At a Glance
- Tasks: Identify and manage strategic partnerships to expand sales channels and enhance product offerings.
- Company: WPA is a leading UK health insurer, recognised for its high customer ratings on Trustpilot.
- Benefits: Accommodation provided during initial training in Taunton, with field-based work thereafter.
- Other info: Field-based position requires travel across the UK to meet prospective partners.
- Why this job: This role is pivotal for driving growth through high-value partnerships in the health insurance sector.
- Qualifications: Proven experience in partnership or business development, with excellent communication and networking skills.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
About WPA: WPA is a specialist UK health insurer, providing comprehensive health insurance, administration services and cash plans to customers ranging from individual policyholders to some of the UK’s largest companies. We are proud to be the highest rated UK Health Insurer on Trustpilot and to have topped the Which? Best Private Health Insurance survey for three consecutive years.
The Role: We are seeking a Partnership Development Manager to help identify, develop, and manage strategic distribution opportunities that expand our sales channels and strengthen both our intermediary network and our product proposition. This role is central to driving growth through high-value partnerships and ensuring long-term, mutually beneficial relationships with key stakeholders. In this role, you will focus on identifying strategic partners with the scale and alignment to introduce our products to their customer base, expanding our intermediary distribution footprint, and sourcing value‑added service providers that enhance our proposition. While you will inherit a number of existing relationships, the role also carries a strong emphasis on generating new opportunities in key growth areas.
What We’re Looking For:
- Proven partnership or business development experience, with the ability to identify, cultivate, and manage key partner relationships
- A strong networker with high energy, a self‑starter mentality, and an entrepreneurial mindset
- Excellent communication skills, confident presenting to and negotiating with senior stakeholders internally and externally
- A strategic thinker with strong problem‑solving abilities and the ability to identify and capitalise on opportunities
- A collaborative team player—success in this role requires close coordination across multiple business areas
- Highly self‑motivated with the discipline to operate effectively as a field‑based professional
- Previous financial services and/or UK health insurance experience is advantageous but not essential
- A full UK driving licence.
Additional Information: The role is based in Taunton, Somerset for an initial training period, during which you will be required in the office five days a week. Accommodation will be provided. Following training, the position becomes field‑based, with an expectation of attending the Taunton office at least once per month. Travel throughout the UK will be required to meet with prospective partners.
Partnership Development Manager in Somerset employer: WPA Health Insurance
WPA, based in Taunton, Somerset, offers comprehensive health insurance and has topped the Which? survey for three years. The team values collaboration and seeks a self-motivated individual to drive strategic partnerships.
