Manager Loyalty & Partnerships

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Dubai seeks a Manager Loyalty & Partnerships. This role involves developing and owning the entire partnerships management strategy, collaborating with senior management, negotiating deals, and maintaining relationships with partners. Strong interpersonal skills, leadership abilities, and a results-oriented mindset are essential. Ideal candidates will also demonstrate effective time management and financial modeling skills. This is an excellent opportunity to drive strategic partnerships in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Proven strong interpersonal and intrapersonal skills.
• Demonstrable leadership and negotiation skills.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration experience.
• Basic understanding of financial modeling and budgeting.
• Effective problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and own the Partnerships management strategy.
• Create a systematic approach to partner outreach and management.
• Collaborate with management to align goals with partnerships.
• Negotiate deals following bank's guidelines.
• Maintain relationships with current partners and seek new opportunities.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Leadership

Negotiation

Presentation

Cross-functional collaboration

Financial modeling

Budgeting

Forecasting

Problem solving

Time management

Job description

Role: Manager Loyalty & Partnerships

Location: Dubai

Role Purpose:

To develop and own the entire Partnerships management strategy

Key Accountabilities of the role

• Create a systematic, process-driven approach to partner outreach and relationship management
• Research partners, identify key players and generate interest
• Collaborate with senior management and other marketing teammates to align our internal goals with new and existing partner relationships
• Negotiate and finalize deals in accordance with bank’s contract guidelines, policies (Sharia), budgets and best interest.
• Show inter and intrapersonal skills to our colleagues and partners as you will represent our brand and be our partners’ liaison internally and externally.
• Forecast, measure, and report the results of various campaigns with partners, including co-created and/or co-branded content promotions.
• Maintain a great relationship with current partners and propose new opportunities to grow the partnership
• Manage the end-to-end communication process by liaising with different internal teams so all approvals are in place before go live.
• Run frequent market analysis and benchmark exercises

Specialist Skills / Technical Knowledge Required for this role

• Strong inter and intrapersonal skills
• Strong leadership, negotiation, and presentation skills
• Strong cross-functional collaboration
• Basic financial modeling, budgeting and forecasting skills
• Sharp problem solving and decision-making skills
• Results oriented: is self-motivated driven by the need to succeed
• Demonstrates high levels of personal organization, always delivering on time. Plans effectively to deliver goals.
• Development: self-analytical; and takes accountability for own development