Finserve.io
Partnerships Associate – Graduate
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Partnerships Associate – Graduate / Early Career
Location: London
Salary: Up to £30,000 maximum
Bonus: 5%
Working Pattern: 5 days per week in the office during training
Target Start Date: 2 November 2026
The Opportunity
We are recruiting a Partnerships Associate for a fast-growing UK payments technology company.
This is an entry-level opportunity for an ambitious graduate or early-career professional who wants to develop a commercial career within FinTech, payments, and strategic partnerships.
You don't necessarily need to be looking for your first job. You may have recently started your career but discovered that your current position doesn't offer the environment, development, or industry exposure you're looking for.
You'll join an experienced commercial team and learn how partnerships are identified, developed, launched, and managed within a growing payments business.
What You'll Be Doing
You'll support the Partnerships team across new and existing commercial relationships, gradually taking on more responsibility as your knowledge and experience develop.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Supporting the identification and research of potential strategic partners.
- Helping prepare for meetings with prospective and existing partners.
- Supporting the development and ongoing management of partner relationships.
- Coordinating actions between partners and internal commercial, product, operational, and technical teams.
- Conducting market and competitor research.
- Maintaining accurate information relating to partnership opportunities and activity.
- Supporting partnership onboarding and implementation.
- Helping monitor the commercial performance of existing partnerships.
- Preparing presentations, reports, and commercial information.
- Identifying opportunities to strengthen existing relationships or develop new ones.
- Building knowledge of payments, FinTech, and the wider financial services ecosystem.
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Over time, you'll have the opportunity to take greater ownership of partner relationships and commercial initiatives.
What We're Looking For
We're interested in potential rather than expecting candidates to arrive with years of industry experience.
You'll ideally have:
- A degree or equivalent level of education.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- A confident and professional manner.
- Good commercial instincts and an interest in business.
- Strong research and analytical skills.
- Excellent organisation and attention to detail.
- The confidence to communicate with people at different levels of an organisation.
- An ability to manage several priorities simultaneously.
- A proactive, inquisitive approach.
- An interest in FinTech, technology, payments, or financial services.
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Previous partnerships or payments experience is not essential. You'll receive training and support from experienced colleagues.
Salary, Bonus & Working Pattern
The salary is up to £30,000 maximum, plus a 5% bonus.
Candidates must be prepared to work five days per week from the London office throughout the training period. There is no flexibility on this initial requirement.
Recruitment Process
Candidates progressing through the recruitment process will be invited to an assessment day.
The business is recruiting three graduate/early-career employees together and wants them to join as a cohort. The planned start date is 2 November 2026, and candidates will need to be available to start on that date.
For someone who wants to develop a career in commercial partnerships within FinTech, this offers the opportunity to learn from an experienced team while gaining exposure to a rapidly evolving payments market.
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