Strategic Partnership Manager (Technology)

Location: Remote or hybrid, subject to location; United Kingdom. Candidates must have a pre-existing right to work and travel within the UK, and the role requires UK Security Clearance.

Company

hirify.global is part of NEC Corporation and develops software supporting public services including healthcare, emergency response, transport, policing, housing, and local authorities.

What you will do

• Develop and implement a strategic partnership framework aligned with organisational objectives.
• Identify, evaluate, and build a pipeline of partnership opportunities across public, private, and third-sector organisations.
• Establish executive-level relationships, act as the primary partnership contact, and maintain long-term partner engagement.
• Negotiate partnership agreements, memoranda of understanding, and commercial arrangements with legal, procurement, and finance stakeholders.
• Identify joint growth opportunities, co-created solutions, bid development activities, tender responses, and joint go-to-market initiatives.
• Define partnership success measures, monitor performance, report commercial outcomes, and present recommendations to senior leadership.

Requirements

• Significant experience in partnership management, business development, account management, or strategic alliances, with a proven track record of developing and managing successful strategic partnerships.
• Strong commercial acumen, negotiation skills, and the ability to build compelling business cases and strategic proposals.
• Experience engaging and influencing senior stakeholders and executives.
• Excellent relationship management, networking, written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Experience managing complex cross-functional initiatives.
• Candidates must demonstrate a pre-existing right to work and travel within the UK; documentary evidence is required.
• The role requires UK Security Clearance and satisfactory vetting and reference checks.

Nice to have

• Experience in healthcare, technology, public sector, digital transformation, or professional services environments.
• Understanding of procurement and tender processes.
• Experience with strategic frameworks and governance models.
• Knowledge of partnership performance measurement and value realisation.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote or hybrid working arrangement, subject to location.
• Private medical cover funded by NEC for employees, with optional family coverage at additional cost.
• 25 days of paid holiday with the option to buy or sell leave.
• Life assurance cover of four times basic salary, a group pension plan with employer contributions up to 8.5%, and flexible benefits.
• Employee assistance programme and free access to more than 15,000 LinkedIn Learning courses.

Hiring process

• Offers are subject to satisfactory vetting and reference checks.
• UK Security Clearance is required for the role.