- Head of New Partner Development Leeds
- Direct Line Group in Leeds, , United Kingdom
- jobs
- 1 month ago
jobs description
Leeds/London – Hybrid
At Direct Line Group, insurance is just the start. Combining decades of industry experience with talented people in every field from data, technology, customer care and auto repair, to HR, finance, and procurement, we’re a customer-obsessed market powerhouse. And we all work together to be brilliant for customers, every single day.
We’re looking for an established, commercially astute, driven leader to nurture and grow our Green Flag new partner development team. You will lead the team in developing compelling partner propositions and commercial proposals that deliver mutual and sustainable value, whilst ensuring alignment to the Green Flag vision and delivering great customer outcomes. This is a new role, to join our growing team, reporting to the Head of Strategic Partnerships.
What You'll Be Doing
• Work with the Head of strategic partnerships to evolve and execute the partnerships strategy in line with the Green Flag vision.
• Identify and assess new market opportunities and trends.
• Create and manage a pipeline of partnership prospects that deliver mutual benefit and sustainable relationships.
• Apply a deep understanding of the regulatory and risk landscape to identify the implications for partner business models, products and processes.
• Lead the new partnership development team to deliver compelling propositions to market to attract and secure new partnership deals.
• Lead commercial negotiations, ensuring balanced, viable partnership terms and delivery of great customer outcomes.
• Work with the onboarding and existing partners teams to support the implementation of new partners, ensuring a seamless transition and high-quality customer outcomes.
• Lead and mentor the new partnership development team, fostering a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement and high performance.
• Establish strong working relationships with key stakeholders to remain informed of all opportunities, and risks in relation to partnership activity.
• Be an ambassador for Green Flag, representing at relevant events and conferences.
• Track and analyse partnership development initiatives to ensure business benefits are being realised.
What you'll need
• Established network in the breakdown, automotive, financial services industries.
• Deep experience in a similar role in the automotive/ breakdown sector.
• Accomplished leader with a proven track record of leading a high performing team.
• Thought leadership, team player with strategic thinking.
• Stakeholder management and relationship building at all levels.
• Excellent communication skills.
Ways of Working
Our hybrid model way of working offers a 'best of both worlds' approach combining the best parts of home and office-working, offering flexibility for everyone. When you'll be in the office depends on your role, but most colleagues are in 2 days a week, and we'll consider the flexible working options that work best for you.
Read our flexible working approach here .
Benefits
We wouldn’t be where we are today without our people and the wide variety of perspectives and life experiences they bring. That’s why we offer excellent benefits to suit your lifestyle and a flexible working model combining the best parts of home and office-working, varying with the nature of your role. Our core benefits include:
• 9% employer contributed pension
• 50% off home, motor and pet insurance plus free travel insurance and Green Flag breakdown cover
• Additional optional Health and Dental insurance
• AIP bonus
• EV car scheme allows all colleagues to lease a brand new electric or plug-in hybrid car in a tax efficient way.
• 25 days annual leave, increasing each year up to a maximum of 28
• Buy as you earn share scheme
• Employee discounts and cashback
• Plus many more!
Being yourself
Difference makes us who we are. We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their whole selves to work – that’s why we champion diverse voices, build workplaces that work for people, and invest in the things that matter. From senior leadership to inclusivity networks, adaptive working to inclusion training, we’ve made it our mission to give you everything you need to be authentically you. Discover more at directlinegroupcareers.com
Together we’re one of a kind.
Leeds United Kingdom