Senior Partnerships Lead: Lenders & Credit Bureau Growth

Zuto; Manchester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension & life insurance

Zuto Life events

Wellbeing benefits

Family support policies

Job summary

Zuto is seeking an experienced Senior Partnership Lead in the United Kingdom to strengthen lender panel relationships, drive new lender opportunities from initial contact through to commercial agreement, integration and launch. You will oversee strategic bureau partnerships and negotiate value-driven deals, aligning Product, Tech, Risk and Compliance to deliver business impact.

The role demands credibility, cross-team influence, and a track record of delivering partnerships from concept to

Qualifications

• This is a senior individual contributor role requiring credibility and cross-team influence.
• Experience in lender partnerships and consumer credit environments is essential.
• Proven ability to negotiate complex commercial agreements and agreements end-to-end.

Responsibilities

• Identify and build relationships with new lenders to strengthen the panel.
• Own lender partnerships from initial engagement through to launch.
• Manage strategic credit bureau partnerships, including commercials and service levels.
• Negotiate sustainable commercial agreements with measurable value.
• Coordinate Product, Technology, Risk, Compliance, Operations and Commercial teams for new partnerships.
• Identify gaps in lender coverage and opportunities to improve resilience.
• Provide external market insights on lenders, bureaus and decisioning to shape strategy.

Skills

Lender partnerships

Senior external partnerships

Commercial negotiations

Opportunity development

Credit decisioning

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Job description

Zuto is seeking an experienced Senior Partnership Lead in the United Kingdom to strengthen lender panel relationships, drive new lender opportunities from initial contact through to commercial agreement, integration and launch. You will oversee strategic bureau partnerships and negotiate value-driven deals, aligning Product, Tech, Risk and Compliance to deliver business impact.

The role demands credibility, cross-team influence, and a track record of delivering partnerships from concept to