The role goes beyond CPA/CPL marketing and is responsible for offline and online engagement and management of globally located e-tailer partners to maximise business referrals and revenue.

The EPM role is suited to an experienced Partnership or Relationship Manager who is keen to contribute strategically and operationally. The successful candidate will directly engage current and new E-commerce related service vendors within the UK, US and Europe. The role reports directly to the head of E-commerce and presents fantastic exposure to the Foreign exchange and transactional elements of global E-commerce whilst offering the opportunity for swift internal progression and overseas travel.

The role has two main deliverables; firstly to develop and implement the structure for E-commerce partnerships to operate within the business, and secondly to actively identify and establish commercial relationships with current and new partners within the E-commerce space. Both will generate referrals and revenue using a collaborative partnership approach.

You will work closely with your internal and your partner’s sales and marketing departments to create alliances which ultimately deliver value to potential customers. You will have the opportunity to apply your creativity, innovation and experience to create and implement effective affiliate referral projects and mechanisms using content sharing, process development, technology linkups, partner staff engagement, events and any other appropriate channels.

Previous exposure to e-commerce, especially global online marketplaces, would be a strong advantage. You must have successful track record of relationship management and experience of offline partner engagement.

Key competencies & experience:

• First-hand experience of relationship management and demonstrable success of partner engagement
• E-commerce experience and access to relevant personal networks
• Experience of foreign exchange and international payments is an advantage Appreciation of technology linking, business process design and effective use of content
• Strategic business thinker balanced with energy, drive, passion and the charisma to succeed
• Excellent business development ability with a keen eye on marketing strategy and customer journey
• Ability to create and deliver effective proposals, plans and methodologies and deliver these with partners
• Proven ability to work across disciplines and business units in a cohesive manner
• Strong organisational, project management and technical capability within partnership programmes
• Effective at building relationships and creating influence over the phone, face to face, through networking and social media
• Excellent written and spoken English skills are a must. Fluency in German, Spanish, French or Mandarin will be an advantage