Partner Manager

The role

What you’ll be getting stuck into

• Spotting opportunities for growth – digging into partner performance, customer insights and market trends to find new ways to create value for our partners and members.
  
  
• Making partnerships even better – working with Partnership Directors and Leads to bring commercial plans to life and help our partnerships thrive.
  
  
• Turning insights into action – using data to solve problems, challenge thinking and make smart, commercially sound recommendations.
  
  
• Getting stuck into exciting projects – leading and supporting commercial initiatives across different partners and priorities, with plenty of variety along the way.
  
  
• Bringing people together – building brilliant relationships across Virgin Red, the wider Virgin family and our third-party partners to make great things happen.
  
  
• Connecting the dots – working closely with teams across Product, Marketing, Data, Finance and Operations to turn ideas into results.
  
  
• Bringing fresh thinking to the table – keeping an eye on what other businesses are doing brilliantly, sharing new ideas and finding smarter ways to work including leveraging AI in the right ways.
  
  

What you’ll bring

• A curious commercial mind – you love understanding what makes businesses tick, spotting opportunities and finding ways to drive growth. Experience in partnerships, consulting, account management, business development or a similar commercial role would be great.
  
  
• A way with data – you’re confident using numbers, customer insights and performance trends to tell a story, solve problems and recommend what to do next.
  
  
• A natural knack for building relationships – you know how to bring people on board, build trust and influence stakeholders at different levels, both inside and outside a business.
  
  
• A get-up-and-go attitude – you’re proactive, organised and comfortable juggling different projects and priorities. You don't need everything mapped out to get started.
  
  
• Clear communication and sharp thinking – you can turn complex information into simple, compelling recommendations, business cases and presentations that help people make decisions.
  
  
• An open mind and a love of learning – you’re adaptable, collaborative and always looking for a better way. Experience in loyalty, rewards or membership businesses is a bonus, but what matters most is your curiosity and willingness to get stuck in.
  
  

What you’ll get in return

• Life – support when it matters most, with healthcare from day one, family-friendly policies and help for life’s bigger moments
• Work – the foundations that set you up for the future, including a competitive pension, life assurance and options like our EV scheme
• Spirit – space to grow and enjoy the journey, with a personal learning budget, mentoring, volunteering time… and our famous “Screw it, let’s do it” pot

• Salary: £55,000 – £67,000 + bonus — we’re big on transparency, so no smoke and mirrors here. We’ll always offer a salary that reflects your experience, with room to grow within the range.
• Where you’ll work: We come together in the office 2-3 days a week — the rest is yours to work in your own space