Senior Partnerships Manager

Senior Manager – Corporate Partnerships

(Hybrid Working) Home/Office based in Peterborough, Manchester or Sunderland with occasional travel to Peterborough HQ.

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Partnerships Manager to join us at Markerstudy Group!

The purpose of this role is to maximise our strategic, commercial & customer objectives within the Partnership that you run, contributing to wider group plans using all P&L levers and to also build a strategic level capability which enhances and consolidates the Motor & Home market position, ensuring best in class relationship management.

You will lead an experienced and multi-skilled team, managing the relationships with renowned UK brands whose core businesses operate across the personal finance, banking and retail sectors.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities:

• Deliver the agreed annual P&L plan targets for EDBITDA, Income per Policy growth, and conversion metrics and delivery of incremental initiatives.
• Drive expansion of current business by generation of profitable new business volumes.
• Agree credible joint business plans with the Partner to include three-year strategy and 12 month volume plans.
• Maintain strong internal & external Partner relationships to drive growth of the Motor & Home Partnerships portfolio.
• Collaboratively work with partners to jointly manage change agendas and implement profitable/viable initiatives ensuring adherence to legal/conduct requirements.
• Ensure good customer outcomes are maintained.
• Deliver on Partner contractual governance requirements.
• Adherence to regulatory responsibilities.
• Deputise for Partnerships Director as required.
• Provide guidance and development opportunities to Managers and Execs within a matrix structure to ensure performance is maintained and a clear road to succession planning is created.

Skills, Experience and Knowledge:

• Significant experience of managing large/multiple Partner accounts and track record of delivery.
• Ability to navigate complex documentation (such as Partner contracts).
• Understanding of the regulatory environment.
• An entrepreneurial style backed up by commercial acumen and results focused.
• Self-motivated, resilient; strong work ethic, you thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and persevere through setbacks.
• A change agent, leader – Able to cut through ‘noise’, reverse delays and create positive momentum.
• Collaborative – Exemplary people skills, able to work with diverse internal and external stakeholders.
• Passionate – About partner development.
• Industry awareness (Advantageous).

Why us?

Markerstudy Insurance Services Limited (MISL) is one of the largest Managing General Agents in the UK. With a strong presence in the UK motor insurance market, we specialise in niche motor cover, where our solid market knowledge and experience enables us to create highly targeted products.

Our success is underpinned by our underwriting strategy to identify and apply special risk factors to the customers’ advantage. That, and our skilled underwriting technicians who are friendly, accessible and empowered to make decisions.

We only transact business through professional UK insurance intermediaries and we take pride in fostering excellent working relationships. Our products feature prominently on Aggregators' sites, such as Confused.com, Go Compare and Compare the Market, via our broker partners.

What we offer in return?

• A collaborative and fast paced work environment
• Private medical health care plan
• 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays and the ability to buy/sell five days holiday
• A benefit scheme that offers discounts and cashback on shopping, restaurants, travel and more
• Life Assurance 4x annual salary
• Hybrid working model - from our Peterborough, Sunderland or Manchester office. 

Please apply with your up to date CV.