Private Busines ICI R&D Director

PwC; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Empowered flexibility

Private medical cover

Volunteering days

Job summary

PwC is seeking an experienced Director to lead our R&D tax practice within the national Innovation and Capital Incentives team, focusing on Private Business. Based in Reading with a flexible mix of office, home and client-site work, you will grow the Private Business proposition and guide senior client discussions.

You will provide senior technical leadership on complex UK R&D tax matters, oversee claims, and collaborate across PwC to integrate R&D tax, Patent Box and capital

Qualifications

• Deep experience of UK R&D tax incentives.
• Led high-quality R&D tax claims with tax, finance, engineering and tech stakeholders.
• Translate complex technical issues into clear, commercially relevant advice.
• Proven business development record in Private Business.
• Inclusive leadership across a large, networked organisation.
• Entrepreneurial and growth-focused mindset.

Responsibilities

• Build senior relationships with privately owned and PE-backed businesses and convert opportunities into engagements.
• Provide authoritative technical leadership on UK R&D tax matters and HMRC interactions as needed.
• Collaborate across PwC, linking R&D tax, Patent Box, capital allowances and funding to client agendas.
• Coach and develop the team, driving an inclusive, high-performing national group using data and tech to improve delivery.

Skills

R&D tax incentives

Client relationship management

Leadership and coaching

Business development

Stakeholder management

Education

Relevant professional qualification or equivalent experience

Job description

About This Role

PwC's national Innovation and Capital Incentives (ICI) team helps clients access tax incentives that support investment, innovation and growth, across R&D tax, Patent Box and capital allowances. Our clients range from privately owned and entrepreneurial businesses to multinationals and public sector bodies. We are looking for an experienced Director to take a senior leadership role in our R&D tax practice, with a focus on Private Business. You will grow our Private Business proposition, provide senior technical and delivery leadership, and build the capability and profile of our national team. Our benefits include empowered flexibility, private medical cover and volunteering days.

About This Role

PwC's national Innovation and Capital Incentives (ICI) team helps clients access tax incentives that support investment, innovation and growth, across R&D tax, Patent Box and capital allowances. Our clients range from privately owned and entrepreneurial businesses to multinationals and public sector bodies. We are looking for an experienced Director to take a senior leadership role in our R&D tax practice, with a focus on Private Business. You will grow our Private Business proposition, provide senior technical and delivery leadership, and build the capability and profile of our national team. Our benefits include empowered flexibility, private medical cover and volunteering days.

What Your Days Will Look Like

• Building senior relationships with privately owned, entrepreneurial and private-equity-backed businesses, their advisers and intermediaries, and converting opportunities into lasting client engagements and a strong pipeline.
• Providing authoritative technical leadership on complex UK R&D tax matters, overseeing high-quality advice and claims, and leading senior client discussions and HMRC interactions where required.
• Working across PwC, particularly Private Business, to join up R&D tax, Patent Box, capital allowances and innovation funding around clients' innovation and investment agendas.
• Leading, coaching and developing our people, contributing to an inclusive, high-performing national team, and using technology, data and AI to improve quality, client experience and delivery efficiency.

This role is for you if

• You have deep experience of UK R&D tax incentives and the credibility to advise on complex matters.
• You have led high-quality R&D tax claims, engaging tax, finance, engineering and technology stakeholders.
• You can translate complex technical issues into clear, commercially relevant advice for senior clients.
• You have a proven business development record, an understanding of the Private Business market and an established network, or the ambition to build one.
• You are an inclusive leader who develops people and works well across a large, networked organisation.
• You hold a relevant professional qualification or equivalent experience, and bring an entrepreneurial, growth-focused mindset.

What You’ll Receive From Us

No matter where you may be in your career or personal life, our benefits are designed to add value and support, recognising and rewarding you fairly for your contributions.

We offer a range of benefits including empowered flexibility and a working week split between office, home and client site; private medical cover and 24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP; six volunteering days a year and much more.