Growth & Partnerships Manager

Manchester, UK (Hybrid)

£45K/yr – £60K/yrMid LevelFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive growth by building and owning a partner- and distribution-led strategy across digital and offline channels, combining ROI-tested channels with compliant, profitable agreements to scale margin-driven partnerships.

  • Own the partnership strategy, identify routes to market, and validate channel ROI before scaling.
  • Coordinate compliance, operations and contract frameworks while nurturing long-term partner relationships to protect brand integrity and measure impact against CPA, CPL, revenue, and ROI.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • 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
  • 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
  • Build long-term strategic relationships with partners

Requirements

  • 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

Preferred

  • 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

Benefits

  • 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
  • Good Vibes Days — fully paid days off for wellbeing, growth and team connection
  • Extra holidays for service milestones plus your birthday off
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Leadly

Delivering leads at scale to the most trustworthy financial companies nationwide.

Manchester, England, GBR
44 employees (19 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
4.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
35.9%
Direct
41.8%
Referral
11.8%
Social
7.6%
Paid
1.8%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~46

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
13 (30% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
4