Partnerships Manager (EMIRATI)

Salt; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 400,000 - 640,000; Full time

Job summary

Salt is seeking a Partnerships Manager for an Abu Dhabi, UAE based opportunity. You will identify and develop strategic partnerships, manage senior stakeholders, and drive commercial growth across markets.

The role requires 8+ years of experience in partnerships or business development, with a strong commercial mindset and excellent negotiation and communication skills. You will work across internal teams to execute partnerships from concept to implementation.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in partnerships, business development or related field.
• Proven ability to build strategic relationships delivering measurable value.
• Strong commercial mindset with opportunity identification and negotiation skills.
• Excellent communication and senior stakeholder management abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple partnerships with a results focus.
• Proactive, relationship-driven with sound business judgement.

Responsibilities

• Identify potential partners and develop opportunities for growth and expansion.
• Build and maintain relationships with decision makers, external partners and stakeholders.
• Shape partnership propositions and lead commercial discussions for mutual value.
• Manage existing partnerships, evaluate performance and identify expansion opportunities.
• Collaborate with internal teams to bring opportunities from concept to implementation.
• Monitor market developments to grow and strengthen the partnership portfolio.

Skills

Partnerships

Business development

Strategic alliances

Commercial development

Relationship management

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Communication

Job description

We are hiring a 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫 for an 𝐀𝐛𝐮 𝐃𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐢, 𝐔𝐀𝐄 based opportunity.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify potential partners and develop opportunities that support business growth, market expansion, and wider commercial objectives.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key decision makers, external partners, and senior stakeholders.
• Shape partnership propositions and lead commercial discussions to create mutually beneficial agreements.
• Manage existing partnerships, evaluate their performance, and identify opportunities to expand or strengthen collaboration.
• Work across internal teams to bring partnership opportunities from initial concept through to successful implementation.
• Monitor market developments and emerging opportunities to continuously grow and strengthen the partnership portfolio.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in partnerships, business development, strategic alliances, commercial development, or a related field.
• Proven experience building and managing strategic relationships that deliver measurable commercial or business value.
• Strong commercial mindset with the ability to identify opportunities, develop compelling propositions, and negotiate effectively.
• Excellent communication, influencing, presentation, and senior stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage several partnerships and initiatives simultaneously while maintaining a strong focus on results.
• Proactive and relationship driven, with strong business judgement and the confidence to engage with senior internal and external stakeholders.

What makes this role strong

This is an opportunity to build high impact partnerships, create new avenues for growth, and play a direct role in strengthening the organisation’s commercial reach.