Job Description:

Partnership Manager

Location: Manchester / Hybrid
Salary: £60,000 – £70,000 per annum + Bonus + Benefits
Benefits: Opportunity to join a growing and highly regarded advisory business, Direct exposure to senior leadership and strategic decision-making, A role with genuine influence on company growth, Clear progression opportunities as the business expands, Flexible hybrid working and Competitive salary, bonus and benefits package.

About the Opportunity

Dunwall Associates are delighted to be representing a highly respected specialist tax advisory firm with ambitious growth plans across the UK.

As part of this growth strategy, we are seeking a Partnership Manager to develop and grow a network of professional introducers, creating new business opportunities and strengthening the firm's position within the professional services market.

This is a highly visible role, working closely with the Head of Sales, Partners and senior leadership team, with genuine scope to influence business growth and future direction.

The Role

The Partnership Manager will be responsible for building and managing relationships with key professional introducers including accountancy firms, law firms, corporate finance advisers, private equity firms and other professional services organisations.

The focus of the role is to generate high-quality opportunities through trusted partnerships and develop a sustainable referral network that supports the firm's continued growth.

Key Responsibilities

Partnership Development

• Develop and grow strategic relationships with professional introducers across the UK.
• Build strong relationships with Partners, Directors and senior decision-makers.
• Create and execute partnership plans to drive referral activity and revenue growth.
• Act as the primary contact for key partnership accounts.

Business Development & Origination

• Generate new client opportunities through the partner network.
• Identify, qualify and progress opportunities aligned to the firm's service offering.
• Work closely with Partners and technical teams to convert introductions into successful engagements.
• Maintain and manage a healthy pipeline of opportunities through CRM systems.

Market Engagement

• Represent the business at networking events, industry forums and client events.
• Support marketing initiatives including events, campaigns and thought leadership activities.
• Share market intelligence and partner feedback to support business growth.

About You

Essential

• Experience in partnership development, business development, account management or origination within professional services.
• Proven ability to build relationships with senior stakeholders.
• Strong commercial awareness and a track record of generating opportunities.
• Excellent communication, networking and relationship management skills.
• Self-motivated, organised and comfortable working autonomously.

Desirable

• Experience working with tax, accountancy, legal, corporate finance or advisory firms.
• Understanding of referral-led and introducer-based business models.
• Experience using HubSpot or similar CRM systems.
• An existing professional services network would be advantageous.

Success Measures

• Growth in referral revenue.
• New opportunities generated through partner relationships.
• Expansion of active introducer network.
• Pipeline value and conversion rates.
• Contribution to the firm's overall growth objectives.

If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience to be successful in this role click on “APPLY” today!

No agencies please.