Senior Partnerships Manager Co Branded Products

A leading, region wide retail loyalty programme is building a next generation, customer centric engagement ecosystem and launching co branded financial products (credit cards and more) across the GCC. They re hiring a Senior Partnerships Manager Co Brand to own and grow these strategic partnerships. Key Focus Partnership Development & Management • Lead end to end onboarding of co brand partners: project scope, business cases, implementation, go to market. • Act as day to day account owner: performance reviews, operational issue resolution, payments and reconciliations. • Build senior level relationships with banks and partners, manage governance forums, and ensure delivery against contracts. Strategy, Product & Campaigns • Develop annual and quarterly joint business/marketing plans with partners, including targets and budgets. • Oversee marketing campaigns with internal teams: brief, approve, and review post campaign performance. • Shape and refine Customer Value Propositions (CVPs) for co branded products to drive acquisition, usage and loyalty. Market, Data & Insight • Use market intelligence to identify new opportunities, mitigate risks and refine partnership strategies. • Own data and performance analytics: build dashboards, track KPIs and feed insights into partner and product decisions. Compliance & Governance • Ensure all partnerships meet regulatory, legal and contractual requirements, including SLAs and payment terms. • Embed best practice partnership and key account management frameworks, proactively addressing any compliance gaps. Leadership & Delivery • Lead and mentor a small support team, setting clear objectives and driving performance. • Run cross functional projects across product, marketing, tech and finance to launch and optimise co branded products on time. • 5-7 years experience in Key Account Management / Business Development, ideally in: Loyalty & rewards, Co branded financial products, E commerce or payments/fintech • Proven track record signing, growing and managing strategic partnerships. • Strong regional network and existing book of relevant contacts. • Highly target driven, organised and commercially sharp, with a clear growth mindset. • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, comfortable at senior level. • Confident working with CRM and Microsoft Office; data driven and metrics focused. • Able to work independently, hit deadlines and make things happen . • Fluent English (written and spoken); Arabic a plus. • Based in Dubai, with a valid UAE driving licence and car; willing to travel as needed.