Strategic Partnerships Manager

Title: Strategic Partnerships Manager

Location: Huddersfield (Hybrid, 3 days in the office)
Salary: £35,000 - £40,000

Overview

A growing UK-based organisation operating across partnerships, rewards and consumer engagement is seeking a Strategic Partnerships Manager to support both UK and international growth.

This newly created role will play a key part in launching and developing an international cinema partnership portfolio across Germany, Poland and additional territories, while continuing to support an established UK client base.

The position offers exposure to premium, high-profile partners and the opportunity to influence long-term partnership strategy and commercial performance.

The Role

You will join a Strategic Partnerships function within a wider operations team, responsible for onboarding, managing and growing relationships with key clients and partners. These include a major UK mobile network's national rewards programme, a leading renewable energy provider, employee benefits platforms, and cinema partners across the UK and internationally.

The role requires a proactive relationship owner who consistently delivers outstanding service, ensures contractual obligations are met, and identifies opportunities for growth and additional revenue across both existing partnerships and new prospects.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and develop senior client relationships through proactive communication and regular engagement.
• Manage and grow relationships across UK and international cinema partnership portfolios.
• Collaborate with partners and internal teams to design initiatives that increase engagement and product uptake.
• Work closely with international stakeholder teams to build long-term, value-driven partnerships.
• Apply broad commercial and industry knowledge across marketing, technical, data, insight and operational functions.
• Lead and contribute confidently in client meetings, presenting performance updates, product developments and market insights.
• Use data and market intelligence to identify growth opportunities and emerging trends.
• Coordinate internal stakeholders to respond efficiently to client requests and deliver solutions.
• Prepare performance reporting and actionable insights for senior leadership.
• Build strong internal and external stakeholder relationships to resolve challenges effectively.
• Represent the organisation at industry events and conferences.
• Ensure all contractual obligations are met, maintaining compliance and trust.
• Support the development and execution of partnership growth strategies alongside senior leadership.

Required Skills and Experience

• Confident, proactive and self-motivated, with a clear track record of delivering against objectives.
• Strong strategic and commercial acumen, with experience driving growth through partnerships.
• Excellent communication skills, able to engage senior internal and external stakeholders.
• Comfortable operating across both informal and senior stakeholder environments.
• Experience in a client management, partnerships or account management role.
• Strong understanding of market dynamics and partnership-led business models.

Additional Skills

• Strong interpersonal and communication capability.
• Analytical mindset with strong attention to detail.
• Creative, strategic and commercially focused.
• IT confident, particularly in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong industry awareness.
• Able to manage competing priorities under pressure.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills.

Desirable

• Experience within, or exposure to, the entertainment or consumer engagement sectors.

Apply Now

If you are an experienced partnership manager looking for a enterprise platform, strong operational support, and the opportunity to build long term client relationships, this role offers a compelling next step.

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