• 15/10/26
• East Midlands, Nottingham
• £95k - 115k per year + Excellent softer benefits
• Permanent
• Senior IT Appointments
• Full time

Director of Digital Partnerships

We are supporting a large, complex organisation seeking to appoint a Director of Digital Partnerships to shape and lead its external partnership strategy.

This is a newly created senior leadership role focused on building a high-performing ecosystem of technology partners, suppliers, innovators and emerging businesses that can accelerate the organisation's digital ambitions.

Working closely with executive stakeholders, you will identify opportunities within the external market, establish strategic partnerships and ensure that third-party relationships deliver measurable value across the organisation's digital agenda.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver the organisation's digital partnership strategy
• Build and manage strategic relationships with technology suppliers, partners and innovators
• Identify emerging technologies, industry trends and market opportunities
• Create an external ecosystem that supports digital transformation objectives
• Ensure commercial partnerships deliver tangible business outcomes
• Collaborate with senior leaders to align partnership opportunities with strategic priorities
• Represent the organisation externally across industry networks and events

About You

We are interested in speaking with senior leaders who can demonstrate:

• A track record of building and leading strategic technology partnerships
• Strong commercial acumen and supplier management experience
• Experience operating within large, complex organisations
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills at executive level
• The ability to identify innovation opportunities and translate them into business value
• A collaborative approach with strong relationship-building capabilities
• Experience developing partner ecosystems, alliances or innovation programmes