Partnership Manager

About HIVED

At HIVED, we’re steamrolling forward as one of Europe’s fastest growing startups, and our momentum shows no signs of slowing.

Based in London, we are a climate and logistics start-up building the first sustainable parcel delivery network at scale, powered by a 100% electric fleet. In an ever-growing industry where unreliable service has long been the norm, HIVED has been built from the ground-up to meet the demands of modern consumers and disrupt parcel delivery.

A tech company at heart, our talent and technology is laser-focused on delivering the best possible delivery experience for end-customers and meeting the needs of our retail partners. From our drivers to our data engineers, we are constantly working to improve this customer experience that makes us deliver better.

Already trusted by leading international brands such as John Lewis, Nespresso, Uniqlo, H&M brands and more, we are solidifying our position as the leaders in Europe to tackle this growing market.

Our tight-knit team is made up of ex-Revolut, Bain, Hello Fresh, ASOS, Apple and Google employees, and we are backed by some of Europe’s leading investors and VCs in climate-tech, logistics and mobility including Planet A Ventures, Maersk Growth, Pale Blue Dot VC, Eka Ventures, Nordic Ninja VC and the British government. We’re passionate about driving innovation and redefining the future of delivery.

This role sits within our Central Operations team and leads Account Management for HIVED's DSPs (Delivery Service Partners). You own the strategic relationship with our DSPs end-to-end: sourcing and onboarding new partners, growing and protecting the health of the programme, and facilitating off-boarding when a partnership ends.

You are the driver of change and continuous improvement across the DSP programme: evolving how we structure, measure, and manage partnerships so the network scales sustainably. Day-to-day performance review of DSPs sits with the Ops Run team; your role is to partner closely with them, using their performance data and insight to inform strategy, shape the programme, and support onboarding/off-boarding decisions, rather than to run daily/weekly reviews yourself.

This is a high-impact, high-trust, high-visibility role for someone who thrives in ambiguity, uses AI as a force multiplier, and brings strong organisation and commercial acumen.

DSP Sourcing & Strategic Relationship Management

• Lead the search for and evaluation of new DSP partners, building a strong pipeline to support HIVED's growth.

• Own the strategic relationship with DSPs across your book of business - building trust, driving measurable growth, and safeguarding partner health.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with senior DSP stakeholders, including navigating high-pressure conversations with credibility, clarity, and commercial rigour.

• Hold senior stakeholder meetings with the respective GMs at least bi-monthly, to review partnership health, align on priorities, and unblock strategic issues.

Onboarding & Off-boarding

• Facilitate the end-to-end onboarding of new DSP companies, ensuring a smooth and well-structured start to the partnership.

• Facilitate the off-boarding of DSP companies when partnerships come to an end, managing the process professionally and minimising operational disruption.

Driving Programme & Internal Change

• Continuously improve the DSP programme: identifying gaps, proposing changes, and driving internal alignment to get them adopted.

• Act as the quarterback across internal and external stakeholders (Ops Run, Capacity, commercial, and Central Ops) to keep the programme moving forward.

• Use data, structured analysis, and AI-enabled tools: including performance data owned by Ops Run to identify growth opportunities, improve programme management, accelerate decision-making, and optimise partner outcomes.

• Sees the Whole System: You don't just see a depot; you see a series of inputs, outputs, and dependencies. You have a natural ability to map out complex frameworks and understand how one small change impacts the entire operational network.

• Is Obsessed with Standardisation: You…