Partner Manager - Phones & Broadband

Blue Light Card; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Private Medical Insurance

Annual bonus potential

Volunteer day

Pension scheme

Job summary

Blue Light Card is expanding its MMIB team and seeks a Partner Manager to run a portfolio of phones and broadband partnerships. You will foster trusted relationships, negotiate terms, and drive growth for members and partners while aligning with business strategy.

You’ll work with a close-knit team to shift from reactive requests to proactive opportunity spotting, delivering launches and campaigns, including eSIM, across the portfolio.

Qualifications

• Experience managing partner, affiliate or client accounts, owning the relationship.
• Proven ability to grow an account and build lasting relationships.
• Commercial awareness with negotiation skills.
• Proactive, self-motivated approach with initiative.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of phones and broadband partner accounts and their commercial results.
• Grow account value by spotting opportunities and presenting commercial cases to partners.
• Negotiate offers and terms balancing member benefits with business needs.
• Build trusted relationships with partners at all levels, from day-to-day contacts to senior stakeholders.
• Prioritise time to support larger strategic accounts while keeping others moving.
• Move from reactive to proactive partnership approaches with new ideas.
• Track account performance using data to shape plans.
• Collaborate with the partnerships team to deliver launches and campaigns, including eSIM.

Skills

Partner management

Account growth

Negotiation

Relationship building

Strategic planning

Communication

Industry familiarity (phones/broadband

Job description

The Role and the Team

Phones and broadband touch almost every member’s life, and they are a growing part of what Blue Light Card offers to our members. Our MMIB team (Motoring, Money, Insurance and Bills) is building out its phones and broadband partnerships, and we are looking for someone to help us take them further.

As a Partner Manager, you will look after your own portfolio of partner accounts, from major mobile networks to broadband providers, and take responsibility for how each one performs for us and for our members. This is a commercial role rather than a customer service one. You will build warm, trusted relationships, negotiate, and find ways to grow every partnership. You will report to one of our Category Leads, who will support you closely in your first few months and then trust you to run your accounts as your own.

Right now, a lot of the work is quick-turnaround requests. As the team gains more time and resource, you will help us move towards a more proactive approach, bringing ideas and opportunities to partners before they come to us. You will work alongside the wider partnerships team and a close-knit category team who care about getting this right.

What You’ll Do

• Manage a portfolio of phones and broadband partner accounts, taking responsibility for the relationship and the commercial results of each one
• Grow the value of your accounts by spotting opportunities and putting a clear commercial case to partners
• Negotiate offers and terms with partners, balancing what is best for our members with what works for the business
• Build trusted relationships with partners at every level, from day-to-day contacts to senior stakeholders
• Choose where your time will make the biggest difference, giving our larger strategic accounts extra attention while keeping the rest of your portfolio moving
• Help shift the way we work with partners from reacting to requests to planning ahead, bringing fresh ideas to the table
• Track account performance, using data to understand what is working and to shape your plans
• Work with colleagues across the partnerships team and wider business to deliver launches and campaigns, including our growing eSIM offer

What You’ll Bring

• Hands-on experience managing partner, affiliate or client accounts, where you owned the relationship
• Proven experience of growing an account and building strong, lasting relationships
• Commercial awareness and comfort negotiating, with the ability to put forward a clear and persuasive case
• A proactive, self-motivated approach: you are happy to get on with things without needing close direction, and you know when to ask for support
• Experience managing a sizeable portfolio of accounts, ideally around 10 to 15, with sound judgement on where to focus your effort. If you have managed fewer accounts but achieved great results, we would still love to hear from you
• Clear, friendly communication and strong interpersonal skills, with the common sense to work well with people at all levels
• Experience in phones, broadband or telecoms, affiliate or partnership management, or a regulated sector such as insurance or finance would be a bonus, but is not essential

Our Culture

Our mission is simple: make heroes happy. Our members are real-life heroes who keep us all safe, cared for, and thriving. It’s what gets us up in the morning, what makes us want to think bigger, and create something that truly matters. By focusing on their happiness, we create amazing experiences, deliver unrivalled discounts, innovative products, and world-class service.

We don’t just follow the usual path - we look for smarter, bolder ways to deliver real impact. We take ownership, move fast, and work shoulder to shoulder to build something special.

We promote hybrid working, and value in‑person collaboration so encourage time in our offices – either the HQ in Leicestershire, or London, Holborn office. The frequency and office location will vary depending on the role and team. We aim to be flexible, but we aren’t able to offer fully remote working.

Blue Light Card is an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive team where different perspectives and experiences help us grow, innovate, and better reflect the communities we serve. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. In the event of a high number of applications, we’ll prioritise candidates who meet both the essential and desirable criteria for the role.

What We Offer

• 25 days annual leave plus public holidays and an additional day off for your birthday
• A Moments that Matter day – one extra day of leave each year to use for something that matters to you
• Buy and sell holiday scheme of up to 5 days
• A volunteering/fundraising day – one paid day each year to give something back to the community
• Annual company bonus scheme – linked to both company and individual performance
• Your own Blue Light Card and exclusive access to thousands of discounts
• Personal growth fund of £450 per year to invest in your development
• Private Medical Insurance that includes cover for pre‑existing conditions
• Auto‑enrolment pension scheme via salary sacrifice, with 100% of employer NI savings reinvested into your pension
• Enhanced Maternity, Partner, Adoption and Shared Parental Leave
• Healthcare cash‑back plan
• Colleague Assistance Programme – 24/7 confidential support whenever you need it
• Hybrid working and flexible hours
• EV charging and free parking onsite at HQ
• Relaxed dress code and modern office space (games area, chill‑out areas, book club, free drinks and well stocked snack drawers!)
• On‑site gym including free HIIT and stretch classes at HQ