Brand Partnerships Director, UK

As Brand Partnerships Director, UK, you'll own a portfolio of named brand accounts in the UK, working as a generalist across categories rather than a single vertical. This is a senior individual contributor role - not a people-management role in the first instance - designed for someone who wants to build something and has the option to grow into managing a local team as the function scales. You are a hunter first: someone who can open doors at brand level, build credibility fast, and turn a first meeting into a durable, revenue-generating relationship.

Responsibilities

Own a portfolio of named brand accounts in the UK, working as a generalist across categories; Build senior brand relationships at CMO, Global Head of Media, VP of Brand level and line-of-business leads; Get ahead of the brief by entering brand planning cycles early; Represent Verve at brand-side forums, marketing conferences, and roundtables; Commission insight work with insights and data teams to build brand-specific audience stories, category reports, and trend pieces; Secure Joint Business Plans that lock in annual investment and strategic commitment at brand level; Run the pilot by building and pitching a defined target list of named accounts with tracked revenue; Co-sell with existing agency sales team under a joint commercial framework, with revenue double-counted to incentivize collaboration

Requirements

Track record of building and owning senior client relationships directly with brands or marketers, not solely through an agency or intermediary; Genuine hunter instincts - comfortable prospecting, opening new doors, and creating momentum in a newly-created role with no existing playbook; Existing network of brand-side contacts in the UK; Comfortable with ambiguity and building process as you go; Strong commercial instincts - can read an account's growth potential and prioritize time accordingly

Nice to have

Prior experience or relationships in a specific vertical (e.g. CPG/Retail, Travel, Finance, Beauty/Lux); Experience in media, adtech, data, or a related commercial sales environment as helpful context

Benefits

Bupa HealthCare Plan; Aviva Corporate Pension Scheme with Verve contributing 5% of qualifying earnings; Personalized Benefits Platform with budget of £50/month; 25 paid vacation days plus 3 Wellness days; Annual training budget and internal webinars