Description Where will your career take you next? Let’s find out together. At Zurich Cover-More, we’re proud to be one of the world’s leading travel insurance and assistance providers. Each year, we protect more than 20 million travellers worldwide, making sure we’re there every step of their journey with proactive care, personalised cover and specialist support. Zurich Cover-More partners with many of the world’s best-known brands – think major airlines, travel giants, top banks, credit card providers, and large retailers – to deliver more care, more cover, for all. Launched in December 2024, Zurich Cover-More is the global travel brand of Zurich Insurance Group, one of the world’s leading multi-line insurers. Our family of customer-facing brands includes trusted names like Travel Guard, Cover-More Travel Insurance, Travelex Insurance, Universal Assistance, World Travel Protection, Freely, and Blue Insurance. Together, we’re redefining what it means to travel safely and with confidence. Whether it’s a long-awaited holiday, a last-minute business trip, or an unexpected detour, we deliver in the moments that matter. About Freely This role is part of our Freely team. Freely is Zurich Cover-More’s digital-first travel insurance proposition for adventure travellers in Australia and the U.S. Founded in 2020, Freely is a travel insurance and safety app with coverage that can be adjusted on-the-go, live safety updates, 24/7 medical and emergency support, and an easy-to-start claims process with the app. Freely is committed to continue helping fellow adventure-seekers travel safer and give back to the places they visit. Freely donates 1% of revenue to environmental and social initiatives through 1% for the Planet. What you’ll be doing: In this role you will - Build a highly profitable, purpose aligned network of affiliate partners and strategic relationships to help grow our brand Develop our affiliate and partnerships strategy, creating a clear view on the businesses most able to deliver value to our customers at every stage of their travel Be an innovative approach on how to create and deliver value-based service offerings through partnerships Drive ancillary revenue and brand awareness Lead lifecycle marketing functions through both the referral and loyalty programs Manage a highly profitable travel affiliate revenue channel Lead the ‘refer-a-friend' program to drive customer acquisition and business revenue Own the lifecycle and retention marketing strategy for the Freely Travel Rewards loyalty program Be the ‘voice of the partner’ within the Freely organisation, sharing your key partner insights and knowledge to ensure that we support our partners with the best outcome, for them, and their communities This role is a 12-month maximum term contract, to be based in our North Sydney office. What skills and experience you’ll bring on this journey: 10 years’ experience as a strategic travel partnerships manager having also worked in a start-up environment Comfortable with public speaking and stakeholder management across all levels within a corporate environment Deep understanding of the skills and processes required to develop sales pipelines and partnership development across both large and small distributions networks Ability to work collaboratively and cross-functionally to deliver positive results for agency sales Strong communication, negotiation, presentation and influencing skills Why you’ll love working with us! We value optimism, caring, togetherness, reliability, results-orientation, and forward-thinking. We have more than 3000 employees worldwide. We are a global group of digital specialists, actuaries, marketers, doctors, nurses, case managers, claims specialists, finance experts, customer service and corporate services professionals. We share a global purpose to look after travellers, at every step of their journey. Job flexibility. We understand the importance of making sure that work fits into your life, not the other way around. Our hybrid approach ensures you can maintain work-life balance with the flexibility of 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home, after an initial training period. Career growth. This is an extremely exciting time for us at Zurich Cover-More, as we rapidly expand our business across the globe. We’re committed to helping our people thrive through a comprehensive onboarding experience, continuous professional development, and a supportive work environment that empowers growth at every stage of your career. Take the time you need, for you and your community. We encourage you to take the time you need when you need it. We offer regular annual and personal leave benefits along with anniversary leave, volunteer leave and a comprehensive paid parental leave scheme. Diversity and inclusion. We respect who you are and thoroughly embrace diversity. Wherever life has taken you, we welcome you to bring your whole self to work. Just be you – because that’s exactly who we’re looking for. Apply today and let’s go to great places together!