Head of Account Management – Contingent Labour / Professional Services
Leicestershire | Hybrid (3 days office / 2 days home)
This is a senior leadership role for someone who understands the contingent labour market and knows how to build, protect, and grow high-value client relationships.
You’ll take ownership of a portfolio of strategic B2B clients, acting as the commercial lead across service delivery, retention, and revenue growth. Alongside this, you’ll lead and develop a small account management function, setting the standard for how clients are engaged, reviewed, and retained.
The role sits at the intersection of commercial strategy, client success, and service delivery. You’ll work closely with technical and operational teams to ensure clients receive a consistent, high-quality, insight-led service, while identifying opportunities to expand relationships through cross-sell and up-sell.
This position is well suited to someone who has operated in recruitment, managed services, IR35/off-payroll, or wider contingent workforce solutions, and is comfortable being the senior commercial presence with clients.
Role:
1. Own and develop senior relationships with key contingent labour and compliance clients
2. Drive revenue growth through retention, expansion, and value-led commercial conversations
3. Lead, coach, and develop an account management team
4. Embed consistent account management and client review frameworks
5. Act as the senior escalation point for key accounts
6. Provide commercial reporting and insight to senior leadership
What they’re looking for
7. Proven senior account management or client success leadership experience
8. Strong background in the contingent labour, recruitment, or workforce solutions market
9. Commercially sharp, with a track record of growing revenue from existing clients
10. Confident leading senior stakeholder conversations
11. Experience managing or mentoring client-facing teams
12. Comfortable working across legal, technical, and delivery environments
Desirable
13. Exposure to IR35, off-payroll working, contractor compliance, or professional services
14. Experience within recruitment, insurance, tax, or consultancy environments
Package & benefits
15. Hybrid working (3 days office-based in Leicestershire)
16. Competitive salary and benefits package
17. Private healthcare
18. Strong pension
19. 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
20. Wellbeing allowance
21. Free on-site parking