Company: Forty1
Location: Manchester
Posted: April 17th, 2026
Manchester, United Kingdom
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 work directly with Forty1’s Managing Director in the UK.
This role can be fully remote.
We are looking for an experienced Business Development Leader who can build on our foundations and unlock our next wave of growth. You will understand the worlds of employee communication, culture, learning, leadership and change—and bring the sales capability to turn meaningful conversations into high‑value opportunities.
You enjoy opening doors, connecting the right people and helping clients clarify what they need. You know how to turn early interest into a well‑formed brief, identify where Forty1 can create the most value, and move opportunities forward with pace, clarity and confidence.
If you’re energised by creating momentum, challenging convention and helping a high‑potential creative consultancy scale its impact, this role offers exactly that platform.
We’re looking for someone who brings a sharp eye for opportunity and the drive to convert it into meaningful growth. It means you’re likely to have:
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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