Managing Director. Job in Manchester Education & Training Jobs

Projecting Success; Manchester; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading professional services company as a Managing Director, driving commercial growth and operational execution. You'll build strategic partnerships and lead a mission-driven team, shaping the UK's project delivery landscape through innovation and impactful practices. If you're a people-focused leader ready for a challenge, we want to hear from you.

Benefits

Long-term incentive alignment

Flexibility and autonomy

Supportive and capable team

Qualifications

• Proven experience in leading a high-growth consultancy or transformation-focused business.
• Ability to navigate complexity and build trusted relationships.
• Experience in scaling professional services and leading teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead commercial growth and strategic partnerships.
• Enhance client and partner relationships through high-trust engagements.
• Ensure consistent, high-quality delivery of training and advisory services.
• Develop a high-performing team with clear accountability.

Skills

Commercial growth

Client relationships

Operational leadership

Team leadership

Strategic collaboration

Job description

Managing Director - Help Us Redefine How the UK Delivers Major Projects

Location: England based, within 2 hours travel of London

Contract: Full-time, Permanent

Package: >£100k + performance bonus + long-term incentive (e.g. EMI options or similar)

At Projecting Success, we're on a mission to transform how major projects are delivered - across government, infrastructure, defence, and industry.

We're not your typical consultancy. We're a next-generation professional services company built around a powerful ecosystem that combines training, strategic advisory, technical delivery, and open innovation.

Our ambition? To redefine project delivery through data, AI, and a movement of skilled professionals who are ready to think differently - and deliver differently.

At the heart of our approach is a thriving ecosystem:

• We build industry-wide capability through government-funded apprenticeships and training that inspires, upskills, and unlocks new possibilities.
• We partner with forward-thinking organisations to codify what works, embed high-end capabilities, and shape smarter ways of delivering complex projects.
• We support clients with real-world expertise, from variance analytics and risk intelligence to AI strategy and implementation.
• We connect the dots through a growing open-source community, a coalition of change-makers, and a body of thought leadership that challenges the status quo.

This flywheel is gaining momentum - and now we're looking for a Managing Director to help us scale this model - building the partnerships, systems, and commercial infrastructure to make it fly.

What you'll be doing

As Managing Director, you'll lead the operational and commercial execution of the business. You'll be responsible for:

• Commercial growth - developing our tiered services, shaping our value proposition, and converting interest into long-term strategic partnerships
• Client and partner relationships - building high-trust engagement with clients, suppliers, and ecosystem partners who share our mission
• Ecosystem development - strengthening our coalition, community, and networks to amplify national impact and foster cross-organisational learning
• Operational leadership - ensuring the consistent, high-quality delivery of our training, advisory, and technical support services
• Impact and insight - capturing and communicating ROI from project and apprenticeship initiatives, and using insight to shape the future of data-driven project delivery
• Organisational maturity - embedding systems, leadership capacity, and performance visibility to support future strategic investment and succession
• Team leadership - developing a high-performing, values-led team with clear accountability and delivery discipline
• Strategic collaboration - working closely with the CEO to convert vision into traction and help shape the next chapter of the business
• Next phase - Helping to prepare for the next phase of the business growth, including potential external investment.

Who we're looking for

You're a commercially focused, people-first leader. You understand how to scale a professional services business, build trusted client relationships, and lead teams through complexity with calm and clarity.

You've likely led a high-growth consultancy, training provider, or transformation-focused business - and now want to do something that matters. You're comfortable navigating ambiguity, energised by delivery, and motivated by the opportunity to help shape a future-fit organisation.

What we offer

• A senior leadership role in a nationally recognised mission-driven business
• A unique opportunity to help reshape the UK's project delivery ecosystem
• A capable and committed team, clear strategy, and credible client base
• Long-term incentive alignment (e.g. EMI or similar structure)
• A platform with momentum, backed by real results and meaningful impact
• Flexibility, autonomy, and the space to lead with purpose

If you're ready to build something that lasts - and lead the next chapter of an ambitious, values-driven business - we'd love to hear from you.