Growth & Partnerships Manager

Growth & Partnerships Manager

Hybrid | £45,000 (OTE £60,000)

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We’re looking for a commercially driven Growth & Partnerships Manager to build and own new distribution channels for Leadly.

This is not a traditional affiliate management role.

You will be responsible for identifying, negotiating and launching strategic partnerships that drive high-quality traffic into our funnel.

This could include:

• Brand partnerships
• App placements
• Media owners
• Offline advertising placements (QR, in-location marketing, posters)
• Data partnerships
• Strategic introducer agreements

You’ll think beyond networks and traditional CPA affiliates. This is about creating scalable commercial agreements that unlock new growth routes.

Key Responsibilities:

Growth Strategy & Channel Expansion

• Develop and own our partnership and distribution growth strategy
• Identify new routes to market across digital and offline environments
• Source, evaluate and prioritise high-potential commercial partnerships
• Build scalable traffic acquisition models outside of traditional affiliate networks
• Test new channels and validate ROI before scaling

Commercial Negotiation & Deal Structuring

• Negotiate commercial terms and partnership agreements
• Structure performance-based, hybrid or fixed-fee models where appropriate
• Ensure agreements are profitable and aligned with margin targets
• Manage contract frameworks alongside internal teams

Partnership Management

• Build long-term strategic relationships with partners
• Monitor performance across volume, quality and profitability
• Identify optimisation opportunities across live agreements
• Ensure accountability on delivery and standards

Compliance & Quality Oversight

• Ensure all partnerships align with FCA and regulatory standards
• Work closely with internal compliance and operations teams
• Maintain brand integrity across all distribution channels

Performance & Reporting

• Track performance against CPA, CPL, revenue and ROI metrics
• Analyse lead quality, conversion rates and long-term value
• Report commercial impact clearly to leadership
• Continuously refine partnership mix to maximise margin and scale

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Paid Media, Tech, Data and Operations teams
• Feed insights into wider growth strategy
• Align partner activity with campaign and commercial objectives

About You

Essential:

• Proven experience in growth, partnerships or business development roles
• Strong commercial negotiation experience
• Experience structuring and managing performance-based deals
• Comfortable operating in regulated or compliance-heavy sectors
• Highly commercially minded with strong financial awareness
• Proactive, opportunity-driven and confident building relationships from scratch

Desirable:

• Experience in finance, claims, insurance or lead generation
• Experience launching new traffic acquisition channels
• Knowledge of FCA-regulated marketing environments
• Experience with both digital and offline acquisition models

What You’ll Get

• Real ownership of a high-impact growth function
• Autonomy to build and shape a new channel
• Direct exposure to commercial strategy
• A fast-moving, no-corporate-fluff environment
• Hybrid working pattern 2 days per week in our central Manchester office
• Clear progression as the channel scales
• £45,000 base salary + uncapped performance-based bonus (OTE £60,000+)
• Good Vibes Days — fully paid days off for wellbeing, growth and team connection
• Extra holidays for service milestones plus your birthday off

Bring the hunger. xwzovoh We’ll bring the platform.