Partnerships Manager

interactive investor; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension 8%/4%

Life & Income Protection

Private Medical Insurance

25 days annual leave

Staff discounts

Well-being fund

Retail discounts

Flexible benefits

Job summary

interactive investor is recruiting a Partnerships Manager to drive customer acquisition and commercial growth through strategic partnerships. This externally facing role sits in our GrowthTeam, focusing on building relationships and developing joint business plans with B2B partners across sectors.

You will own the partnerships lifecycle from onboarding to ongoing development, collaborate with Marketing, Product and Compliance, and represent the company at industry events.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in partnerships, business development, or account management.
• Strong relationship building, networking and stakeholder management skills.
• Understanding of umbrella, recruitment and financial services sectors.
• Commercially minded, proactive and growth-focused with a curious mindset.
• Experience delivering campaigns and partnership initiatives with cross-team collaboration.
• Excellent analytical, communication and presentation abilities.
• Self-motivated, organised, resilient and able to engage senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver the partnerships strategy to drive customer acquisition and growth.
• Identify and develop strategic partnerships across sectors such as recruitment and financial services.
• Manage partner relationships from onboarding to ongoing commercial development.
• Build a network of partners and intermediaries to identify growth opportunities.
• Represent Interactive Investor at industry events and meetings.
• Collaborate with marketing, product, operations and other teams to optimise partner performance.
• Monitor performance, provide forecasts and reports to senior stakeholders.
• Ensure contracts comply with regulatory requirements and governance framework.
• Support FCA-related risk and control activities.

Skills

Partnerships

Business development

Account management

Relationship management

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Growth mindset

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Title:

Partnerships Manager

Location:

Hybrid - 3 days a week in Manchester or London

Salary:

From £45,000

Who we are:

interactive investor is an award-winning investment platform that puts its customers in control of their financial future.

We've been helping investors for nearly 30 years. We've seen market highs and lows and been resilient throughout. We're now the UK's number one flat-fee investment platform, with assets under administration approaching £75 billion and over 500,000 customers.

For a simple, flat monthly fee we provide a secure home for your pensions, ISAs and investments. We offer a wide choice of over 20,000 UK and international investment options, including shares, funds, trusts and ETFs.

We also bring impartial, expert content from our award-winning financial journalists, highly engaged community of investors, and daily newsletters and insights.

Purpose of the Role:

The Partnerships Manager plays a key role within interactive investor's GrowthTeam, driving customer acquisition and commercial growth through strategic partnerships. This is a highly external-facing role suited to a commercially minded individual who enjoys building relationships, identifying new opportunities and representing the business across the market.

Success in this role will be measured through partnership growth, customer acquisition, pipeline development, partner engagement and commercial performance.

Key Responsibilities:

Partnership Growth & Development

• Deliver the partnerships strategy, driving customer acquisition, commercial growth and performance across existing and new B2B partnerships
• Identify, secure and develop strategic partnerships across key sectors including recruitment, umbrella, accountancy, employee benefits, financial services and other affinity channels, building a strong pipeline of opportunities and new routes to market
• Own and grow partner relationships from onboarding through to ongoing commercial development, acting as a trusted adviser and delivering joint business plans, engagement initiatives and performance improvements
• Build and maintain a strong network of partners, intermediaries and industry stakeholders, leveraging market insight, emerging trends and partner needs to identify new growth opportunities
• Represent interactive investor externally at industry events, conferences and partner meetings, enhancing market presence and generating new business opportunities
• Leverage interactive investor's designated broker proposition to develop relationships with financial services organisations and intermediaries

Stakeholder Collaboration & Delivery

• Collaborate with Marketing, PR, Product, Operations, Compliance, Customer Services and Growth teams to deliver partnership objectives and maximise partner performance
• Identify and coordinate opportunities for joint campaigns, thought leadership, media activity, case studies and partner communications
• Act as the internal advocate for partner needs, ensuring effective stakeholder alignment and delivery of partnership initiatives and commercial objectives

Performance, Reporting & Governance

• Monitor, analyse and report on partnership performance, pipeline progression, acquisition activity and commercial outcomes, using data and insight to optimise results and identify growth opportunities
• Produce forecasts, presentations and business updates for senior stakeholders
• Ensure partnership activity, contracts and commercial arrangements comply with regulatory requirements, company policies and the firm's Risk Management Framework
• Support risk and control activities in line with FCA requirements and governance standards

Requirements

• Proven experience in partnerships, business development, account management or relationship management, with a strong track record of delivering commercial growth and developing strategic partnerships.
• Strong relationship building, networking and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to identify opportunities, influence decision-makers and drive commercial outcomes.
• Good understanding of relevant sectors: umbrella, recruitment and financial services
• Commercially minded, proactive and results-focused, with a naturally curious approach and strong growth mindset.
• Experience working collaboratively across teams to deliver partnership initiatives, campaigns and business objectives.
• Strong analytical, communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate data and insight into actionable recommendations.
• Self motivated, organised and resilient, with the confidence to represent the business externally and engage effectively with senior stakeholders.
• Customer focused and accountable, with a commitment to delivering positive customer and business outcomes

Benefits

• Group Personal Pension Plan - 8% employer contribution and 4% employee contribution
• Life Assurance and Group Income Protection
• Private Medical Insurance - Provided by Bupa
• 25 Days Annual Leave, plus bank holidays
• Staff Discounts on our investment products
• Personal & Well-being Fund - Supporting your physical and mental wellness
• Retail Discounts - Savings at a wide range of high street and online retailers
• Voluntary Flexible Benefits - Tailor your benefits to suit your lifestyle

Please Note:

We will do our utmost efforts to respond to all applicants. However, due to the high volume of applications we're currently receiving, if you haven't been contacted within 30 days of application, please consider unsuccessful.

interactive investor operates in accordance with the UKEqualityAct2010. We welcome applications from individuals of all ages, disabilities, gender identities, marital status, pregnancy/maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. We are committed to treating all applicants fairly and making reasonable adjustments where needed to support disabled applicants. We actively prevent all forms of discrimination, harassment, and victimisation—whether direct, indirect, associative, or perceptive.