Brand Partnerships Director, UK

The role

You will own a portfolio of named brand accounts in the UK as a senior individual contributor. You will build senior brand relationships and get Verve's data and capabilities into brand planning cycles early.

What you will do

• Build senior brand relationships at CMO, Global Head of Media, and VP of Brand level
• Get into brand planning cycles early
• Represent Verve at brand-side forums, marketing conferences, and roundtables
• Commission insight work with insights and data teams
• Secure Joint Business Plans and annual brand frameworks
• Build and pitch a defined target list of named accounts
• Partner with the existing agency sales team

Required qualifications

• Track record of building and owning senior client relationships directly with brands or marketers
• Hunter instincts for prospecting and opening new doors
• Existing network of brand-side contacts in the UK
• Comfortable with ambiguity and building process
• Strong commercial instincts

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

Benefits

• Bupa HealthCare Plan
• Aviva Corporate Pension Scheme with 5% Verve contribution
• Personalized Benefits Platform with £50/month budget
• 25 paid vacation days
• 3 Wellness days
• Public holidays
• Annual training budget
• Internal webinars

About the company

Verve is an ecosystem of demand and supply technologies fusing data, media, and technology to deliver results to advertisers and publishers. Verve For Advertisers is a technology company that empowers brands and agencies to target audiences based on declared intent.