Brand Partnerships Lead

About the role     

We are at a pivotal point in the evolution of Unbiased, as the market leader in the UK and having recently launched in the USA.As we expand, we are looking for a driven and commercially minded Partnerships professional to lead our UK Partnerships team and to continue to expand and grow commercial partnerships.    

We are seeking an accomplished professional with expertise in identifying and delivering partnership opportunities to drive revenue growth. You will be responsible for building partnerships that elevate the Unbiased brand and brand image, drive consumer traffic to the site and deliver enquiry acquisition targets.   

About Us       

We are Unbiased. We know that creating a secure future for you and your family tomorrow means making the right financial decisions today. But finding professionals you can trust to give you the right advice for you isn’t always easy. With Unbiased it is.    

At Unbiased we’ve got the trusted experience and advice you need to help you make those difficult decisions with confidence. We simply and reliably connect you with financial advisers, mortgage brokers or accountants who can give you clear, impartial advice, tailored to your individual circumstances. So, when it comes to making life’s biggest decisions, you’re never on your own.  

We have big ambitions to improve how people tackle the biggest decisions, and working at Unbiased means working with smart, motivated people who believe in this. We have a fun, but in an ambitious environment where we are simply trusted to get stuff done.    

We have big ambitions to improve how people tackle the biggest decisions, and working at Unbiased means working with smart, motivated people who believe in this. We have a fun, but in an ambitious environment where we are all empowered to deliver on our vision.      

About you  

Experience

• A demonstrable track record of branded content and partnerships sales experience

• An understanding of editorial environments and background in terms of how brands work/align with content publishers
• The ability to influence potential partners through big brand partnership ideas
• Prospecting – keeping on top of new sales leads and business opportunities in terms of brand partnerships pipeline

• Strong track record of achieving significant new business targets and account growth.  
• Experience establishing notable partnerships with corporate and workplace affiliates and partnerships
• Strong track record of growing partnerships – both in value and number of effective partnerships
• Proven track record opening doors across brands and agency contacts at all levels
• 5 plus years selling in digital, marketplace, ad tech, martech, branded content and social/influencer marketing programs

Behaviours & Skills

• A strategic thinker – the ability to see the big picture and set a plan for the team to drive consumer acquisition
• Data-led – a firm eye on CAC and ROI, you’ll understand that making decisions based on data is essential
• The ability to make strong and long-lasting connections: you’ll come with a black book of media, marketing, commercial and partnership contacts
• A proactive, hunter sales mentality and curious by nature who prospects with a custom, solutions-oriented approach focused on metrics for success.
• A consultative selling style, able to influence potential partners with win:win outcome rationale
• A team player – this role will be joining an existing brilliant team of Affiliate and Partnership professionals; it’s expected that knowledge is shared readily across the team and collaboration is essential

How we work   

Our values define how we work at Unbiased.  To join the team we will be keen to see if you align with them:   

• Be relentless about progress - working at pace to solve problems, navigate around blockers and prioritising company OKR’s.  
• Own it and get it done – taking ownership of your projects, involving the right people at the right time and making meaningful contributions.  
• Share and seek input – proactive in seeking and acting upon feedback. Being open, sharing knowledge and proactively communicating.  

• Enjoy the journey – Ensuring cross-team collaboration and celebrating achievements of your peers  

How we’ll take care of you

• Share Options: We are all working towards Unbiased’s growth, and we believe that everyone should share in our success. You’ll be allocated Options over Shares so that you feel fully empowered to deliver and aligned with our growth plans.
• Investment in your Development: Alongside in-house training, you’ll be allocated a generous yearly allowance to invest in your career development.  

• Investment in your Wellbeing: Your wellbeing is a top priority for us, and you’ll be able to benefit an annual wellbeing allowance.  On top of this, we have arranged for Private Medical Insurance for extra peace of mind
• Social Events: We’re a social bunch so you can expect plenty of activities based in and around our vibrant office in the heart of Farringdon.   

The Usual Benefits 

• Holiday: you’ll be allocated plenty of holiday to ensure that you have enough time to recharge, work-life balance is super important to us here (you’ll also have your birthday off as paid leave)  

• Flexible working: we’ll work with you to find the balance of office-based work and remote working, or, if you don’t live in or around London, we are happy for you to be fully remote. 
• Private Medical Insurance  
• Life insurance   
• Cycle to work scheme   

Equal Opportunity    

The best ideas are often the least expected and require new ways of thinking; that’s why our teams at Unbiased are made up of broad range of talented people. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, colour, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any other legally protected status.   

Data Privacy   

Personal information about unsuccessful candidates will be held for 12 months after the recruitment exercise has been completed, it will then be destroyed or deleted. We retain de-personalised statistical information about applicants to help inform our recruitment activities, but no individuals are identifiable from that data.   

Once a person has taken up employment with Unbiased, we will compile a file relating to their employment. The information contained in this will be kept secure and will only be used for purposes directly relevant to that person’s employment. Once their employment with Unbiased has ended, we will retain the file in accordance with the requirements of our retention schedule and then delete it.   

Agencies   

As much as we appreciate the help, we’re using our own direct sourcing methods or we’re working with one of our carefully selected Agency Partners on this vacancy. To find out a little more about how we partner with agencies please email [email removed - click apply for more details] FAO our Talent Manager, speculative phone calls will not be taken by our team neither will CV submissions without Unbiased or the candidates expressed consent.