Director of Partnerships defining global partnership strategy for Elliptic. Building high-impact partner ecosystems and driving commercial growth in fintech and blockchain sectors.
Responsibilities
Define and own the global partnership strategy, including portfolio design, partner segmentation structures, and governance models that ensure predictable, high-performing outcomes
Lead commercial negotiations, structure joint business plans with partners, and oversee performance management and capability development
Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Services, Product, Marketing, and Regulatory teams to align partnership strategies with overall business goals and ensure readiness for new product launches and go-to-market initiatives
Represent Elliptic externally as a partnership leader, building strong relationships with C-level executives at partner and customer organisations
Own partnership pipeline development, deal forecasting, partner contribution to revenue, ROI assessment, go-to-market execution, and co-sell/upsell motions
Build and nurture a global ecosystem of partners—ranging from system integrators and consultancies to technology platforms and resellers—to drive scale, market reach, and differentiated value for Elliptic’s clients
Design and implement engagement frameworks, enablement programmes, and incentive programmes
Oversee and execute integrations with Elliptic ecosystem partners, e.g. Custodian and Travel rules providers
Delivering 10-20% of incremental annual revenue within 12–18 months with the goal to get to 30%
Drive incremental channel and partnership revenue, expanding Elliptic’s footprint with key industry players and new market segments
Accelerate time-to-value for clients and enhance customer satisfaction through best-in-class joint delivery models
Partnership-attributed revenue and gross margin
Partner pipeline and conversion rates
Engagement and certification levels across the partner ecosystem
Joint go-to-market/launch success and new market penetration milestones
Partner contribution to overall deal velocity, win rates, and customer retention
Requirements
Extensive experience building and leading global partnership or business development teams in B2B SaaS, fintech, regtech, or related enterprise software markets
Track record of designing and scaling partnership programmes that drive measurable commercial, operational, and brand impact
Exceptional capabilities in commercial negotiation, strategic planning, cross-functional collaboration, and performance management
Proven ability to cultivate C-suite relationships, manage strategic accounts, and act as an executive sponsor with high-stakes partners
Analytical and results-oriented, comfortable taking on P&L responsibility and adapting to a rapidly evolving market
Experience in financial crime compliance, blockchain analytics, or crypto risk management is a strong plus, as is familiarity with regulated financial institutions and complex enterprise environments
Benefits
Hybrid working and the option to work from almost anywhere for up to 90 days per year
£500 Remote working budget to set up your home office space
$1,000 Learning & Development budget to use on anything (agreed with your manager) that contributes to your growth and development
Holidays: 25 days of annual leave + bank holidays
An extra day for your birthday
Enhanced parental leave: we provide eligible employees, regardless of gender or whether they become a parent by birth or adoption, 16 weeks fully-paid leave and leave
Private Health Insurance - we use Vitality!
Full access to Spill Mental Health Support
Life Assurance: we hope you will never need this - but our cover is for 4 times your salary to your beneficiaries
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