Partnerships Enablement Executive

Direct Line Group Careers; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance provider is seeking a Partnerships Enablement Executive. This role involves managing team systems, coordinating RFP submissions, and supporting go-to-market activities. The ideal candidate should have proven commercial experience, strong analytical skills, and excellent communication abilities. The position offers a hybrid work model with significant employee benefits including a pension scheme and insurance discounts. Join a company that values diversity and supports a greater work-life balance.

Benefits

9% employer contributed pension

50% off insurance products

Additional health and dental insurance

EV car scheme

Generous holiday allowance

Buy as you earn share scheme

Employee discounts and cashback

Qualifications

• Proven experience within insurance, financial services, mobility, or B2B sectors.
• Strong analytical skills with an understanding of pricing and profitability.
• Experience with RFPs and coordinating teams.
• Ability to create executable commercial frameworks.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Manage team systems and tools, ensuring effectiveness and recommending improvements.
• Maintain data accuracy and produce dashboards for leadership.
• Coordinate RFP and tender submissions for accuracy.
• Support go-to-market activities and event logistics.
• Verify completeness of partner documentation and track progress.
• Manage shared resources and maintain version control.
• Run operating rhythms, schedule reviews, and track milestones.
• Document and embed process improvements in the team.

Skills

Commercial or strategy experience

Financial modelling skills

Cross-functional coordination

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Tools

Confluence

JIRA

Job description

Partnerships Enablement Executive

Full time – Permanent

Hybrid working based in Leeds or London.

Direct Line is evolving. Across every part of our business, teams are embracing new opportunities and putting customers at the heart of everything they do. Whether you’re already part of Direct Line or thinking about joining us, you’ll have the chance not only to be recognised for your skills, but also to build on them and be empowered to do your very best.

What you’ll be doing:

• Manage team systems and tools (e.g. Confluence/JIRA): administer, refine, monitor usage, and report on effectiveness, recommending improvements to the Head of NPD.
• Maintain pipeline and reporting discipline: ensure accuracy of data and consistency of fields/stages; produce concise weekly dashboards and summaries for leadership.
• Coordinate RFP and tender submissions: gather required inputs from Finance, Legal, Compliance, Operations, and external partners; consolidate, format, and quality-check submissions; manage timelines to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Support go-to-market delivery: plan and coordinate partner-facing activities, including events, meetings, and exhibitions; manage logistics, invitations, supplier onboarding, purchase orders, and post-event follow-up.
• Support onboarding readiness: verify that all partner handover documentation, approvals, and templates are complete and current; liaise with the Onboarding team to confirm transfer and track early-stage progress.
• Maintain shared resources: manage the partnership response library, standard templates, and collateral; conduct content reviews when required with Commercial, Legal, and Marketing :maintain version control.
• Run the operating rhythm: maintain the team calendar, schedule pipeline reviews and checkpoints, circulate actions, and track delivery milestones; operate a simple intake/triage process for new requests.
• Identify and resolve operational gaps: document, communicate, and embed process improvements, playbooks, and guides that enhance clarity, consistency, and efficiency across the NPD function.

Our hybrid model offers a 'best of both worlds' approach. When you'll be in the office depends on your role and team but we are working towards 50% time in the office for 2026.

What you'll need:

• Proven commercial or strategy experience within insurance, financial services, mobility, or related B2B sectors.
• Strong financial modelling and analytical skills with an understanding of unit economics, pricing, and profitability drivers.
• Experience leading commercial inputs for RFPs and coordinating cross-functional stakeholders.
• Ability to turn strategic direction into executable commercial frameworks and pricing outputs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to produce executive-ready documentation.
• Highly organised; strong version control and documentation discipline. Collaborative experience across Finance, Pricing and Underwriting, Legal/Compliance, Operations, Marketing, and Partnership teams.

Benefits

• 9% employer contributed pension
• 50% off home, motor and pet insurance plus free Green Flag breakdown cover
• Additional optional Health and Dental insurance
• EV car scheme
• Generous holidays
• Buy as you earn share scheme
• Employee discounts and cashback
• Plus, many more

We want everyone to get the most out of their time at Direct Line. Which is why we've looked beyond the financial rewards and created an offer that takes your whole life into account. Supporting our people to work at their best – whatever that looks like — and offering real choice, flexibility, and a greater work-life balance that means our people have time to focus on the things that matter most to them. Our benefits are about more than just the money you earn. They're about recognising who you are and the life you live.

Be yourself

Direct Line is an equal opportunity employer, and we think diversity of background and thinking is a big strength in our people. We're delighted to feature as one of the UK's Top 50 Inclusive Employers and are committed to making our business an inclusive place to work, where everyone can be themselves and succeed in their careers.

We know you're more than a CV, and the things that make you, you, are what bring potential to our business. We recognise and embrace people that work in different ways so if you need any adjustments to our recruitment process, please speak to the recruitment team who will be happy to support you.