclear.

With established relationships across major industrial organisations and the research community, K3 has strong foundations. Now comes the challenge of turning that potential into commercial success.

They've spent years developing the technology. Now they need someone to help build the business around it.

The opportunity

This is a chance to become the first dedicated commercial hire in a small, ambitious technology business, working directly with the CEO and technical team to shape its route to market.

You won't inherit an established sales operation or a ready-made playbook. Instead, you'll identify where the technology can deliver genuine value, build relationships with manufacturers and research organisations, and turn those conversations into funded projects, paid pilots and ultimately system sales.

You'll have the freedom to shape the strategy, but also the responsibility to deliver results.

We're looking for someone who's excited by that accountability. Someone commercially hungry, proactive and motivated by the challenge of building something from the ground up.

What will you be doing?

• Opening doors: Building relationships with major manufacturers across aerospace, defence, nuclear and advanced manufacturing.
• Developing partnerships: Working with RTOs, Catapults and innovation centres to support technology demonstrations, collaborative funding and early adoption.
• Creating commercial opportunities: Identifying valuable applications for Metralis and progressing conversations into paid pilots, funded projects and equipment sales.
• Shaping the strategy: Working closely with the CEO and technical team to refine the route to market and establish a strong commercial pipeline.
• Taking ownership: Driving opportunities forward, navigating complex stakeholder relationships and maintaining momentum towards meaningful commercial outcomes.

What would success look like?

One of your biggest milestones will be helping K3 secure its first Metralis system purchase order, targeted for autumn 2027.

But success is about more than that first sale. It's about building a credible pipeline, securing paid industrial pilots, developing strategic partnerships and creating genuine demand for a technology that's approaching commercial deployment.

Ultimately, you'll be helping turn years of research and development into a commercially successful business, and playing a leading role in making that happen.

Who are we looking for?

We're open to different backgrounds. You might currently work in technical business development, technology commercialisation, strategic partnerships or specialist engineering sales.

What matters most is your ability to understand complex technology, build relationships and turn opportunities into commercial results.

Ideally, you'll bring:

• Experience commercialising emerging technologies or developing business within advanced manufacturing, engineering or industrial technology.
• Strong relationships with major industrial organisations, RTOs, Catapults or the wider research and innovation community.
• An understanding of complex procurement processes, collaborative projects or grant-funded innovation programmes.
• A track record of developing opportunities and converting relationships into tangible commercial outcomes.
• The confidence to engage with technical specialists and senior commercial decision-makers.
• A proactive, entrepreneurial mindset and the drive to take ownership of commercial progress.

Experience in metrology, precision measurement or industrial instrumentation would be an advantage, but isn't essential.

You don't necessarily need to have held a Head of Commercial title before, either. We're more interested in what you've achieved, the relationships you can bring and your appetite to make things happen.

Why K3?

Because this is an opportunity to have a genuine influence on the direction of a business.

You'll be joining at a pivotal stage, working alongside the people developing the technology and helping shape how it reaches its first customers.

It's a chance to build the commercial foundations of a growing deep-tech company, rather than simply manage an existing sales function.

What's on offer?

• Up to £75,000 base salary, plus performance-related bonus and commission.
• Remote working within the UK, with regular travel to customers, research partners and K3's facilities in North Wales.
• Direct access to the founders and technical leadership.
• The opportunity to shape the commercial function from the beginning.

If you're commercially driven, understand the world of advanced manufacturing and enjoy the challenge of bringing new technologies to market, we'd love to hear from you!