Senior Manager, Partner & Contract Management (Telecoms)

Location: Newbury, United Kingdom; hybrid working with office attendance 2–3 days per week and at least 8 days per month

Company

hirify.globalThree is building and enhancing the UK network, investing in 5G and digital infrastructure to connect people, businesses and communities across the country.

What you will do

• Lead the Network business relationship with the relevant L2 organisation and act as the primary interface for partner, contract and commercial governance.
• Manage, coach and prioritise a team of Partner Managers, setting objectives and building capability.
• Manage strategic partner relationships, ensuring governance aligns with business criticality, risk and value contribution.
• Drive contract lifecycle management, including renewals, change control, service credits, obligations tracking, performance management and issue resolution.
• Partner with Supply Chain, Legal, Finance, delivery teams and senior stakeholders on sourcing, commercial decisions and contract management.
• Establish partner governance, reporting and escalation processes while providing insight into market dynamics, spend, performance and risk.

Requirements

• Strong experience in partner, supplier relationship, contract management, procurement, commercial governance or a related Networks environment.
• Proven people leadership experience, including setting direction, managing performance, coaching others and delivering outcomes through a team.
• Good understanding of telecoms networks, managed services, supplier ecosystems and operational dependencies.
• Strong commercial acumen covering contract obligations, change control, service credits, performance regimes, risk management and value realisation.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and partner leadership teams in complex, matrixed organisations.
• Commitment to compliance, auditability, ethical supplier management and continuous improvement.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working with flexibility to work from the office and home.
• Full-time schedule of 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
• Basic salary plus bonus and hirify.global benefits.
• Up to 28 days of annual leave plus bank holidays and paid charity time.
• Benefits including discounts, vouchers, pension, learning tools and parental leave.
• Inclusive workplace focused on collaboration, belonging and continuous improvement.

Hiring process

• Offers are subject to criminal DBS and financial background checks to meet regulatory standards.
• Reasonable adjustments and accessibility support are available throughout recruitment.