Partnerships Manager

Here’s what you’ll be doing:

We’re looking for a Partnerships Manager to join our Partnerships team as we expand into new sectors, and grow our existing partnership base. 

Reporting to Lewis (Commercial Lead), you will be given accountability and autonomy to manage your accounts to deliver your budget, whilst developing our business at an exciting time within the Partnerships team.

As one of our Partnerships Managers, you’ll:

• be responsible for the management of your own Partnership accounts to drive performance to deliver against your budget, agreeing regular account plans, preparing meeting packs, pitches, proposals and other sales materials as necessary
• create strong, long lasting relationships both internally and externally in support of our Partnerships Strategy 
• use initiative to find solutions to problems and identify opportunities with support teams to deliver value to Simply Business
• lead commercial and contractual negotiations with your partners to deliver the best financial results for Simply Business whilst maintaining strong and lasting relationships
• manage allocated projects liaising with both internal and external partners as required to achieve a successful completion 

We’re looking for someone who is:

• highly organised and able to work on multiple projects concurrently in a fast paced environment
• experienced in managing, developing and growing customer acquisition within commercial partnerships settings
• adept at influencing direction, decisions, and execution across the wider business
• experienced in handling commercial and contractual negotiation - highly skilled, adept at achieving results in ambiguous circumstances
• of strong analytical mindset to analyse and report on account performance data to spot trends and keep key stakeholders abreast of activity

(We know it’s tough, but please try to avoid the ​​confidence gap​.​​ You don’t have to match all the bullet points above to be considered for this role.)

We encourage people of all different backgrounds and identities to apply. We are committed to maintaining an inclusive, supportive place for you to be you and do your very best work.

W indeed a results driven, commercially astute, highly organised and passionate team member. If you want to develop a career in commercial partnerships and you think you’ve got what we’re looking for, get in touch! Apply today.

About Simply Business

We insure small businesses and enable big dreams – not just for our customers, but for our people and communities too. With over 1,000,000 active insurance policies, we protect builders, bakers, landlords and more than 1,200 other trades.

We’re a technology company as well as one that sells insurance. That means we build, we fail, we learn and we improve. We’re a B Corp too, which recognises our strong track record of having a positive impact on people, society and the environment.

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What are the benefits of working at Simply Business?

We offer a great work-life balance where every team member has a manageable workload and the flexibility to work hybrid. 

On top of the 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), we offer leave that suits your needs. Plus the option to buy five more days of holiday with your flexible benefits. 

Our flexible parental leave allows you to approach an important time how you want – with six months full pay to the primary caregiver and four weeks full pay if you’re the secondary caregiver.

Our life event leave is an extra days leave every two years for those big moments in your life like moving house or your birthday. And as a thank you to our long-serving employees we offer a two week paid sabbatical after five years of service, then four weeks off after ten years of service.

And our core benefits can put your mind at ease with private medical insurance through BUPA, that covers any pre-existing condition. And a health cash plan that covers your everyday medical expenses.

We also make sure you’re compensated fairly with a competitive salary based on your experience and the market we’re in. Plus the potential to earn an annual bonus based on performance.

There’s access to the tools to support your personal development with programmes on our dedicated learning platform. As well as support for your mental health with access to counselling. 

We’ll match what you put into your pension up to five per cent. And pass on a tax-free sum that’s four times your basic salary with our life assurance policy, with the option to increase it to ten times through our flexible benefit scheme

Our salary sacrifice car scheme gives you the option to buy a brand new, fully insured, and maintained car for a convenient fixed monthly amount taken from your gross salary (after 6 months service).

And our flexible benefits scheme gives you an allocated amount to use each year on benefits like critical illness cover, dental insurance, travel insurance, or a gym membership.

Ready to join us and drive our success as a high-performing team? Apply today.