Manager- Strategic Partnerships & Corporate Alliances

Job Description :-

Our Client is a sustainable livelihood program for urban disadvantaged youth. By fostering agency, workplace competencies and skills in youth, they unleash social and economic transformation in the communities that the youth come from.

Expectations / Deliverables :-

● Build enduring relationships with skilling organizations for co-creation of curriculum for the program

● GOYN brand-building and formalizing partnerships with skilling partners

● Engage with employers in the Logistics industry to be a part of the working group and co-create the curriculum with skilling partners

● Ensure co-creation of courses curriculum for Basix and Advanced courses by skilling organizations and employers

● Ensure creation of a dynamic working relationship with partners to ensure smooth enrolment of youth into the program, completion of training and placements.

● Ensure timely updates from partners regarding youth livelihood status to help maintain the youth journey database

● Put in place feedback mechanisms to record and act on feedback from partners and youth

● Ensure post placement support and engagement with employers to bring about changes at workplace to make the sector more aspirational for youth

● Be up to date with any developments in the ecosystem and forge new partnerships with youth facing organizations, skilling organisations and employers in the Logistics and supply chain sector

Requirements ;-

Preferred Skill sets, Years of Experience, Professional Background:

● Post Graduation in any background, with 1-3 years of experience in the field of partnership building from corporate background

● Computer proficiency- MS Office

● Strong commitment towards building relationships with organizations in the ecosystem

● Strong verbal and written communication skills in Marathi, Hindi and English

● Ability to handle difficult situations with confidence and wisdom.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

● Growth

○ Consumer:

■ Understand the core consumer needs, and collaborate with product and design to build the right consumer experience and optimise conversion funnels.

■ Lead the development and execution of comprehensive growth strategies, focusing on user acquisition, activation, and retention.

■ Oversee and optimise performance marketing channels, including paid advertising, SEO, SEM, and partnerships.

■ Utilise data analytics to identify trends, insights, and areas for improvement in the user journey.

■ Develop and implement strategies to increase customer retention and lifetime value.

○ Partnerships

■ Define the partnerships and spiritual leader outreach strategy to align with the consumer need and company vision.

■ Build a high quality curated leader community by developing a deep understanding of the ecosystem and nurturing leader relationships.

■ Work closely with the content team to align leader onboarding strategy with the overall content strategy.

● Strategic Support:

○ Collaborate closely with the founding team to drive and execute key strategic initiatives.

○ Conduct market research, prepare reports, and provide insights to support decision-making.

● Problem Solving:

● Anticipate challenges and proactively identify solutions to address them.

● Assist in resolving operational issues and roadblocks.

Qualifications

● Bachelor's degree in Engineering; MBA is a plus.

● Previous experience in a Product or Chief of Staff or similar role, preferably in a startup environment.

● Exceptional organisational and project management skills.

● Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

● Flexibility and adaptability to handle evolving responsibilities.

Roles & Responsibilities

1. Build and develop commercial relationships with our key targeted B2B partners (e-rickshaw, battery dealers and distributors).

2. Establish a systematic approach for partner outreach and B2B relationship management.

3. Strategize newer ways to grow current partnerships & form new ones.

4. Understand the current market trends and build & grow relationships accordingly.

5. Negotiate and finalize the partnership deals.

Desired Skills

1. 3+ years of relevant work experience.

2. Successfully built and managed B2B partnerships in the past.

3. Excellent at Opportunity Analysis and Business Planning.

If you are someone

1. Who is resourceful, and able to effectively negotiate and close the B2B deals. You prefer traveling and visiting B2B partners.

2. Understand internal dynamics and partner profiles to create a win-win situation.

3. Energetic, hunger to learn.

4. Comfortable getting your hands dirty and high on execution.

This Opportunity is for YOU!

• Develop, implement and manage our social media strategy
• Define most important social media KPIs
• Manage and oversee social media content
• Measure the success of every social media campaign
• Stay up to date with latest social media best practices and technologies
• Use social media marketing tools such as Buffer
• Attend educational conferences
• Work with copywriters and designers to ensure content is informative and appealing
• Collaborate with Marketing, Sales and Product Development teams
• Monitor SEO and user engagement and suggest content optimization
• Communicate with industry professionals and influencers via social media to create a strong network
• Hire and train other in the team
• Provide constructive feedback
• Adhere to rules and regulations
• Present to Senior Management

Job Description:

• Develop business plans and manage partnerships to offer value added services for Prepaid card users.
• Compare with competition, keep track and maintain competitive track sheet.
• Brings strategic tie-ups which can aligned with card offerings.
• Building relationships with affiliates & partners for more business, better placements & visibility.
• Managing end-to-end promotions & offer execution for partner sale events- Festive campaigns, OEM launches.

What you need to have:

• research and identify new business opportunities - including new markets, growth areas, trends, customers, partnerships, products and services - or new ways of reaching existing markets
• seek out the appropriate contact in an organisation
• generate leads and cold call prospective customers
• meet with customers/clients face to face or over the phone
• foster and develop relationships with customers/clients
• understand the needs of our customers and be able to respond effectively with a plan of how to meet these
• think strategically - seeing the bigger picture and setting aims and objectives in order to develop and improve the business
• have a good understanding of the businesses' products or services and be able to advise others about them

 About the role:  

• We are looking for an energetic partnership and alliances manager to help us expand our clientèle.

• The goal is to drive sustainable financial growth through boosting partnerships and forging strong relationships with clients.

• New Business Development: Prospecting potential E-commerce clients for successful and profitable alliance for various lines of product.

• Researching organizations and individuals on-line (especially on social media) to identify new leads and potential new markets.

• Researching the needs of other companies and learning who makes decisions about purchasing.

• Understand products and services offered by us and be able to articulate its functions and benefits to external audiences.

• On boarding the New partner, scoping out the business, and ensuring a smooth transition of the channel.

• Great interpersonal skills promote interest, which can ultimately lead to purchases. Other essential factors include:

• Salesmanship – understanding the needs of others and presenting your company as capable of meeting their desires leads to buying

•  Thick skin – potential customers do not always wish to be contacted and sales efforts fail quite routinely, so the ability to move on from negative situations is imperative 

• Multitasking skills – juggling multiple projects and clients is commonplace and requires good time management, attention to detail, and prioritization

• Industry background – experience in the area in which one is selling can be required or at least helpful, such as healthcare knowledge when promoting medical insurance

• Analytical skills. Person must evaluate the characteristics of each client to determine the appropriate insurance policy.

• Communication skills. Person must be able to communicate effectively with customers by listening to their requests and suggesting suitable policies.

• Initiative. Person need to actively seek out new customers to maintain a flow of commissions.

• Self-confidence. Person should be confident when making “cold” calls (calls to prospective customers who have not been contacted before). They must speak clearly and persuasively and maintain their composure if rejected.

 Responsibilities:  

• Your primary focus is to identify, pitch, negotiate and on-board new clients on the field. You will work on game-changing ideas, use deep business insight and market knowledge to play a critical role in bringing prospects through the full sales cycle.

• Work with the management team to identify and evaluate new markets, new target clients.

• Develop and implement strategic sales plan. Identify and evaluate specific new profitable business opportunities. Initiate and complete proposals and presentations for new business opportunities

• To maintain an excellent client relationship with existing and potential clients

• Conduct research to identify new markets and customer needs

• Promote the company’s products/services addressing or predicting clients’ objectives. Prepare sales contracts ensuring adherence to law-established rules and guidelines

• Meeting the untapped segments and markets.Build the brand, Responsible for Growth and Partnership

• Designed innovative products for the customers as per the needs.

• Established relations with major corporates to be a partner in their financial supports for employees and for the wealth advisory.

• Ensure business target achievement: Pipeline building, Client conversion, Onboarding and Revenues

• Manage customer expectations through cross-functional interactions & ensuring that deliverables are completed. Develop excellent relationships with key clients, provide support during implementation, onboarding and troubleshooting any product issues or concerns.

 Requirements: 

• Being pleasantly persistent. Excellent oral and written communication skills

• Ruthless time management and timely delivery of tasks allocated.

• Strong Business Development & consultative selling skills.

• Passionate people who want to hustle and can handle ambiguity

• History of consistently exceeding KPIs, revenue targets and company goals

• Ability to resolve problems, adapt, and grow quickly as we create the Client Success organization

About What Digital Pvt Ltd:

What Digital Technologies Pvt Ltd is one of the world's fastest-growing online job search specialists. Launched from London in 2011 our flagship product whatjobs.com attracts millions of jobseekers around the world. Every minute of every day we help our users connect with employers across the globe in order to find their perfect job.

To support our ambitious growth plans, we are looking for our next senior appointment to become our SEO Manager.  Reporting to the Managing Director, you will be supported through your growth and provided with access to a number of cutting-edge tools. Our ambition is to increase the size of our SEO footprint over the next 18 months in Europe, Asia, North American & South America. 

About the Role:

• Development and implementation of the SEO strategy for whatjobs.com
• Ownership of the organic performance targets for our global websites and the delivery against them
• Develop SEO best practice for sites, lead discussions with internal stakeholders, ensure progress and performance is reported regularly
• Recruit your own team of SEO executives and content writers.
• Setting in place best SEO working practice that other members of your team can use and learn from to develop their own careers.
• You must be an expert at competitor analysis 
• Lead when required with the execution of SEO tasks across other global SEO projects (i.e. site migrations)
• Stay up to date with the latest SEO industry and news, share knowledge with the team and lead from the front.
• Answer this question in your cover letter. When is thanksgiving celebrated? 

What makes you a great fit:

• 5 years+ SEO experience with at least 2 years in a senior role
• Analytically minded, expert in using Google Analytics and Google Search Console
• Ability to analyse data to derive insight and actions to drive performance
• Experience auditing on-site and off-site SEO factors to create effective SEO strategies
• Experience using SEO tools including or equivalent to ahrefs, Deepcrawl, SEMRush, Screaming Frog
• Experience managing a team, their workflow and assisting in their own professional development
• Knowledge of HTML/Web Coding
• Self-motivated and enthusiastic
• Strong communication skills
• Good skills in Excel & Word
• Deep interest in the SEO industry and also be a hobbyist 
• Experience integrating SEO with other digital channels i.e. Social and PR
• Have a proven track record of successful SEO campaigns
• Have both frontend and technical SEO knowledge 

• Excellent salary & be part of a bonus scheme
• We will soon be moving to brand new offices based in Central Bangalore
• You will be the ‘ go-to person’ and responsible for building your own team
• Enrolled in a company pension plan
• International travel to meet with colleagues, management and SEO events
• Leadership and Development training throughout your career
• An exciting, fast-paced working environment where you will work with and learn from the best in the business

Heard enough? Apply online today for an immediate interview.