Partnership Account Director

OUR MISSIONTo become the car-changing destination of choice. By combining technology, media and deep automotive expertise, we've turned how people buy, sell, advertise and lease cars on its head.

What started as a simple reviews site is now one of the largest online car-changing destinations in Europe. Last year alone we grew over 50% with nearly 3bn worth of cars bought on site, while 1.8bn of cars were listed for sale through our Sell My Car  2024 we went big and acquired Autovia - creators of Auto Express and Evo magazines - doubling our audience overnight.

Together we now have one of the biggest You Tube channels in the world with almost 10m subscribers and over 1.1 billion annual views, while we sell 1.2 million print copies of our magazines and have an annual web content reach over 350million.

And we’re a long way from done!

YOUR MISSION Please note - this is a field-based role.

We have an exciting opportunity to join Carwow in the role of Partnership Account Director. In this role, you will lead SLT / Executive level working relationships withthe highest contact levels of our Enterprise / Franchise Dealer groups, embedding

Carwow as their most efficient, effective & valued stock sourcing partner across various Sell My Car products.

You will work autonomously, ensuring revenue growth in line with company growth targets in a high-performance culture. Our Partnership Account Directors influence how Enterprise / Franchise Dealer groups communicate and work with Carwow across their Dealerships to deliver results and efficiency.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Opening up and developing new partner relationships with target organisations using internal and external networking levers

Understanding the Carwow stock buying solution and where it stands in themarket and be able to deliver highly polished and engaging sales presentations

Embed Carwow into the heart of all Dealer Partners as one of their most valued stock-sourcing solutions

Deliver long-term sustained revenue growth by increasing the number ofthe buyers on the platform and the volume of stock buying across your retailer network

Provide an outstanding level of account management to our partners andhelp them achieve their commercial objectives by thoroughly understanding the fundamentals of their businesses

Work closely with the Account Managers to help them deliver on joint business plans, identify areas of challenge and work these through atsenior levels of the organisation

Develop strong, trusted relationships with the largest group contacts

Effectively manage CRM through Salesforce to maintain accurately & up todate data for you and your team.

Generate and collate contributions to product innovation and marketing initiatives.

Develop & maintain an in-depth understanding of how the automotive industry worksKEY REQUIREMENTS Experienced influencer and negotiator, with strong account management experience

Ability to analyse and manipulate data to identify and communicate opportunities and risks and deploy growth strategies.

Flexible communication skills

Proven ability to prioritise effectively to deliver on goals and objectives setA high level of business acumen, analytical skills and a problem solver

Flexible and adaptable leadership style to positively lead teams through change

Energetic & enthusiastic, able to help other navigate change

Highly driven, motivated to win Adept communication at SLT
- Exec level

Commercially focused and highly numerate

An active listener with a high level of integrity

Strong influencer

Emotionally intelligent

Focused on the success of others

Solution-oriented – a problem solver INTERVIEW PROCESS Introductory call with our Talent team

Step one (Suitability & Experience):
Interview with the Hiring Manager and Partnership Account Director (PAD) lead to…