Ventures & Partnerships Associate

Form1 Partners; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading partnership facilitation firm in London is seeking a Ventures & Partnerships Associate to support strategic partnership development with innovative tech companies. The ideal candidate has 2-4 years of experience in corporate partnerships or business development. This role offers competitive salary and the chance to shape a growing corporate venturing business. Join a collaborative team in a scale-up culture.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus

Benefits package

High growth potential

Qualifications

• 2 to 4 years of experience in relevant commercial roles.
• Experience in business-to-business or business-to-government organizations.
• Experience in high-tech sectors with complex products.

Responsibilities

• Support the creation of strategic partnerships.
• Engage with scale-up partners to ensure productive relationships.
• Track progress and outcomes of partnerships.

Skills

Corporate Partnerships

Consulting

Stakeholder management

Business development

Entrepreneurial mindset

Job description

About the job

Job Description: Ventures & Partnerships Associate

Location: London (On Site 3 days a week)

Reports to: Venture Director

Type: Full-time

Please share your CV with: [e-mail]

About the Role

The Ventures & Partnerships Associate will be responsible for supporting the creation of strategic partnerships and collaborations between Form1’s corporate clients and high growth start‑ups, scale‑ups, and SMEs. You will act as a bridge between our corporate clients and the external innovation ecosystem - scouting, structuring, and managing partnerships that deliver mutual commercial benefit to both parties.

Key Responsibilities

Partnership Sourcing:

• Build and maintain strong relationships with scale‑up companies, venture capital investors, and the Form1 advisor community.
• Proactively identify emerging companies and technologies aligned with our client’s strategic focus areas.

Partnership Execution:

• Support the shaping collaboration models (e.g., equity investment, joint projects, co‑development, intellectual property licensing).
• Support the negotiation and structuring of partnership agreements, ensuring mutual benefit and clear value delivery, working with legal advisors.
• Coordinate cross‑functional input to ensure smooth onboarding and delivery of partnerships.

Partnership Success:

• Engage with scale‑up partners, ensuring relationships remain productive and sustainable.
• Track progress, KPIs, and outcomes of partnerships, reporting regularly to senior stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to scale successful collaborations across our corporate client’s organisation.

Internal Collaboration and Stakeholder engagement:

• Work closely with Form1 corporate clients to capture needs and translate them into external partnership opportunities.
• Sponsor partnerships internally, showcasing successes and building engagement with new ideas.

Market & Innovation Insight:

• Monitor industry trends, competitor activity, and disruptive innovations.
• Translate insights into practical recommendations for partnership and capability development.

Skills & Experience

• 2 to 4 years’ experience in one or more of the following areas: Corporate Partnerships, Consulting, Complex business development, Corporate development, Venturing or another relevant Commercial role within a large corporate organisation.
• Demonstrable experience working in a business-to-business or business-to-government organisation.
• Demonstrable experience working in high‑tech sectors with complex products, such as defence, aerospace, engineering, or deep tech.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence senior level stakeholders.
• Ability to balance strategic vision with hands‑on execution, with an ability to push projects forward and get things done.
• Entrepreneurial mindset, with a passion for technology, innovation, and start‑ups.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary, bonus, and benefits package.
• Opportunity to shape a growing corporate venturing business within Form1, with high growth potential and a path to leading client engagements.
• Exposure to cutting‑edge technologies, founding management team, and high growth markets, with a huge breadth of activity to engage in.
• Opportunity to join a collaborative and innovative team with a scale‑up culture.

About Form1

At Form1, we specialise in building deep, strategic partnerships between the world’s best, most innovative B2B (business to business) technology scale‑ups and large corporates.To learn more, visit us at form1patners.com.

Form1 is a scale‑up itself and was established 2 years ago by former Capita plc Executives who have a wealth of experience in facilitating partnerships within the tech ecosystem, having founded and grown Capita’s corporate venture arm, Capita Scaling Partners.Alongside our core team, we collaborate with a network of 200+ senior advisors – top executives from major corporates and leading tech experts—who help us drive success for our scale‑up and corporate clients.

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