Strategic Partnership Development Lead

10 hours ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Smart Pension Ltd Full time

At Smart Pension Ltd, we're transforming retirement, savings, and financial wellbeing for all generations worldwide.

As our new Strategic Partnership Development Lead, you'll identify, manage, and execute complex strategic opportunities and relationships for our Master Trust. You'll be accountable for customer-centric leadership and the development of partnerships in the UK pensions market, supporting our CEO (UK), CCO, and wider leadership team in executing our business strategy.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Strategic Management and Planning: Set the strategic direction, working closely with senior leaders to build strong partnerships with external clients and prospects across the UK.
  • Relationship Management: Manage relationships across internal functions to design and achieve a delivery function that's customer-centric, efficient, and adds value.
  • Commercial Focus: Ensure a commercial focus on achieving benefits for partners, customers, and investors, influencing and implementing solutions that add measurable value.
  • Business Development and Prospecting: Support and manage opportunities across the UK representing significant revenue potential for the firm.
  • Sales Planning and Support: Lead efforts across the deal cycle from identification and evaluation through pitching, negotiating, contracting, and onboarding.
  • Account Management: Full accountability for a selected portfolio of partnership accounts.

Requirements:

  • A minimum of 10-15 years' experience in the Financial Services Industry, preferably in the Pension/Retail sector.
  • A proven track record in driving B2B partnerships and executing complex deals.
  • Understanding and competence in prospecting, sales management, partnering, business development, account management, and business growth.
  • Customer-centric and commercial mindset.
  • Outstanding organisational and leadership abilities.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Creative problem-solving with strong planning and decision-making skills.
  • An entrepreneurial attitude with the ability to succeed in a fast-paced work environment.
  • Professional and accountable.
  • Educated to degree level.

About Us:

We partner with governments and financial institutions in the UK and internationally, revolutionizing how people think about and save for their retirement using our cloud-native digital platform.

We're a financial technology business, driven by innovation and putting the customer first. Our Engineers will tell you that working at Smart Pension Ltd gives you the opportunity to develop world-class technological solutions with like-minded people.

You'll also find that our colleagues love Smart's culture and the impact we have on savers' financial outcomes, making it a worthwhile career choice.

Don't just take our word for it – you can see what our colleagues say about working at Smart on LinkedIn Life and Glassdoor.

Benefits:

  • A competitive salary range of £80,000 - £120,000 per annum.
  • 25 days' holiday per year, increasing with length of service.
  • £500 annual training budget to spend on professional development.
  • Extensive private healthcare, including dental, eyecare, and EAP.
  • Enhanced sick leave (three months' pay per year).
  • Enhanced maternity and paternity (maternity – 6 months fully paid/paternity – 3 weeks fully paid).
  • Death in service insurance cover.
  • Fully-paid five-week sabbatical after five years of employment.
  • In-office wellbeing, including free lunch, breakfasts, and social drinks weekly.
  • 50% discount on orders from our sister company Arena Flowers, Britain's most ethical florist.

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