Manager Strategic Partnerships

Product Partnerships & Business Development Manager 📍 London | Hybrid – 3 days onsite per week 💰 £50.00 per hour + holiday pay 📅 12-month contract | Expected start: 26 October 2026 We are recruiting for a Product Partnerships & Business Development Manager to join a leading global technology company, supporting strategic partnerships across some of the world's most widely used social and messaging platforms. This is an opportunity to work at the intersection of technology, product innovation and strategic partnerships, helping shape and deliver deals that address product challenges and unlock new opportunities. What you'll be doing:

• Drive strategic partnership initiatives, working closely with product and business development teams.
• Negotiate long-term and experimental partnerships, supporting implementation from agreement through launch.
• Bring together product, engineering, marketing, legal and finance teams to align partnership solutions with product priorities.
• Analyse markets, potential partners and emerging trends, turning findings into actionable recommendations.
• Build compelling pitch decks and briefing materials to support partnership discussions and decisions.
• Track deal performance against measurable KPIs and coordinate cross-functional working groups What we're looking for:
• 6+ years' experience in technology, business development, product partnerships or a related field.
• Experience negotiating and delivering strategic partnerships involving technology products or integrations.
• Strong understanding of social media, digital business models and consumer technology, with relevant expertise in entertainment and product integrations.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and consensus-building skills.
• Ability to solve complex problems, manage competing priorities and make progress in ambiguous environments.
• Experience preparing and presenting pitches, commercial recommendations and senior stakeholder briefings.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent BA/BS qualification. Experience within a large, matrixed technology organisation would be particularly valuable. An MBA or JD is advantageous. This is an individual contributor role suited to someone who enjoys taking ownership of partnership initiatives and working across teams to deliver results. Interested? Apply with your CV or message me to discuss the opportunity.