International Partnerships Lead

Employment status: Flexible working policy. Full time but open to both part-time and term-time only working for the right candidate.

Reporting to: Senior Partnerships Director

Job location: Work from home, meet occasionally in our offices in London. National and global travel will be required. Whilst UK based applicants are preferred, given the international nature of this role we are open to exceptional candidates from elsewhere in the world.

Final date to receive applications: midday on 10th August 2026

Interviews: w/c 24th August 2026

Job start date: As soon as possible

Salary: c. £55,000

Employment status: Flexible working policy. Full time but open to both part-time and term-time only working for the right candidate.

Reporting to: Senior Partnerships Director

Job location: Work from home, meet occasionally in our offices in London. National and global travel will be required. Whilst UK based applicants are preferred, given the international nature of this role we are open to exceptional candidates from elsewhere in the world.

Final date to receive applications: midday on 10th August 2026

Interviews: w/c 24th August 2026

Job start date: As soon as possible

We are looking for an energetic and strategic International Partnerships Lead to drive our expansion across International schools. In this role, you will own the entire journey for prospective international schools, from the first point of contact to welcoming them as official Steplab partners.

You will act as our main advocate in the international market, combining a deep understanding of schools' needs with the drive to meet ambitious growth goals.

At Steplab, we are driven by one mission - empowering schools to become their best through professional development that really works. Created and run by school leaders, we utilise the best research available to enable schools to have world-leading professional development for their teams.

• Strategic outreach
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  Identify and map out a target list of prospective international schools. Work closely with our marketing team to capture, evaluate, and reach out to specific leads.
• Partnership engagement
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  Nurture relationships within the global education community. Represent Steplab at key international conferences and manage high-level partnerships with organisations who work closely with international schools
• School discovery
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  Conduct initial discovery meetings with school leaders to understand their unique challenges, evaluate their needs, and determine if Steplab is the right fit.
• Impactful Demonstrations
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  Deliver tailored demonstrations of the Steplab platform, clearly articulating our pedagogical approach and how we help solve specific problems for school leaders.
• Manage the full partnership pipeline
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  You will provide clear, timely, and supportive communications, guiding schools seamlessly through their decision-making process and supporting them through to on-boarding.
• Accountability
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  Take ownership for growing our community of international schools by meeting or exceeding strategic partnership and adoption goals.
• Effective use of data
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  Utilise internal CRM, data and operational systems to track, monitor , evaluate and report on progress

We particularly welcome applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds. We are happy to consider flexible working, including part time or term time only working.

• Sales, partnership and account management experience within the education sector
• Experience of building relationships with a wide range of stakeholders including teachers, school leaders and executives
• Experience speaking and/or exhibiting at events for school leaders
• Knowledge and understanding of the international schools market
• Understanding of contemporary educational research on pedagogy and professional development
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to self motivate and manage own workload
• Exceptional organisation, planning and administrative abilities
• Able to offer exceptional customer support
• Experience working with colleagues from across an organisation - namely marketing,…