Regional Partnerships Manager
QS Quacquarelli Symonds
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: London • United Kingdom
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About the role
- Manage and grow a portfolio of strategic university partnerships in the UK to achieve yearly revenue targets across the QS portfolio.
- Develop and maintain senior-level relationships with university stakeholders, acting as a trusted advisor on institutional strategy, rankings, and internationalisation.
- Lead consultative sales processes, identifying opportunities to introduce QS products, solutions, and insights that drive partner success.
- Contribute to the UK strategy by leveraging internal teams and data, ensuring QS continues to provide relevant, market-leading solutions.
- Represent QS at industry events, presenting to large audiences and effectively storytelling using data.
- Deliver scalable, regular communications to clients, including webinars, thought leadership seminars, and bespoke presentations.
- Work collaboratively across departments to ensure an integrated approach to client success.
- Embrace and demonstrate QS’s values in all interactions with clients and colleagues.
- Any other duties that fall within the purpose and scope of the role.
Requirements
- Strong knowledge of the international university student recruitment landscape.
- In-depth understanding of institutional performance, reputation management, and higher education strategies.
- Extensive HE networks across the UK, spanning academic, recruitment, and internationalisation teams.
- Entrepreneurial mindset, with a proactive, solutions-focused approach to sales and client engagement.
- Track record of consultative sales success and achievement against revenue targets.
- Strong experience in sales management practices, including pipeline management, opportunity forecasting, territory and account planning, and multi-channel client communication.
- Ability to interpret and present complex data and insights to senior HE stakeholders.
- Excellent organisation and independent working skills, with the ability to manage multiple accounts and priorities effectively.
- Educated to degree level, with a Master’s desirable.
- Willingness and ability to travel within the UK and internationally as required.
- High proficiency in MS 365 and understanding of AI tools to drive efficiency.
Benefits
- Competitive base salary
- Access to an annual bonus scheme (for qualifying roles only)
- 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays – increasing to 27 days after 5 years’
- Access to a Buy Holiday scheme allowing you to buy up to 5 additional holiday days per year
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- Generous pension through Royal London
- Comprehensive private medical insurance and wellness scheme through Vitality
- Cycle to work scheme
- A vibrant social environment and multicultural and multinational culture
- Free subscription to the Calm App – the #1 app for sleep, meditation, and relaxation
- A focus on welfare which is led by our global wellness team, with mental health first aiders globally
- Access to a variety of diversity and inclusion initiatives and groups
- Strong recognition and reward programs – including a peer-to-peer recognition platform, quarterly and annual QS Applaud Awards, Connect with your Career annual PD event
- Support for volunteering and study leave
- Free subscription to LinkedIn learning – with over 5000 courses and programmes at your fingertips
- Options to join our outstanding global Mentorship programme
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
consultative salessales managementpipeline managementopportunity forecastingterritory planningaccount planningdata interpretationpresentation skillsclient communication
Soft Skills
entrepreneurial mindsetproactive approachsolutions-focusedexcellent organisationindependent workingrelationship managementstorytellingcollaboration
Certifications
degreeMaster's