Senior Partnerships Account Manager

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As a Senior Partnership Accounts Manager, you'll be responsible for:

• Strategic Relationship Management: Serving as primary  point of contact for our Affinity Partnerships when liaising with Utility Warehouse and supporting the Director with our Strategic Corporate Partnership relationships. 
• Growth & Performance: Driving profitable growth and customer acquisition by identifying and optimising the most effective marketing and sales channels within each partnership
• Project Leadership: Manage the launch and scaling of new large-scale, National, corporate partnership relationships)
• Cross functional Collaboration: Liaising with internal teams such as Digital marketing, technology and operations to ensure partnership initiatives are supported by accurate briefs, playbooks and technical integrations
• Commercial Oversight: Working closing with the Director to manage contract renewals, negotiate new growth routes and oversee performance reporting
• Brand Advocacy: Act as a "mystery shopper” and champion to ensure the UW brand is represented accurately and effectively across all partnership touchpoints.

Qualifications

To be successful in this role you’ll need:

• Extensive Partnership experience: Proven track record in managing complex, multi-layered commercial partnerships, ideally within a regulated space such as financial services. You’ll be able to demonstrate success in growing customer numbers through Partnerships.
• Channel Marketing Experience: Deep understanding of how to stay “front of mind” within partnership relationships through digital journey, mailers, and event-based marketing. Experience of trade marketing or affiliate marketing is highly beneficial
• Stakeholder influence: The ability to communicate effectively at all levels, internally & externally. You’ll need to demonstrate experience of working with senior people at national organisations. 
• Commercial Acumen: - Experience in contract negotiation and a data-driven approach to performance tracking and ROI
• Operational Agility: A self-starter with the ability to build playbooks & documentation from scratch, in a fast paced environment.
• Attention to detail: You’ll be in the detail and be prepared to get stuck into process, analysis and administration work.
• Mobility: A willingness to travel nationally to nurture relationships and develop longer-term strategic plans on site.

Additional Information

So why pick UW?

We’ve got big ambitions so there’s going to be plenty of challenges. There are also a lot of benefits: 

• An industry benchmarked salary. We’ll share it during your first conversation.
• Share Options and a Save as You Earn scheme.
• Hybrid working, with 2 days in the office. (We’re definitely open to discussing flexible working arrangements)
• Electric Car salary sacrifice scheme through Tusker
• Discount on our services and you get our coveted Cashback Card for free. You’ll also get access to 100s of rewards and discounts through Perkbox
• A matched contribution pension scheme and life assurance up to 4x your salary. You can also access free mortgage advice and a financial wellbeing tool.
• Family-friendly policies, designed to help you and your family thrive.
• Discounted private health insurance, access to an Employee Assistance line and a free Virtual GP. Our wellbeing app Unmind supports your mental health.
• Belonging groups that help UW shape an even more inclusive future.
• A commitment to helping you develop your career journey through learning, coaching and new experiences

Apply here!  

You’ve got this far… Hit apply - we can’t wait to hear from you! Worried you don’t hit all the criteria? We welcome applications from diverse and varied backgrounds so get your application in and let’s chat!

Claire Fennell will be your point of contact throughout the recruitment process.

Not sure you meet all the requirements? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other underrepresented groups tend not to apply for jobs if they think they may not meet every qualification, when in fact they often do.

We provide equal opportunities, a diverse and inclusive work environment, and fairness for everyone. You are welcome to apply no matter your age, disability, gender, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. Please don’t be afraid to ask about what we can do to support your needs. All requests will be carefully and fairly considered.

Please note, if you are successful and offered a role at UW, you will be subject to a background check. Where checks are unsatisfactory or incomplete and/or a failure to reveal information relating to convictions that you are required to identify as part of the background checks, could lead to withdrawal of an offer of employment.