Strategic Partnerships Lead – UK Banking & Payments

U.S. Bank; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-competitive pay

Incentives based on performance

Inclusive, equitable benefits

Training and career progression

Employee recognition programs

Job summary

U.S. Bank Elavon is seeking a senior professional to lead commercial initiatives in the UK, focusing on in-year performance and partnerships with key banks.

The role requires deep UK payments knowledge, cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to drive strategic growth across multiple teams. The role involves governance, reporting, and delivering large-scale programmes with complex stakeholder management.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in UK Financial Services essential
• Excellent knowledge of UK Payments and Banking markets
• Experience delivering revenue growth programs from concept to execution
• Proven ability to deliver large scale initiatives with ambiguity
• Strong attention to detail with ability to spot trends for senior stakeholders
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both oral and written

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver commercial initiatives and in-year financial performance for a major channel
• Support UK market strategy and grow existing bank partnerships
• Governance routines with Bank Partner; document meetings and decisions
• Drive transformational changes across the channel with large-scale investments
• Compile customer feedback and benchmarking into reports for stakeholders
• Ensure project plans from inception to delivery and accountability across organisations
• Collaborate with Sales, Product, Marketing and Operations to ensure feasible propositions
• Contribute to short and medium-term business plans for timely delivery
• Support growth areas including New Business, Relationship Management and Partner Strategy
• Be the face of UK business in the Bank Partner channel and nurture key relationships

Skills

UK financial services experience

End-to-end revenue growth

Stakeholder communication

Travel readiness

Job description

U.S. Bank Elavon is seeking a senior professional to lead commercial initiatives in the UK, focusing on in-year performance and partnerships with key banks.

The role requires deep UK payments knowledge, cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to drive strategic growth across multiple teams. The role involves governance, reporting, and delivering large-scale programmes with complex stakeholder management.