Business Development & Growth Leader (Europe)

This is an exciting opportunity to join CompanionCo at a pivotal stage of its growth working closely with Moore Kingston Smith and other leading European firms to shape and accelerate digital transformation across a fast-growing pan-European professional services group.

Job Title: Business Development & Growth Leader

Location: Flexible within Europe. This role can be based in any country where CompanionCo operates with regular travel across Europe.

About CompanionCo
CompanionCo is a pan-European professional services group bringing together leading accounting audit tax and advisory firms across Europe. Backed by Waterland Private Equity the group is building a collaborative platform that combines strong local identities with the scale capability and reach of a European organisation.

The group includes established firms and current entities include Moore Kingston Smith (UK&I) Moore Belgium (BE) Moore DRV (NL) Auren (Spain) and Moore Intaria (Germany) with further expansion underway across Europe.

Each firm retains its entrepreneurial culture and deep local expertise while working together through CompanionCo to support clients with increasingly international needs.

CompanionCos ambition is to become the leading mid-market professional services provider in Europe particularly for growing and internationally active businesses. The focus is on practical high-quality advice cross-border collaboration and creating sustainable value for clients employees and partners.

The central CompanionCo team operates as a lean enabling function. Rather than replacing local leadership it works in close partnership with country firms to support growth integration and collaboration across the group.

The Role

CompanionCo is seeking a senior Business Development and Growth Leader to design and drive its organic growth strategy across Europe. This is a group-level role operating across multiple countries firms and service lines with a focus on enabling cross-border collaboration strengthening commercial capability and unlocking growth in the European mid-market.

Working closely with country-level Business Development leaders and senior stakeholders the role combines strategic direction with hands-on execution. It plays a key role in shaping how CompanionCo goes to market as a pan-European professional services platform while respecting strong local identities.

Key responsibilities

• Design coordinate and embed the groups organic growth strategy across all countries and business units
• Act as the central connector between country Business Development leaders aligning initiatives around shared priorities and target segments
• Enable cross-border business development through joint go-to-market initiatives international desks and collaborative sales activity
• Strengthen business development capability across the group including tools methodologies data and skills development
• Support the development of senior Business Development leadership and talent at both group and country level
• Drive visibility of pipeline performance and progress against growth objectives through clear reporting and governance
• Foster a collaborative low-ego commercial culture focused on execution client value and sustainable growth

Key Skills Experience and Qualifications

• Significant senior-level experience in business development growth or commercial leadership roles ideally within professional services consulting or advisory environments
• Strong track record operating in international multi-entity organisations with complex stakeholder landscapes
• Experience within private equity-backed or high-growth environments is highly desirable
• Pragmatic hands-on leadership style with the ability to move between strategy and delivery
• Strong change management capability particularly in integration or transformation contexts
• Excellent communication skills with the credibility to operate at senior leadership level across multiple countries
• Demonstrates a collaborative leadership style and operates effectively in complex international environments
• Fluency in English is essential; additional European languages are an advantage

Additional notes

• This role can be based in any European country where CompanionCo operates (Belgium United Kingdom Ireland Netherlands Germany or Spain)
• Employment will be via the local firm with costs recharged to CompanionCo
• This role involves regular European travel with flexibility around planning and scheduling wherever possible

CompanionCo values diversity of thought background and experience and welcomes applications from individuals who bring an inclusive mindset and different perspectives.