Requirements
- Applicants must possess excellent communication and organisational skills, be highly motivated and self-driven
- Applicants must also be capable of working in a deadline‑oriented environment, handling daily tasks including but not limited to: customer service, financial reporting and tracking, partnership nurturing, Salesforce administration
- Track record of securing and managing successful partnerships, sales
- Detail oriented and organized while being able to understand the big picture
- You possess excellent written and verbal communication skills via telephone, email and in‑person and are able to select the appropriate form of communication for a given situation
- You are a highly motivated self‑starter with ability to prioritise, work to tight deadlines and adapt to last‑minute adjustments and rapidly changing agendas
- You have a general understanding of sales principles and practices
- Experience with MS Excel and PowerPoint
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Senior Partnerships Manager to play a significant role in this journey and help to write the next thrilling chapter of innovation in the UK
- In this role, you will be at the front‑line of generating leads, engaging with potential partners, ensuring customer satisfaction and that each sponsor gets maximum value from the partnership
- Identify, secure and onboard new commercial partnerships for Founders Forum, reaching out to potential partners and gathering relevant information
- Proactively research and generate new leads to secure partnerships in new and expanding products
- Organise and manage information related to partners within our backend systems (salesforce), streamlining processes to optimise efficiency
- Work with the team to enable events for our global community, ensuring smooth delivery, deliver on our team operational and commercial KPIs and maximum customer satisfaction
- Proactively contribute to the optimisation of current processes, seeking opportunities to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the Partnership team
- Coordinate and manage various communication across relevant departments to deliver synchronised messaging to the market and our customers
- Act as a key support for the Partnerships Team and wider events team, to ensure partnerships are in place for Tech Nation events
- Represent Founders Forum at International events
