Our Partnerships team are looking to hire a Corporate Partnerships General Manager to lead, co-ordinate and oversee the development and growth of new and existing business from external brand partnerships across all relevant sectors including financial partners. You will join a great team in order drive incremental retail trade, media sales and sponsorship income.
About You
You will be an established manager with previous experience in a broad range of the media landscape and be able to exhibit the commercial acumen required to be successful in this position. You’ll have a marketing, media sales and/or PR background, and will ideally have experience working with another luxury brand. Experience in trade marketing would also be preferred.
You’ll be engaging and enthusiastic, staying in the know about opportunities across the business where Partnerships can provide support to execute quality campaigns. A successful account and people manager, you’ll build and maintain excellent relationships with brands working with Harrods and also provide direct support to the Account Executives reporting into this role.
What to Expect
You’ll be a key position in the larger Partnerships team, with responsibility to account manage existing relationships and develop and manage joint media and marketing initiatives with external partners involving sponsorship, collaborations and joint initiatives across industries including automotive, financial services, tourism, entertainment and more.
In addition, you will be required to identify and connect with relevant brand partners, gathering industry insight and intel all the while upholding Harrods’ values and acting as an ambassador. You’ll develop strategic ideas and proposals in order to continue growth within the Corporate Partnerships team and oversee the execution of various campaigns.
What is Important?
Organisation is so important to our team; we are expected to be consistent and accurate. Over time, we’ve built a reputation we are proud of. Our team is approachable, collaborative and efficient – we need someone who shares our values and understands the importance of our place in the business.