The job description
<div class="content-intro"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">LTK’s mission is to empower the world’s premium lifestyle Creators to achieve maximum economic success. We have a huge opportunity ahead of us and we’re looking for team members who want to create, innovate and disrupt an industry. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We empower our team members to drive innovation, create value, and continue to spearhead the creation of this industry — a game changer when it comes to career growth.</span></p>
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<p> </p></div><p><strong>Director, Brand Partnerships (UK)</strong></p>
<p><strong>Location:</strong> London, UK<br><strong>Reports to:</strong> VP, Brand Partnerships (EU)<br><strong>Role Type:</strong> Full Time</p>
<h3><strong>About the Role</strong></h3>
<p>We're looking for a <strong>Director, Brand Partnerships</strong> to join our growing EU Brand Partnerships team.</p>
<p>This is a senior commercial role responsible for driving enterprise growth across the UK through the acquisition, growth and strategic development of LTK's most valuable brand partnerships. You'll own the development of high-value relationships with leading fashion, beauty, lifestyle and luxury brands, positioning LTK as a trusted, long-term creator commerce partner.</p>
<p>As one of the UK's most senior commercial leaders, you'll lead consultative sales conversations with executive stakeholders, identifying opportunities to solve complex marketing challenges through LTK's full-funnel creator marketing solutions. You'll be responsible for building new enterprise relationships while strategically growing a portfolio of LTK Europe’s highest-potential and highest-value brand partners. Through a consultative approach, you'll develop a healthy pipeline of opportunities, convert new business and expand long-term investment across your accounts.</p>
<p>Working closely with Brand Activation, Creator Success, Campaign Operations and Marketing, you'll own the long-term growth of strategic brand partners, taking over once brands have successfully onboarded and transitioned through their initial activation phase to maximise retention, investment and lifetime value.</p>
<p>This role is ideal for an experienced enterprise seller who thrives on opening new opportunities, influencing senior decision-makers and building meaningful commercial partnerships across every level of a brand's marketing organisation—from executive leadership through to day-to-day marketing teams.</p>
<h3><strong>What You'll Own</strong></h3>
<h4><strong>Enterprise Sales & Market Development</strong></h4>
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<li>Develop and execute the UK enterprise & mid market business strategy across fashion, beauty, lifestyle and luxury sectors.</li>
<li>Build and maintain a healthy pipeline of high-value opportunities through strategic prospecting, networking and industry engagement.</li>
<li>Develop relationships across senior marketing organisations, including CMOs, Marketing Directors, Digital, Social, Affiliate and Ecommerce leaders.</li>
<li>Lead complex consultative sales cycles from discovery through negotiation and contract execution.</li>
<li>Position LTK as a strategic creator commerce partner by delivering insight-led, value-based sales conversations.</li>
<li>Consistently exceed ambitious Managed Services and Advertising revenue targets.</li>
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<h4><strong>Strategic Account Growth</strong></h4>
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<li>Manage and grow a portfolio of strategic brand partners, identifying opportunities to increase investment across LTK's commercial solutions.</li>
<li>Develop long-term account strategies that deepen relationships and expand LTK's footprint across multiple business units.</li>
<li>Identify opportunities across creator collaborations, paid media, content, licensing, events and emerging commercial products.</li>
<li>Build trusted executive relationships that position LTK as a long-term strategic marketing partner.</li>
<li>Deliver executive business reviews, strategic recommendations and commercial proposals that support long-term partnership growth.</li>
<li>Partner with clients to solve evolving marketing challenges through innovative creator-led solutions.</li>
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<h4><strong>Commercial Leadership</strong></h4>
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<li>Partner closely with Brand Activation to ensure a seamless transition of newly activated brands into long-term commercial management.</li>
<li>Collaborate with Marketing, Creator Success, Campaign Operations, Product and Operations to deliver an exceptional partner experience.</li>
<li>Share market intelligence and customer feedback to influence product development, commercial strategy and go-to-market initiatives.</li>
<li>Lead the development of sales playbooks, enterprise outreach strategies and consultative selling best practices.</li>
<li>Identify emerging categories, market trends and whitespace opportunities to expand LTK's enterprise footprint across the UK.</li>
<li>Represent LTK across the UK marketing industry by building executive-level relationships, speaking at key industry events and strengthening LTK's position as the leading creator commerce platform.</li>
<li>Act as a senior commercial leader within the UK Brand Partnerships team, shaping commercial strategy, coach consultative selling and foster a culture of high performance</li>
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<h4><strong>Sales Excellence</strong></h4>
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<li>Consistently exceed individual sales quotas while contributing to wider UK Business Partnerships objectives.</li>
<li>Use performance data and commercial insights to continuously optimise sales strategy and pipeline health.</li>
<li>Maintain accurate pipeline management, forecasting and reporting through HubSpot and internal systems.</li>
<li>Build compelling, insight-led presentations and business cases tailored to executive audiences.</li>
<li>Stay ahead of consumer trends, retail innovation and the evolving creator economy to identify new commercial opportunities.</li>
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<h3><strong>Who You Are</strong></h3>
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<li>10+ years' experience in enterprise sales, strategic partnerships or business development within digital marketing, media, SaaS or influencer marketing.</li>
<li>Proven track record of consistently exceeding commercial targets through enterprise new business acquisition and strategic account growth.</li>
<li>A consultative relationship builder who earns trust quickly and is comfortable influencing senior stakeholders through insight rather than transactional selling.</li>
<li>Experience leading complex consultative sales cycles involving multiple stakeholders and executive decision-makers.</li>
<li>Exceptional commercial acumen with the ability to translate market trends into compelling business opportunities.</li>
<li>Outstanding presentation, negotiation and executive communication skills.</li>
<li>Strong understanding of influencer marketing, affiliate marketing, social commerce and the evolving creator economy.</li>
<li>Comfortable influencing cross-functional teams and collaborating across multiple business functions.</li>
<li>Existing senior relationships across fashion, beauty, luxury and lifestyle brands.</li>
<li>Highly strategic while remaining hands-on and execution focused.</li>
<li>Proactive, entrepreneurial and driven to build new commercial opportunities.</li>
<li>Fluent English language skills; additional European languages are a plus.</li>
<li>A mindset focused on seizing opportunities and moving with urgency</li>
<li>Dedication to fierce prioritization and operational excellence</li>
<li>Adaptability to a dynamic, fast-moving environment</li>
<li>A growth mindset and openness to feedback</li>
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</div><div class="content-conclusion"><h3><strong>What’s in it for you?</strong></h3>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;">Competitive salary, bonuses, and private pension scheme</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Flexible work schedule plus Summer Frida
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