📌 Job Title: Senior Business Development Manager

📍 Location: Manchester – Office-Based (client visits as needed)

💷 Salary: Negotiable + Bonus

🚗 Requirement: Must hold a valid driving license

📊 Reporting to: Head of Sales (Manchester)

🚀 Join the Fast Lane of Strategic Growth

At CBTax, we’re not just winning business, we’re shaping the future of innovation funding. As one of the fastest-growing R&D tax consultancies in the UK & Ireland, we’re scaling up our Sales team in Manchester and need a high-impact Senior BDM to lead from the front.

This isn’t just a sales role, it’s a growth engine. You’ll own the full cycle: opening doors, building commercial trust, and driving deep account growth. You’ll also act as a strategic bridge between our BDMs and Head of Sales, mentoring, influencing, and amplifying performance across the region.

💼 What You’ll Do

• Own and expand a portfolio of commercial relationships across target sectors (tech, engineering, manufacturing, and more)
• Drive high-quality new business through outbound prospecting, referral networks, and partnerships
• Grow accounts through consultative selling, strategic upsell, and cross-functional collaboration
• Mentor and guide BDMs; act as the escalation point between field sales and leadership
• Attend in-person meetings and networking events to deepen trust and close deals
• Partner with internal technical teams to deliver a seamless client experience

🎯 What You’ll Bring

• Proven success in B2B sales within a professional services environment
• Track record of both new business generation and account development
• Gravitas to influence senior stakeholders and guide commercial discussions
• Comfort operating autonomously in a fast-paced, performance-driven culture
• A full UK driving license (travel to client sites required)

💥 What You’ll Get

• Clear path to leadership: This role is built for impact and progression
• Competitive salary + uncapped bonus
• Office-first culture with autonomy for field work
• Direct access to leadership and the opportunity to help shape strategy
• Work with sharp minds in a values-led, ambitious team

💼 Perks & Benefits

• Performance Bonus

• Bupa Private Healthcare

• 5% Pension Contribution

• Electric Car & Cycle to Work Scheme

• Tech Purchase Scheme

• Lifestyle Flex Benefits

• Recognition + Promotion Pathways

💡 Why CBTax?

We’re not your typical tax consultancy.

CBTax is one of the UK & Ireland's fastest-growing R&D firms, backing innovation and building something bold. Here’s why top performers join us:

• High-growth, no fluff – We scale fast and promote faster.
• Autonomy + impact – No red tape, just real ownership.
• Smart, driven team – High standards. High trust. No passengers.
• Purpose-led work – Every deal helps fund UK innovation.

If you’re ambitious, sharp, and ready to lead, this is your platform.

🤝 Inclusion

We welcome talent from all backgrounds. If you need any accommodations during the recruitment process, let us know.