Partnership Manager

Partnership Manager

Birmingham or Manchester (Hybrid/Flexible Working)

Competitive Salary + Bonus + Benefits

Permanent

Macildowie are working with this client based in Birmingham to recruit a Partnership Manager. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing professional services organisation where relationship building, commercial thinking and collaboration sit at the heart of its growth strategy.

This is an exciting role for an experienced business development or partnerships professional who enjoys developing long-term strategic relationships rather than transactional sales. You'll work closely with senior leadership to build referral partnerships, identify new opportunities and help drive sustainable business growth. The Role As Partnership Manager, you'll be responsible for developing and managing a network of professional introducers, creating meaningful relationships that generate new client opportunities.

Key responsibilities include

Building and developing relationships with professional introducers including accountancy firms, legal practices, corporate finance advisers and private equity contacts

Acting as the primary contact for key strategic partnerships

Creating partnership plans that generate consistent referral opportunities

Identifying and converting new business opportunities through existing and new relationships

Working alongside Partners and technical specialists to secure new client engagements

Monitoring partnership activity, pipeline performance and conversion rates

Collaborating with marketing on events, campaigns and thought leadership initiatives

Representing the business at networking events and industry functions

Sharing market insight to support future growth strategies

About You You'll be a commercially minded relationship builder who enjoys developing trusted professional networks.

You'll ideally have

Experience in partnerships, business development or account management within professional services

Excellent relationship-building and stakeholder management skills

A commercial approach with a focus on identifying opportunities

Strong organisational and communication skills

Experience working alongside legal, accountancy, tax or advisory firms would be advantageous

Experience using HubSpot or a similar CRM would be beneficial

What's on Offer

Opportunity to join a growing specialist professional services business

Visible role with genuine influence across the organisation

Flexible and hybrid working

Competitive salary, bonus and benefits

Excellent career progression

Collaborative and entrepreneurial culture

If your experience looks a little different but you believe you could excel in the role, we'd still love to hear from you! Interested? Click Apply Today!