Overview
In this role you drive the partner integration agenda, coordinating across service lines to accelerate commercial value and cultural connection. You will partner with senior leaders to turn business cases into actionable plans, oversee onboarding, and manage risks and milestones. The role sits at the heart of growth and collaboration, shaping how new partners integrate into the firm and contribute to strategy. You’ll work in a high-paced, inclusive environment that values curiosity and delivering impact.
Pay / Benefits
- Tailored development programmes and coaching
- Flexible bank holidays
- Pension, life assurance and private medical
- Holiday purchasing
- Discounts and gym memberships
Responsibilities
- Own and deliver the Partner integration strategy aligned with growth priorities
- Govern partner business cases and ensure clear success measures
- Translate business cases into tailored integration plans and mobilise execution
- Lead end-to-end onboarding and integration across cultural, commercial, and operational dimensions
- Identify and resolve integration risks, raising blockers early
- Run formal review milestones (4, 12, 26, 52 weeks) and report to senior leadership
- Develop and maintain integration collateral, playbooks, templates, and reporting standards
- Collaborate with Sponsoring Partners, service line leadership, and Central Acceleration Services to drive outcomes
- Feed insights from partner outcomes back into future recruitment and integration strategy
- Push continuous improvement to shorten time to commercial impact and enhance cultural connection
Key requirements
- Experience in a professional services environment with senior stakeholders
- Ability to drive commercial outcomes
- Credibility and influence to align diverse teams
- credibility
- influence
- stakeholder management
- strategic planning
- program/project management
- risk assessment and mitigation
Partner Integration – Associate Director in Leeds employer: Grant Thornton
Grant Thornton is an exceptional employer, offering a vibrant work culture that prioritises collaboration and innovation. With a strong focus on employee growth, you will have the opportunity to mentor junior staff while working with a diverse portfolio of large corporate clients in a globally connected environment. The flexible working options further enhance the work-life balance, making it a rewarding place to build your career in tax advisory.
