Senior Brand Partnerships Manager

Senior Brand Partnerships ManagerOUR MISSIONTo become the car-changing destination of choice. By combining technology, media and deep automotive expertise, we've turned how people buy, sell, advertise and lease cars on its head.What started as a simple reviews site is now one of the largest online car-changing destinations in Europe. Last year alone we grew over 50% with nearly £3bn worth of cars bought on site, while £1.8bn of cars were listed for sale through our Sell My Car service.In 2024 we went big and acquired Autovia - creators of AutoExpress and Evo magazines - doubling our audience overnight.

Together we now have one of the biggest YouTube channels in the world with almost 10m subscribers and over 1.1 billion annual views, while we sell 1.2 million print copies of our magazines and have an annual web content reach over 350million.And we’re a long way from done!OEM & MEDIA TEAM @ CARWOWThis role is directly accountable for owning, building and developing our relationship with automotive brands in the UK. With a dedicated portfolio of brands, this role enables autonomy, responsibility and ownership. Tasked with continuing to build and grow both the breadth and depth of our relationships, the Brand Partnerships Managers are empowered to strategise, develop and execute individual strategies for each brand in their portfolio - tailoring both our proposition and approach to ensure we drive value for our partners and innovation between automotive brands and Carwow.YOUR MISSIONRelationship building, creative thinking and balancing short-term milestones as well as a long-term vision for each brand are critical in success.

The role works closely with our Head of OEM & Media and a wider team of Brand Partnerships Lead, providing support and development.Alongside the dedicated portfolio the role also plays a key part in paving the future of both the OEM & Media business and Carwow by providing critical feedback from our partners to ensure we continuously develop our products and propositions.

Key Responsibilities

This is a partnership-focused role - Direct ownership of our partner relationships, new partner pitches and building rapport. The end goal is to expand the depth and breadth of Carwow’s partnerships with automotive brands in the UKCreation and delivery of coherent and professional partnership pitch decksUsing data and insight to make your pitches come alive with client-relevant data and informationProactively managing our client partnerships and ongoing projects - from working with manufacturers to create and deliver marketing campaigns, brand experiences or retailer engagement.Working closely with our Commercial Team to ensure the effectiveness and success of our partner brand campaignsEnsuring successful delivery of projects by working collaboratively with other teams at Carwow and spotting potential problems before they ariseKEY

Requirements

A natural ability to tell engaging and impactful storiesEvidence and experience of sales & partnerships experience within Tech or Automotive industries (highly preferable)An eye for detail and a creative approach to solving challenges faced by car manufacturers and their partnersExperience meeting and building rapport with C-Suite / Senior individuals both internally and externallyAbility to manage projects and initiatives from start to finish, including the conceptualisation, implementation and reporting of concurrent projectsStrong data analysis skills with the ability to build a cohesive story for our clients using Carwow’s vast reserves of dataIncredible organisation skills - you’ll be juggling lots of clients who are all in different stages and all require different approachesAn understanding of the world of marketing and media would be a bonus, although not essentialINTERVIEW PROCESSStep 1: Initial meeting with Talent PartnerStep 2: Hiring Manager interviewStep 3: Case StudyStep 4: Skills InterviewStep 5: Values interviewWHAT’S IN IT FOR YOUCompetitive comp package28 days' holiday plus bank holidays, increasing to 35 with length of service, plus extras for house moves, weddings and more!Employee-friendly share optionsPension scheme via Royal London - up to 5% company contributionVitality private healthcare insuranceLife Assurance - 4x annual salaryMonthly coaching sessions with Spill - our mental wellbeing partnerInclusive parental, partner and shared parental leave, including up to 20 weeks' full pay maternity and shared parental leave, and 8 weeks' full partner pay, as well as fertility treatment and pregnancy loss policiesBubble childcare support and discounted nanny fees for little ones'Work from abroad for a month' annual schemeGenerous learning and development budget£500/€550 home office budgetDiversity and inclusion is an integral part of our culture. We know that diverse teams are strong teams, so we welcome those with alternative identities, backgrounds, and experiences to apply for this position. We make recruiting decisions based on experience, skills and potential, so all our applicants are treated fairly and equally.Find more English Speaking Jobs in United Kingdom on Arbeitnow