About the Role
We are seeking a Senior Client Partner with experience in apprenticeships, levy-funded programmes, or structured workforce development to drive growth. This commercially focused role involves opening new partnerships, securing apprenticeship programmes, and developing long-term workforce solutions with enterprise clients. You will identify opportunities, engage senior stakeholders, and position apprenticeships as strategic workforce solutions.
Responsibilities
- Take ownership of building and growing apprenticeship partnerships across new and existing clients.
- Help organisations create sustainable workforce strategies through structured capability development.
- Lead complex sales cycles, develop commercial proposals, and secure long-term partnerships.
- Open new Academy apprenticeship accounts and secure new business.
- Build relationships with enterprise stakeholders across HR, Technology, Finance, and Transformation.
- Secure Master Service Agreements (MSAs) and programme agreements.
- Develop multi-year apprenticeship roadmaps aligned to workforce planning and transformation objectives.
- Identify opportunities to expand Academy services through associate deployment and upskilling programmes.
- Run structured sales processes across complex stakeholder groups.
- Build ROI-led business cases that demonstrate the commercial value of apprenticeship investment.
- Manage procurement processes and commercial negotiations.
- Maintain an accurate sales pipeline and contribute to Academy go-to-market strategy.
Requirements
- Experience within apprenticeships, levy-funded programmes, or structured workforce development.
- Proven track record of opening new accounts and winning new business in a B2B environment.
- Experience securing MSAs and managing commercial negotiations.
- Familiarity with structured sales methodologies such as MEDDICC or MEDDPICC.
- Confidence engaging senior stakeholders across HR, Technology, and Finance.
- Strong commercial acumen and the ability to build compelling business cases.
- A collaborative approach, working effectively across Sales, Recruitment, and Delivery teams.
Location
- London
Work Type
- Hybrid
- 4 days a week in office
- 2 weeks per year remote
Experience Level
- Senior
Benefits
- Up to 30 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays
- Birthday off
- Christmas closure period
- Subsidised gym membership
- Weekly in-office massages
- Access to professional mental health support and resources
- Enhanced maternity pay
- Regular team socials
- Performance incentives and rewards
- Discounted private health and dental plans
- Annual company ski trip
About the Company
- La Fosse helps organisations solve complex technology and transformation challenges through talent, consulting, and long-term capability building.
- We partner with organisations across enterprise and high-growth sectors to deliver solutions that make a lasting impact.
- La Fosse Academy helps clients build sustainable digital capability through apprenticeship pathways, associate deployment, and structured training programmes.
- We are investing in our Academy team due to growing demand from enterprise organisations looking to develop long-term skills pipelines.
