Client Partnership Lead

慨正橡扯; Leeds; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days bookable holiday

Pension contributions

Aviva healthcare cover

Flexibenefit £1000 allowance

Life Assurance

Income Protection

Eye test and first pair of glasses

Generous Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave

Job summary

慨正橡扯 in Leeds is looking for a Client Partnership Lead to take charge of new client opportunities, focusing on larger businesses. You will build relationships with CIOs, CTOs, and other senior leaders, helping them navigate challenges in digital and software development.

With strong Enterprise Business Development experience, you will thrive in a collaborative environment that values curiosity and growth. The position offers 25 days of holiday, pension contributions, and healthcare cover.

Qualifications

• Must have significant Enterprise Business Development experience in consulting and technology services.
• Excellent relationship management skills, able to build relationships quickly.
• Working knowledge across digital, business strategy, AI, marketing, and technology.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of new client opportunities and focus on larger businesses.
• Build relationships with CIOs and other C-suite executives.
• Win new clients and navigate complex environments.

Skills

Enterprise Business Development experience

Excellent relationship management skills

Pro-active hunting attitude

Working knowledge of digital, business strategy, AI

Job description

About you:

• You care deeply about producing high-quality work that delivers real value
• You’re comfortable navigating ambiguity and solving complex problems collaboratively
• You bring strong expertise in your craft, alongside a willingness to keep learning
• You communicate clearly and build trust quickly with clients and teammates
• You’re pragmatic, adaptable and outcome-focused
• You enjoy sharing knowledge and helping others grow
• You value low-ego collaboration and enjoy working as part of multidisciplinary teams

What you’ll bring to the table:

• As a Client Partnership Lead, you will be responsible for taking ownership of all scales of new client opportunities with more of a focus on larger businesses, from prospecting, through initial contact and qualification through to close.
• Build great relationships - Really get to know and understand CIO/CDO/CTO/CEOs. Help them solve their key problems and challenge their thinking and approaches to digital and software development.
• Understand the tech and professional services landscape - Bring a wider business and technology perspective. Know the technical and business landscapes, including where the challenges and opportunities lie.
• Win new clients as part of a team - Take the lead on opportunities from prospecting and initial contact to close. Navigate complex environments, pulling together multiple strings to close effectively. Working as part of a small BD team in the region with accountability for an annual target.
• You will be measured with a clear focus on the number and quality of new clients won by yourself and the team.

• You’ll have significant Enterprise Business Development experience in consulting, technology professional services in favour of product based organisations
• Must have a pro‑active, hunting attitude and work ethic to building your network, prospecting and making things happen.
• Excellent relationship Management skills - very strong at building relationships quickly and following a well organised collaborative way
• Working knowledge across three or more of the following - digital, business strategy, AI, marketing, technology, Agile, change management and business transformation.
• Credible at C Suite and Head Of Level - Aware of the challenges facing senior leaders, able to support their thinking and approach to solving these challenges.

Why join AND Digital?

We’re building a culture where talented people can do meaningful work, continue growing, AND enjoy the journey along the way.

Our model is designed to build belonging and connection: we’re organised into regional ‘Clubs’ of no more than 80 people, so you (and our clients) get the benefits of that small company feel while also being connected to a larger whole.

Our Practice Areas act as a ‘second home’ for our ANDis – a place where you can innovate and learn with like‑minded experts who care deeply about their craft, support each other generously, and believe the best ideas come from collaboration, not hierarchy.

Our culture is rooted in our values of Wonder, Share and Delight, and shows up through five traits that we celebrate and nurture in all our ANDis: we value curiosity, ambition and a growth‑mindset. We are deeply client‑centric. Most important of all we are human - we create an inclusive environment where people feel trusted, supported and able to be themselves.

By joining AND, we’ll provide:

• 25 days bookable holiday + flexible Bank Holidays
• Pension: 6% of salary paid by AND Digital with a further 2% paid by you (can be increased by choice).
• Aviva healthcare cover (including pre‑existing condition cover) for you.
• Flexibenefit: £1000 assigned to you via our benefits portal to select or upgrade the benefits that suit you the most. Any unused allowance from the £1000 can be taken as cash.
• Life Assurance.
• Income Protection.
• Eye test + first pair of glasses.
• Parental Benefits: Generous Enhanced Maternity and Enhanced Partner (Paternity) Leave.

Equal Opportunities Statement

Diversity and inclusion are hugely important to us, and we’re committed to providing equal opportunities for all. We’re actively recruiting for a diverse and inclusive workforce so want to ensure we do everything we can to support your application.

We want you to feel safe and empowered to let us know if you need any adjustments to be made to your application or interview process, so please speak to our recruitment team.