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Sales Manager - Partnership Development
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Our Vision
Our vision is to give everyone the belief they can make their move. We aim to make moving simpler, by giving everyone the best place to turn to and return to for access to the tools, expertise, trust, and belief to make it happen.
We’re home to the UK’s largest choice of properties and are the go-to destination for millions of people planning their next move, reading the latest industry news, or just browsing what’s on the market.
About the Role
As the Sales Manager for the Partnership Development team, you will:
- Hold end-to-end accountability for the success, growth, and strategic development of a defined partner portfolio.
- Lead and coach a high-performing team of Partner Development Managers.
- Undertake senior leadership duties within the NCL office when Head of Sales is unavailable.
You will set the direction for managing the full customer lifecycle - from onboarding through to long-term account management, retention, and revenue expansion - ensuring a consistent, commercially driven approach across the team.
Acting as both a senior commercial leader and subject matter expert across all Rental Services product offerings, you will:
- Leverage deep product and market knowledge to shape customer strategy.
- Drive product adoption and unlock sustainable revenue growth.
- Combine operational planning and commercial accountability to scale partner development, strengthen retention, and deliver measurable growth across RLTS.
- Elevate team performance, embed best practice, and ensure a high-quality, consistent customer experience across all touchpoints.
Responsibilities
- Full ownership of planning, execution, and optimisation of all strategic plans/KPIs made by the Head of Sales and the SLT.
- Ensure careful stakeholder management across RMG in relation to delivery of your plans and priorities.
- Drive successful outcomes from all team members, including KPI performance, customer experience, and growth.
- Resource management to ensure coverage of all Key Accounts appropriately and proportionately versus remaining partner accounts.
- Carry out all people responsibilities relating to the leadership of a healthy, high-performing team of Partner Development Managers.
- Take ownership of any escalated issues regarding all rental services products and act as a single point of coordination between all relevant departments.
- Structured reporting and MI to be made available to SLT on a regular basis.
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Who We Are Looking For
- A commercial leader with a track record of owning and delivering against strategic plans and KPIs.
- The ability to develop high-performing teams.
- Ability to work autonomously without specific guidance and translate business goals into clear customer plans that drive measurable outcomes.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively and lead across functions at operational and senior stakeholder levels.
- Leads using situational leadership and adaptable skills.
Salary
£45,000—£45,000 GBP
About Rightmove
Our vision is to give everyone the belief that they can make their move. We aim to make moving simpler by giving everyone the best place to turn to and return to for access to the tools, expertise, trust, and belief to make it happen.
We're home to the UK's largest choice of properties, and are the go-to destination for millions of people planning their next move, reading the latest industry news, or just browsing what's on the market.
Despite this growth, we’ve remained a friendly, supportive place to work, with employee #1 still working here! We’ve done this by placing the Rightmove Hows at the heart of everything we do. These are the essential values that reflect our culture, and include:
- We create value…by delivering results and building trust with partners and consumers.
- We think bigger…by acting with curiosity and setting bold aspirations.
- We care deeply…by being real, having fun, and valuing diversity.
- We move together…by being one team - internally collaborative, externally competitive.
- We make a difference…by focusing on delivering measurable impact.
We believe in careers that open doors and help our team develop by providing an open and inclusive work environment, offering ongoing training opportunities, and supporting charity fundraising events. And with 88% of Rightmovers saying we’re a great place to work, we’re clearly doing something right!
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What We Offer
- Cash plan for dental, optical, and physio treatments.
- Private Medical Insurance, Pension, and Life Insurance, Employee Assistance Plan.
- 27 days holiday plus two (paid) volunteering days a year to give back, and holiday buy schemes.
- Contributory stakeholder pension.
- Life assurance at 4x your basic salary to a spouse, family member, or other nominated person in your life.
- Competitive compensation package.
- Paid leave for maternity, paternity, adoption, & fertility.
- Travel Loans, Bike to Work scheme, Rental Deposit Loan.
- Charitable contributions through Payroll Giving and donation matching.
- Access deals and discounts on things like travel, electronics, fashion, gym memberships, cinema discounts, and more.
We offer hybrid working with a minimum of 2 days in the office. For our roles, such as Field or Home-based positions, different working arrangements apply - full details will be shared during the recruitment process.
Equal Opportunity Employer
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Rightmove will never discriminate based on age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marriage / civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, or sexual orientation.
At Rightmove, we believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce leads to better innovation, productivity, and overall success. We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for all employees, regardless of their background or identity, to develop and promote a diverse culture that reflects the communities we serve.
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