Partner Manager (UK)

Partner Manager (UK) About Us The Company: Dotdigital is a thriving global community of passionate, dedicated professionals, committed to the collective success of the organization and its clients. Our core principles of innovation, teamwork, and client-focused solutions drive us to approach challenges with a growth mindset and take ownership of our work. At Dotdigital, collaboration and curiosity pave the way for meaningful connections and learning opportunities with diverse peers. Our work environment encourages knowledge sharing, fosters exploration, and cherishes creative ideas that guide us towards our shared vision of empowering businesses through marketing automation and engagement. The Product: Dotdigital is an all-in-one customer experience and data platform (CXDP) that empowers marketing teams to exceed customer expectations with highly personalized cross-channel journeys. With Dotdigital, marketers can seamlessly unify, enrich, and segment customer data. Breaking down data siloes, Dotdigital streamlines decision-making and paves the way for marketing creativity that delivers customer engagement at scale. With powerful AI capabilities, Dotdigital makes it easy to automate deeply personalized experiences across web, email, SMS, WhatsApp, chat, push, social, ads, and more. About the Role Partnerships are integral to our continued success as the leading customer engagement platform for marketers. This is a multifaceted role requiring a multitude of skillsets from sales and business development to account management, marketing and project management. The Partner Manager will work with our marketing agency, system integrator and consultant partners helping them understand the value of a partnership with us for both their business and their clients. The ability to understand a partners business goals and to articulate how a partnership with Dotdigital can support those is key to success in this role. In addition to owning and managing your portfolio of agency services partners, you will also be expected to support our strategic partnerships with Adobe, Shopify, Big Commerce & Microsoft. Your Day-To-Day activities Establish long term, close and mutually beneficial relationships with your portfolio of Services Partners. Research, evaluate, recruit and onboard new partners into the Services Partner Program. Achieve revenue targets through building and managing a pipeline of partner referred opportunities alongside the sales team Educate partners on Dotdigital’s offering and conduct regular learning sessions with relevant teams in partner organisations Take ownership of your partner portfolio across all processes and systems Support business processes with all departments to support the success of the Services Partner Program. Ensure CRM is up-to-date and reflects reality for opps, partner statuses and stakeholders Support internal teams with advice on which Services Partners can be recommended for client queries Commercial Create new business opportunities (SRLs) through the Services Partner ecosystem Support active opportunities through partner influencing where appropriate and applicable Marketing Establish opportunities for joint lead-gen, content & brand awareness creation through partners (e.g. webinars, roundtable events, case-studies, white papers) for the marketing team to pursue and execute General 25% travel as required to develop partner relationships Attending of industry events as required Strong communication skills, detail oriented, highly organised and can work independently and as part of a team. About You We are looking for candidates with a minimum of 4 year’s experience in partnerships, business development or sales with a SaaS sales background (e.g. marketing technology, ecommerce platforms and system integrators, etc.). This role must reside in the UK but can be remote, in office or hybrid. Interview Process 15min Screening Call with Team Talent 45min interview with Head of Partnerships, EMEA 60min interview with Partnerships Manager, Sales Manager and Global VP, Partnerships 1.5 hour presentation with Head of Partnerships, EMEA & Global VP, Partnerships Some of Our Global Benefits Commission & bonus opportunities Annual leave that increases with service + option to buy more Additional paid wellbeing days + annual wellbeing reward Christmas office shutdown (extra time off) Enhanced parental leave & family support policies Employee recognition & reward schemes Referral bonuses & long-service rewards Authenticity in Our Hiring Process At Dotdigital, we believe in genuine conversations and authentic expertise. While AI can be a valuable and legitimate tool in many contexts, we ask candidates not to use AI-generated content or live AI assistance at any stage of our recruitment process, including applications, assessments, and interviews. We appreciate your cooperation in helping us keep our hiring process fair, transparent, and focused on real human insight. DEI commitment As an equal opportunities employer we are committed to equality in all its practices with regard to race, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or sexual orientation. If you have any additional requirements or adjustments to assist an application then please don't hesitate to contact us and advise us how we can best support you. Legal statement No agencies/recruiters please. We are only accepting applications directly from the applicants. If you are a recruiter, please refrain from reaching out to our staff about this position. Anything contrary will be treated as unsolicited approach under the applicable data protection law. Department Partnerships Locations London Bridge , Manchester , Remote, UK Remote status Fully Remote London Bridge Manchester Remote, UK Workplace & Culture It all started in a pub in Croydon, UK – we even have the original tables and stools in our London Bridge HQ. Today, we’re a growing global business with 350+ employees and counting. So if you’re interested in becoming part of the dotfamily there may be an opportunity for you. About Dotdigital Dotdigital is a thriving global community of passionate, dedicated professionals, committed to the collective success of the organization and its clients. Our core principles of innovation, teamwork, and client-focused solutions drive us to approach challenges with a growth mindset and take ownership of our work.