Partnerships Manager

Dow Jones; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global news provider is seeking a Partnerships Manager to act as an ambassador, driving partnerships and revenue growth. Ideal candidates will have a strong understanding of the media landscape and proven experience in relationship management and business negotiations. This role involves working closely with stakeholders and requires strategic thinking and excellent organizational skills, with a focus on cultivating mutually beneficial outcomes.

Benefits

Comprehensive Healthcare Plans

Paid Time Off

Retirement Plans

Education Benefits

Employee Referral Program

Qualifications

• Deep experience with media landscape and partnerships.
• Experience managing partnerships across media and associations.
• Ability to negotiate agreements and manage internal/external relationships.

Responsibilities

• Identify and engage with international media firms.
• Drive audience reach, subscription volume, and negotiate partnerships.
• Execute territory strategy with revenue targets.

Skills

Relationship management

Business negotiations

Strategic thinking

Project management

Stakeholder management

Education

5 years experience in strategic advisory

Job description

Overview

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world's largest news-gathering operations globally. It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America's largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barron's, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Investor's Business Daily, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, OPIS and Chemical Market Analytics. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).

The Dow Jones Partners and Licensing team maintains relationships with Partners and Licensors around the world. This role offers a single touch point for our partners in order to drive sustainable revenue growth via mutually beneficial Partnerships for Dow Jones and our brands, including The Wall Street Journal.

The primary role of the Partnerships Manager is to act as an ambassador for Dow Jones. You will be responsible for maintaining deep relationships with our media partners and content and data providers, helping to grow our reach, audience and influence. The role will leverage cutting edge products & solutions through partnerships focused on common goals and requires both business development acumen and relationship management skills - success will include growing existing partnerships, identifying and securing new partnerships and representing Dow Jones at local, in market associations.

Responsibilities

• Identify and own Dow Jones\' engagement with identified international media firms to help grow our overall business
• Drive our audience reach/ brand, and subscription volume, acquire new content to power our B2B products and ensure the value propositions for DJ solutions resonate with partners, focusing on growth while cultivating mutually beneficial outcomes
• Responsible for evaluating the suitability of partnerships with media organizations, subsequently negotiating our agreements
• Exemplary relationship management skills, helping to retain and increase current partnerships, continuously keeping our partners up to date on Dow Jones and new opportunities to grow together
• You will be responsible for executing a territory strategy, which will carry targets for revenue, international subscription growth, new sources to power our B2B products alongside expansion and retention goals for existing partners
• You will partner cross functionally throughout our company, keeping all stakeholders updated from departments such as product, legal, finance, marketing, sales, events and advertising
• You will work closely with the regional Director for your territory on strategy and negotiation of partnerships
• Drive relationships through partnering with relevant associations/ and having presence at local conferences / events (proactively sitting at the table with local media)
• You will need to develop a deep understanding of all parts of DJ business offerings and act as a brand ambassador for our professional products and flagship titles, such as The WSJ. This is paired with maintaining an understanding of internal stakeholder strategies and priorities AND publishers priorities to enable the generation of thoughtful solutions and agreements.
• Maintain data, contacts and notes in the CRM system.

Qualifications

• Have deep experience with, and understanding of the media landscape. A genuine interest in new technologies that serve these communities is also important for your success.
• Experience of managing partnerships across media, telcos, associations and membership groups
• Proven experience in business negotiations and internal/external relationship management
• A minimum of 5 years experience in a strategic, advisory or relationship management position
• Occasional travel may be required.
• Cross functional stakeholder management/ influencing skills (internal and external)
• Negotiation skills
• Able to build trusted relationships (EI / maturity / confidence /interpersonal savvy)
• Strategic thinking / business acumen
• Solution oriented approach to owning and accomplishing goals
• Strong organizational skills
• Budget management
• Project Management
• Preferred: Regional fluency in German - additional languages are desirable

Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
• Paid Time Off
• Retirement Plans
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance Plans
• Education Benefits
• Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Family Care Benefits
• Commuter Transit Program
• Subscription Discounts
• Employee Referral Program

Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy - We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. EEO/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at [e-mail]. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.

Business Area: Dow Jones - Partnerships & Licensing

Job Category: Sales

Union Status: Union role