Strategic Partnerships Development Manager

Location London
Discipline: Technology, Commercial
Job type: Contract
Salary: Negotiable
Contact name: Peter Barry

Contact email: peter.barry@principlehr.com
Job ref: 36187
Published: about 16 hours ago

Strategic Partnerships Development Manager

London | Hybrid (3 days office / 2 days home)
6-month contract | Immediate start | Notice periods up to 4 weeks considered

A globally recognised technology platform is seeking a Strategic Partnerships Development Manager to help build and manage high-impact commercial partnerships across its ecosystem.

This role sits at the intersection of business development, partnerships and product strategy, working with internal teams and external partners to identify opportunities, negotiate agreements and drive measurable business impact.

This is a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment where strong relationship builders with commercial instinct and structured deal execution experience thrive.

The Role

  • Develop and execute partner strategy, identifying new partnership opportunities and suppliers

  • Lead end-to-end partnership development, from opportunity identification through to negotiation and contract execution

  • Build and manage partner account plans, ensuring successful integration and ongoing relationship management

  • Track business performance metrics and insights to measure partnership impact

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams across product, commercial and operations

  • Represent the organisation externally while ensuring strong brand and partnership governance

What We're Looking For

  • Experience in Strategic Partnerships, Business Development or Partner Management within a technology or digital platform environment

  • Proven ability to negotiate commercial agreements and manage complex deals

  • Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills

  • Comfortable analysing data, pipeline and partner performance metrics

  • Experience navigating large organisations and cross-functional teams

  • Strong project management and partnership execution capability

This is an excellent opportunity to join a world-class technology organisation and play a key role in shaping strategic partnerships that drive global impact.

If you have experience building and managing high-value technology partnerships, we'd be keen to speak with you.