Partnerships Lead - 14 month Fixed Term Contract (Maternity Cover)

As Partnerships Lead, you’ll be responsible for the supporting the Head of Commercial Partnerships in delivering on the Simplyhealth partner strategy and business case for 2025. We have ambitious plans to transform our business from a pure insurance proposition to a healthcare service aggregator offering care, support, funding and navigation into healthcare pathways, tracking outcomes and ensuring that we are providing the best services for our members and corporate customers.

Key responsibilities 

• Onboarding new partners
  • Overseeing the onboarding project of any new partners; Ensuring that the proposition and customer journey is high quality, and delivers value for customers; Setting up on-going management of the partner in line with partner business-as-usual activities and to meet the wider requirements of the business; tracking the success of the launch outset
• Management of existing partners
  • Supporting Partnership Development Managers and Clinical Product representatives in the general management of all existing partnerships; Championing the propositions internally; Develop key working relationship with all partners to become a point of contact and escalation for any issues or concerns; Identifying opportunities for optimisation and development of customer journeys and propositions to better suit the needs of customers and drive more value for the business
• Data and reporting projects
  • Report on progress and success of partnership to relevant key stakeholders in the business; Drive better insights on who is using our partner services and customer profiling to support marketing and engagement initiatives
• Partner engagement activities
  • Support training and education of partner propositions across internal teams
• Team management and support

• Executing the partnerships strategy
• Identifying and scoping new areas to develop partnerships and identifying partners to engage
• Sizing the market and new growth areas and services
• Prioritising and managing the partnership pipeline
• Create business cases which create efficiencies or drive revenue growth
• Managing the partnerships team including partnership implementation and partnerships account management (which will be built over time)
• Working cross functionally with product management, clinical, compliance, tech, commercial contracts, finance and legal to onboard and implement new partners and pathways

• A Proven track record of success in strategic partnerships within the healthcare industry
• Excellent communication and presentation abilities, capable of effectively conveying complex concepts to diverse audiences
• A forward-thinking mindset with a passion for staying ahead of industry trends and emerging technologies
• Proven experience in cultivating and maintaining relationships with partners at various levels
• An entrepreneurial spirit with a focus on driving results and exceeding expectations
• Strong analytical skills to assess potential partnerships from both financial and strategic perspectives

• A network of contacts across healthcare landscape including digital health companies and providers
  
  

What’s in it for you

As well as a competitive salary, our benefits package includes:

• Group bonus scheme
• Generous pension with a 6% pension gift from us
• 28 days holiday (plus bank holidays) - with the option to buy and sell a further 5 days
• Flexible benefits pot (which you can choose to use against some great benefits such as critical illness, private medical insurance, shopping vouchers and more)
• Your own health plan
• Access to a wellbeing hub
• Shopping discounts
• Recognition awards
• Give as you earn
• 3 volunteering days