Business Development Lead

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Location: London, UK
Length: 12 months
Duration: 20/01/2026 - 19/01/2027
Rate: £88.00 per hour (Inside IR35)
Hours: 40 hours per week

The Community You Will Join
Client is seeking a Strategic Partnerships & Business Development Lead to support France and the UK territory, and will report to both Country Managers. This role requires office presence in London, with frequent travels to Paris.
 In this role you will lead the strategic business partnerships activities in the territory and collaborate closely with the Partnerships, Bizops, Supply, Marketing, Comms, Finance and Legal functions in territory and across EMEA.
 
The Difference You Will Make
Partner closely with global brand, partnership, marketing, legal, finance, and product teams to develop and execute local partnerships.
Ability to negotiate agreements, discuss structure terms and ensure brand alignment.
Identify opportunities for establishing partnerships and business development activities that support our business goals into 2026.
Model the financial and strategic impact of partnerships, defining and tracking KPIs to measure partnership success and report results to senior leadership Ensure excellent execution and ongoing management of partnerships and business development activities and seamless coordination across all business areas.
Build and maintain relationships with potential partners and collaboration opportunities.


Skills:
12+ years of experience in partnership related role (e.g. Business Development, Partner Management) Growth obsessed Deep business acumen to conduct extensive market research and anticipate product and business needs Strong strategic and critical thinking skills - ability to connect dots and proactively develop proposals and solutions Strong data analysis and modeling skills, basic data science skills are a plus.
Proven partnership management experience Knowledge of the local culture and environment as crucial in fostering successful local partnerships Ability to build relationships and influence internal executive stakeholders and build long-term external relationships with new and existing partners.
Strong project management and organization skills Able to deal with complexity and adapt to changing business priorities Fluent in French (written and oral), experience working with / in France a strong plus.
Entrepreneurial in spirit, you remain persistent and optimistic when faced with setbacks and you love to tackle complex problems to find solutions that make our hosts' and guests' lives easier.
Excellent communicator across all functions and management levels and you naturally take the lead on aligning stakeholders when viewpoints diverge

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