Commercial Lead (cross pillar) - Band U - Commercial - Counter Terrorism Policing HQ

Salary: The starting salary is £77,775, which includes allowances totalling £3,009. The salary is broken down as £74,766 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £82,362. Plus, a location allowance of £2,009 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000. Location: Brompton/London Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 26 May 2026.

As the challenge of protecting London evolves so must the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS). Thanks to large-scale transformation, we are developing so we can make life safer for over 9 million Londoners. As a Commercial Lead, your procurement expertise will contribute towards improving our policing activities, our capability to reduce crime, ensuring we deliver on our pledge to Londoners: More Trust, Less Crime & High Standards.

The role Commercial Lead (cross pillar) for Counter Terrorism Policing

As part of a larger team, you will collaborate across multi-disciplinary teams and enable front line policing and best value. No two days are the same and you will gain invaluable commercial experience, helping to deliver commercial solutions in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

In return, you will have the opportunity to make the role your own: increasing innovation, delivering social value to communities in London, lead category strategies, influencing commercial strategy, procurement and execution of Contracts. Your experience in developing commercial models that create best value in procurements will directly benefit front line policing in London, the UK and globally.

The MPS can offer you a competitive salary, flexible working and benefits, with excellent career and professional development.

This is a high-profile role in which you will regularly liaise with senior business stakeholders at Management Board level. You will work across the CT missions supporting the business to procure and manage contracts of a sensitive nature. You will provide commercial solutions and manage the commercial deals for complex organisational challenges and those that are operationally sensitive and important, across a range of category areas (Property, Fleet, Operational, Technology,

Professional Services) to meet business demand within the national CT policing network. This is a new position and you will be adept at independent working, creating the category area and working with and supporting colleagues across the commercial team to drive the category forward and to deliver value for money, innovation and compliant solutions whilst providing a trusted service to stakeholders.

Other roles within the team include Tech, Digital Capabilities, Research and Professional Services and we anticipate there may be vacancies in these areas in shortly and would welcome applicants with experience in these areas.

How to apply To begin your career at the Met, please click the "apply button “. The application process requires a comprehensive CV, a Personal Statement, and an online application form. In your Personal Statement, you should explain your interest in the position and evidence how you meet the essential criteria. Please note that you should not submit two copies of your CV, and ensure that your documents are saved in either PDF or Word format, clearly labelled as CV and/or Personal Statement.

Once received, your application will be reviewed against eligibility criteria, following this, your application will be reviewed by the hiring manager.

Following application review, successful candidates will be invited to interview.