Brand Partnership Manager

Job Description

About carwow

Buying or selling a car shouldn’t be difficult! That’s why here at carwow we are on a mission to change the way people buy a car by creating the world’s best online car marketplace. We're not all petrolheads - just a highly driven (excuse the pun) scale-up with over 400 carwowers in the UK, Germany, Spain and Portugal.

Since starting our journey in 2011, we’ve grown to become one of the most trusted comparison sites with over 12 million users and a Trustpilot rating of 4.7. We are also very proud to be backed by some of Europe’s most respected technology, marketplace and automotive investors.

About the team

At carwow, we are Europe’s largest new car marketplace and a true leader in Automotive content. Our unrivaled proposition not only delights UK consumers but offers unmatched opportunities for automotive brands and agencies. With millions of configurations and customer journeys each year, along with the largest pool of in-market consumers monthly, carwow provides a gateway for brands to connect with our audience, leveraging our valuable insights and expertise. Joining our OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) & Media team means becoming part of a mission to be the foremost commerce media player and strategic partner within the automotive industry. Our dedicated team is committed to expanding carwow’s retail and media offering to brands and agencies. Through daily interactions, we forge impactful partnerships that span brand building, awareness, sales, and D2C (direct to consumer) collaborations. By working closely with our partners, we empower them to harness carwow’s unparalleled audience and tap into our wealth of expertise

About the role

This role is directly accountable for owning, building and developing our relationship with automotive brands in Spain. With a dedicated portfolio of brands, this role enables autonomy, responsibility and ownership. Tasked with continuing to build and grow both the breadth and depth of our relationships, the Brand Partnerships Managers are empowered to strategise, develop and execute individual strategies for each brand in their portfolio - tailoring both our proposition and approach to ensure we drive value for our partners and innovation between automotive brands and carwow.

Relationship building, creative thinking and balancing short term milestones as well as a long term vision for each brand are critical in success. The role works closely with both a Head of OEM & Media and a wider team of Brand Partnerships managers, providing support and development.

Alongside the dedicated portfolio the role also plays a key part in paving the future of both the OEM & Media business and carwow by providing critical feedback from our partners to ensure we continuously develop our products and propositions.

Responsibilities

• This is a partnership focused role - Direct ownership of our partner relationships, new partner pitches and building rapport. The end goal is to expand the depth and breadth of carwow’s partnerships with automotive brands in Spain
• Creation and delivery of coherent and professional partnership pitch decks
• Using data and insight to make your pitches come alive with client-relevant data and information
• Proactively managing our client partnerships and ongoing projects - from working with manufacturers to create and deliver marketing campaigns, brand experiences or retailer engagement.
• Working closely with our Commercial Team to ensure the effectiveness and success of our partner brand campaigns
• Ensuring successful delivery of projects by working collaboratively with other teams at carwow and spotting potential problems before they arise

Requirements

• A natural ability to tell engaging and impactful stories

• Evidence and experience of sales & partnerships experience within Tech or Automotive industries (highly preferable)

• An eye for detail and a creative approach to solving challenges faced by car manufacturers and their partners

• Experience meeting and building rapport with C-Suite / Senior individuals both internally and externally

• Ability to manage projects and initiatives from start to finish, including the conceptualisation, implementation and reporting of concurrent projects

• Strong data analysis skills with the ability to build a cohesive story for our clients using carwow’s vast reserves of data

• Incredible organisation skills - you’ll be juggling lots of clients who are all in different stages and all require different approaches

• An understanding of the world of marketing and media would be a bonus, although not essential

Benefits

• Hybrid working that works around you (currently two days in the office, three from home)
• Competitive salary to fund that dream holiday to Bali
• Share options - when we thrive, so do you!
• Vitality Private Healthcare, for peace of mind
• Monthly coaching sessions with Spill - our mental wellbeing partner
• Enhanced holiday package, plus bank holidays
• 28 days annual leave
• 1 day for your wedding
• 1 day off when you move house - because moving’s hard enough without work!
• On your third year anniversary, you get 30 days of annual leave per year
• On your tenth year anniversary, you get 35 days of annual leave per year
• Option to buy 3 extra days of holiday per year
• Work from abroad for a month (due to popular demand, this offer excludes the moon).
• Inclusive parental, partner and shared parental leave, fertility treatment and pregnancy loss policies
• The latest tech (Macbook or Surface) to power your gif-sending talents
• Up to £500/€550 home office allowance for that massage chair you’ve been talking about
• A generous learning and development budget to help you master your craft
• Regular social events:, tech lunches, coffee with the exec sessions, book clubs, social events/anything else you pester us for
• Refer a friend, get paid. Repeat for infinite money
• Lunch & learns and Carwow Classrooms with expert speakers who are here for a free lunch

Diversity and inclusion is an integral part of our culture. We know that diverse teams are strong teams, so we welcome those with alternative identities, backgrounds, and experiences to apply for this position. We make recruiting decisions based on experience, skills and potential, so all our applicants are treated fairly and equally.