Job Overview
We're looking for a Strategic Partnerships Manager to help shape and deliver our most important ecosystem and new venture partnerships across Devices and Services. This high‑impact role works with leading global technology and media partners to unlock commercial value, drive innovation and build differentiated customer propositions that support long‑term growth.
Responsibilities
- Own a portfolio of strategic partners and turn partnership strategy into tangible results, from joint business planning and negotiations through to go‑to‑market delivery and performance management.
- Act as a senior commercial interface, influencing internal and external stakeholders at all levels and ensuring alignment between partner roadmaps and our business priorities while championing customer outcomes.
- Collaborate with partners across devices and services to identify opportunities and deliver on commercial objectives.
Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience in strategic partnerships, account management or commercial roles within telecoms, devices or consumer technology.
- Proven track record managing complex, high‑value strategic partners with strong commercial impact.
- Strong financial and P&L management experience including budgeting, forecasting and profitability analysis.
- Experience operating at both strategic and operational levels within large, matrix organisations.
- Executive‑level stakeholder management and influencing skills with strong communication capability.
- Experience working with global OEMs or device and platform partners.
- Understanding of device ecosystems, go‑to‑market models and product lifecycle management.
- Exposure to supply chain, forecasting and launch execution in device‑led environments.
- Experience delivering co‑marketing or brand partnerships.
- Knowledge of UK or European telecoms markets and emerging innovation areas such as IoT or AI.
Benefits
- Bupa healthcare, wellbeing support, life cover, pension and generous holiday, plus your birthday off.
- Optional electric vehicle lease and Cycle2Work schemes, dental insurance, neurodiversity assessments and discounts on broadband, TV and mobile.
- Access to the Virgin Family platform and the O Priority app, with exclusive rewards, experiences and event invitations.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Virgin Media O is an equal opportunities employer and works hard to remove bias and barriers. We believe in building equity and inclusion across all aspects of our business.
