Head of Partnerships

About Charlotte Tilbury Beauty
Founded by British makeup artist and beauty entrepreneur Charlotte Tilbury MBE in 2013, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty has revolutionised the face of the global beauty industry by de-coding makeup applications for everyone, everywhere, with an easy-to-use, easy-to-choose, easy-to-gift range. Today, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty continues to break records across countries, channels, and categories and to scale at pace.
Over the last 10 years, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty has experienced exceptional growth and is one of the most talked about brands in the beauty industry and beyond. It has become a global sensation across 50 markets (and growing), with over 2,300 employees globally who are part of the Dream Team making the magic happen.
Today, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty is a truly global business, delivering market-leading growth, innovative retail and product launches fuelled by industry-leading tech — all with an internal culture of embracing challenges, disruptive thinking, winning together, and sharing the magic. The energy behind the bran­d is infectious, and as we grow, we are always looking for extraordinary talent who want to be part of this our success and help drive our limitless ambitions.
About The Role
We believe in disruption, innovation, and the application of art and science to create the best concepts, big ideas, and partnerships. The Head of Partnerships will play a pivotal role in shaping and executing our partnerships strategy, working closely with the Director of Partnerships, Chief Marketing Officer, and cross-functional teams to deliver world-class collaborations across purpose, brand, entertainment, talent, tech, and creative spheres.
With a blend of entrepreneurial spirit, strategic insight, and operational excellence, you will be responsible for driving the growth and impact of our partnerships portfolio, ensuring alignment with the broader Charlotte Tilbury strategy and business objectives. You will lead and inspire a team, manage key partner relationships, and ensure the seamless execution of partnership initiatives that define Charlotte Tilbury as an industry-changing beauty tech and media platform.
As a Head of Partnerships you will

• Support the Director of Brand in developing and refining the partnerships strategy, ensuring it is innovative, data-driven, and aligned with business goals.
• Lead the identification, recruitment, and onboarding of new partners, ensuring all partnerships align with Charlotte Tilbury's brand purpose and objectives.
• Oversee the pipeline of partnership opportunities, setting and tracking achievable goals for growth and revenue.
• Drive the internal pitch and approval process for new partner opportunities.
• Build and maintain strong, positive relationships with partners, acting as a trusted point of contact and ensuring mutual value.
• Support partners with appropriate sales support, marketing assets, and resources, collaborating with internal teams as needed.
• Maintain healthy dialogue with partners, building confidence and trust in Charlotte Tilbury's capabilities.
• Lead or support the contracting process, including negotiation, legal alignment, and stakeholder management (internal and external).
• Set and manage critical paths for partnership projects, ensuring timely and effective execution of 360° plans and communicate cross-functional requirements to support partnerships projects
• Analyse and report on the performance of partnerships during and after the term, making recommendations for optimisation.
• Track partnership budget spend, raise invoices, and manage product gifting, merchandise, and marketing collateral (including design, ordering, and distribution).
• Inspire, motivate, and coach team members, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.
• Support the professional development of the partnerships team, acting as a role model for Charlotte Tilbury's values

Who You Will Work With
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About You

• Significant experience in brand, commercial partnerships, entertainment, and marketing, ideally within beauty, fashion, or tech.
• Proven ability to negotiate and manage complex commercial deals and multifaceted programmes.
• Strong track record of building and leading teams, with the ability to inspire and motivate others.
• Excellent multitasking skills; able to juggle multiple partners and projects simultaneously.
• High IQ/EQ balance, using data to inform decisions and building deep connections across the business.
• Strong decision-making, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Sense of ownership and pride in performance and its impact on company success.
• Team player with a collaborative, solutions-oriented approach

Charlotte Tilbury is a fast-paced and dynamic environment where nimble mindsets, striving to deliver the best and wanting to be part of a global #dreaamteam are key. Even though we have requirements, our experience and background are just a guide, we still love to welcome applicants with more or less experience stated, provided necessary skills can be demonstrated.
Why join us?

• Be a part of this values driven, high growth, magical journey with an ultimate vision to empower everyone, everywhere to be the best version of themselves
• We're a hybrid model with flexibility, allowing you to work how best suits you
• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) with an additional day to celebrate your birthday
• Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents and carers throughout their parenting and caring journey
• Financial security and planning with our pension and life assurance for all
• Wellness and social benefits including Medicash, Employee Assist Programs and regular social connects with colleagues
• Bring your furry friend to work with you on our allocated dog friendly days and spaces
• And not to forget our generous product discount and gifting

At Charlotte Tilbury Beauty, our mission is to empower everybody in the world to be the most beautiful version of themselves. We celebrate and support this by encouraging and hiring people with diverse backgrounds, cultures, voices, beliefs, and perspectives into our growing global workforce. By doing so, we better serve our communities, customers, employees - and the candidates that take part in our recruitment process.
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