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Forty1 is the employee experience and internal communications consultancy within Inizio Engage XD. Grounded in behavioural science, powered by creativity, and strengthened by technology, we help organisations foster the mindsets, motivation, skills and culture that elevate impact and enrich working lives.
We have around 40 talented, creative and passionate consultants, researchers and project managers across Europe and North America. Together, we turn employee insight into ideas that connect; deliver communications that cut through the noise; empower managers to be champions of change; and design unforgettable experiences that become the fuel for the highest-performing teams.
With a strong track record, long-standing client partnerships and a suite of innovative solutions, we're entering an new chapter. As we help our clients navigate an AI-driven world, we're expanding our presence across sectors including healthcare, technology, defence, manufacturing, and professional and financial services.
This new role is central to helping us write that next chapter.
You will report into the Chief Growth Officer of Inizio Engage XD and working directly with Forty1's Managing Director in the UK.
This role can be fully remote.
The RoleWe're looking for a Business Development Leader with a strong, active network in employee experience and internal communications.
You'll open doors, build senior relationships, and turn conversations into high-value opportunities. You know how to shape early-stage challenges into clear briefs and move opportunities forward with pace and confidence.
What will you do...- Drive new business across priority sectors
- Leverage your existing network in employee communications/experience to generate opportunities
- Build relationships with senior HR, Internal Comms, Talent, and Transformation leaders
- Turn early conversations into defined briefs and commercial opportunities
- Partner with our internal teams to develop compelling proposals
- Maintain a strong pipeline and clear forecasting
- Established network within employee experience and internal communications (essential)
- Proven business development and sales capability
- 5+ years' experience in employee brand/communication, culture, learning, or change
- Ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders
- Strong commercial instincts and deal-shaping skills
- Collaborative, proactive, and results-driven mindset
- Competitive salary
- 25 days' annual leave plus public holidays, company closure over Christmas plus a personal day
- 3 days volunteering leave
- Private Medical Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Pension Scheme
- Hybrid working
- Group Income Protection
Engage XD is an unusually shaped communications group that creates experiences that inspire lasting change. We partner with clients to provide employee engagement, learning and training solutions, scientific engagement and capability building, all underpinned by applied behavioural science. We engage internal and external audiences through the creation and delivery of live and virtual experiences, film, digital, and immersive content.
Our family of brands is made up of: Emota, Forty1 and Nazarѐ.
We believe in our values: We empower everyone | We rise to the challenge | We work as one | We ask what if | We do the right thing and we will ask you how your personal values align to our values
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This is a hybrid remote/in-office role.
Don't meet every job requirement? That's okay! Our company is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you're excited about this role, but your experience doesn't perfectly fit every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this role or others.
