Business Development & Partnerships Manager
twotwentyseven | London / Hybrid | £34,000–£40,000 base + uncapped commission
About twotwentyseven
twotwentyseven is an independent creative digital agency working with some of the most exciting brands in the UK and beyond.
From Fever-Tree, Psycle and Gü to Planthood, Fable & Mane, Chapel Down and Tenzing, we've built a client roster we're incredibly proud of, delivering ambitious digital experiences, ecommerce platforms and long-term partnerships.
We've grown largely through word of mouth, referrals and the strength of our work. Now we're looking for someone to help turn that reputation into a consistent pipeline of exciting new opportunities.
This isn't a role for someone who wants to fire off hundreds of generic sales emails and hope for the best.
It's for someone who loves meeting people, spotting opportunities, understanding what makes businesses tick and connecting great brands with the right digital partner.
The role
We're looking for a Business Development & Partnerships Manager to take ownership of our proactive new business activity, build meaningful relationships and help shape the next chapter of twotwentyseven's growth.
You'll work directly with our senior leadership team, have access to an incredible portfolio of work and have genuine freedom to shape our approach to new business.
You’ll be responsible for identifying the right brands, opening doors, creating opportunities and ensuring twotwentyseven is part of the right conversations.
Prospecting and outreach
- Research and identify ambitious brands that would benefit from working with twotwentyseven.
- Create highly targeted, personalised outreach that genuinely starts conversations.
- Build relationships with founders, ecommerce directors, marketing teams and senior decision-makers.
- Proactively identify businesses at the right stage of growth, transformation or digital investment.
- Turn introductions, conversations and connections into qualified new business opportunities.
Pipeline and opportunity management
- Build and manage a healthy, high-quality pipeline of prospective clients.
- Take ownership of outreach, follow-ups, CRM management and sales activity.
- Qualify opportunities and work closely with our leadership team to move them through discovery, proposals and pitches.
- Maintain clear oversight of opportunities, next steps and commercial potential.
- Help turn promising conversations into long-term client partnerships.
Networking and partnerships
- Research and identify events, conferences, communities and industry opportunities where twotwentyseven should be represented.
- Attend networking events, industry gatherings, award ceremonies and relevant conferences.
- Build relationships with complementary agencies, technology partners and industry contacts.
- Identify opportunities for collaborations, referrals, partnerships and introductions.
- Proactively find creative ways to increase our visibility within the ecommerce and digital space.
Strategy and growth
- Work with our leadership team to refine our target markets, ideal clients and agency positioning.
- Bring fresh ideas to how we communicate our work, experience and expertise.
- Identify emerging brands, growing businesses and opportunities to get involved at the right time.
- Develop and test new approaches to outreach and relationship-building.
- Help establish a repeatable, sustainable new business strategy that grows with the agency.
About you
We're looking for someone who is confident, curious, ambitious and genuinely brilliant with people.
You’ll ideally have:
- Experience in business development, sales, partnerships or new business, preferably within a digital, creative, ecommerce or technology agency.
- A good understanding of the digital landscape, with Shopify or ecommerce experience a real bonus.
- The confidence to engage senior decision-makers and build genuine relationships.
- Strong written communication skills and the ability to write personalised, thoughtful outreach.
- A proven ability to create opportunities and convert conversations into commercial wins.
- Excellent organisation and the discipline to maintain and manage a sales pipeline.
- A proactive, entrepreneurial attitude and the confidence to suggest and test new ideas.
- Strong commercial awareness and an understanding of how to identify valuable opportunities.
Most importantly, we're looking for someone who understands what we're about.
We're a relationship-first agency, and we want somebody who represents us brilliantly, is excited by the brands we work with and genuinely enjoys bringing people together.
What we offer
- Competitive base salary of £34,000–£40,000, depending on experience.
- Significant, uncapped commission opportunity.
- The chance to work with an established agency and an exceptional portfolio of clients.
- Direct access to senior leadership and genuine ownership of our new business strategy.
- The freedom to shape how we approach outreach, partnerships and industry events.
- A collaborative, friendly team that cares about the work we produce and the relationships we build.
- Hybrid working from our London office.
- Opportunities to attend industry events, build your network and become a recognised face within the ecommerce and digital community.
We have the work, the reputation and the ambition. We're looking for someone who can help us turn that into our next chapter of growth.
