Strategic Partnerships Development Manager

One of our clients is looking for a Strategic Partnerships Development Manager in London- 3 days to office

If you are available and interested in this opportunity, please reply with your latest CV and best available time to discuss this. Below is the job specs for your reference.

Job Title: Strategic Partnerships Development Manager
Job Duration: 12 months
Location: London, UK (Hybrid; Tues-Thurs in office. Monday & Friday remote)

Job Description

Description:

As a Strategic Partnerships Development Manager, you are a relationship builder that thrives in a fast-paced environment, successfully navigates internal processes, products, and teams, and revels in managing complex and strategically important partnerships for us. You manage and/or deepen relationships with partners, execute agreements, and track impact, enabling us to be successful. You possess strong skills in relationship-building, negotiation, project management, and collaboration.

Responsibilities include:
- Drive end-to-end partner/supplier experience to ensure deal integration which includes negotiating and finalizing contracts, executing on account plans, pitching to partners/suppliers, resolving partner issues and advocating on behalf of partner/supplier.
- Drive partner strategy, including new partner/supplier and opportunity prospecting. Conduct partner/industry research and collaborate on product strategy.
- Build and maintain strategic relationships with external partners and internal stakeholders/teams to drive the best partner/supplier experience and ensure product excellence.
- Drive managing partner engagement and relationship by tracking business metrics and insights, building business forecasts, and ensuring strong brand/reputation management.

Minimum role qualification requires proficiency in:
- Oral & Written Communication
- Opportunity and pipeline management
- Data analysis, synthesis and reporting
- Navigating Complexity
- Deal negotiation
- Project Management and Planning
- Stakeholder management
- Executive influence
- Contract knowledge
- Industry knowledge