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Strategic Partnerships Development Manager


Company : The Digital Recruitment Company


Location : Brighton, East Sussex


Created : 2025-06-21


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Strategic Partnerships Manager Job Type Permanent Salary: 40,000 - 50,000 Bonus Location: Brighton Hybrid 1- 2 days in the office (flexible) Consultant: Mags Rendle The Company Join a fast-growing, data-driven marketing technology company thats transforming how brands connect with consumers. Specialising in precision product sampling, this innovative team helps global names and emerging startups alike reach the right audiences with measurable impact. With cutting-edge tools, real-time analytics, and a collaborative culture, they empower marketing teams to drive engagement, boost sales, and deliver exceptional customer experiences. If you''re passionate about tech, creativity, and making a tangible difference in brand growth, this is the place to be. The Opportunity: We are looking for a highly motivated and ambitious Partnerships Manager to join their growing team and help build out their partnerships. Their partners provide them with media solutions and/or re-sell our platform and services. This exciting role means you will be managing and growing your own revenue stream and growing their partnerships to ensure other organisations have access to their solutions. Their partners cover beauty retailers, loyalty platforms (including O2 Priority), agencies (Publicis, Dentsu) and media partners (Conde Nast, Hearst etc). The partnerships team is always on the hunt to find new media partner channels for their clients to help them reach their perfect audience. This is an exciting time for the company as theyve just been named one of the 100 fastest-growing startups in the UK & Ireland, plus in the Top 100 Companies to work for. This role is a mid-senior role reporting into Associate Director, Strategic Partnerships. Requirements Identifying and prospecting new media partners that offer us access to the perfect audience groups across multiple industries, including beauty, snacking, pet and household Identifying and prospecting new reseller partners including publishers, retailers and agencies that work with relevant brands / in relevant categories Join and contribute to regular internal sales pipeline meetings Create pitch lists and research brands and partners that fit their growth plans Drive partner engagement by understanding and managing partner category, motivation, and goals, and finding scalable ways to regularly engage and excite partners Provide regular reports on partnership and campaign performance to both partners and internal teams Enable and educate their sales team to talk about their partners confidently What Were Looking For: Proven experience in partnerships or sales, with a track record of successful outreach, networking, and proposition development Be commercially savvy and find new opportunities and areas for growth Passion for deal-making and meeting new people Ability to cultivate and maintain strong relationships with partnership teams Excellent presentation and communication skills, with the ability to effectively engage senior stakeholders Articulate, ambitious, and proactive team player A bonus is having an established network of partner contacts and the ability to identify and develop innovative partnership opportunities that align with company strategy Benefits Hybrid working set-up Auto-enrolment in the company-wide benefits scheme EMI share options - be part of our growth journey Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance, Employee Assistance Programme & comprehensive well-being support package Generous holiday entitlement, including two weeks off at the end of the year Regular work social events including team lunches, Spa days, Go Karting, mini golf A bright, modern office within a co-working space in the heart of Brighton Additional requirements: Right to work in the UK (we cannot provide sponsorship). Ability to travel to our Brighton office once a month. Apply below and Mags will be in touch to discuss the company, the role and opportunity with you further. The Digital Recruitment Company is an Employment Business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. To apply for this role please contact us at: Mags Rendle 0203 640 2133 mags@digitalrecruitmentcompany.com www.digitalrecruitmentcompany.com