Growth & Partnership Manager
Posted 2 hours 52 minutes ago by Bjak
About BJAK
We build superior application platforms globally with the mission of creating successful businesses while contributing positively to society by making it more efficient.
We developed the first and leading insurance platform in Southeast Asia to digitize the insurance industry. The platform currently serves over 8 million users across the region.
We are continuing our mission by building new, superior applications in emerging use cases as applications become increasingly integrated with AI.
Our team is densely talented, highly motivated, and focused on engineering and product excellence within a very flat organization. All members are expected to be hands on and to contribute directly to the company's mission.
Role OverviewYou will act as BJAK's on the ground leader for insurance partnerships and distribution, responsible for building strategic insurer relationships, navigating local market and regulatory dynamics, and executing commercial strategies that drive measurable revenue impact.
Key Responsibilities Partnership Acquisition & Activation- Identify, prospect, qualify, negotiate, and close strategic insurer and ecosystem partnerships within aggressive timelines.
- Own the full partnership lifecycle - from initial outreach and relationship building through negotiation, onboarding, integration, and go live.
- Drive fast market entry partnerships and minimize activation timelines through proactive stakeholder alignment.
- Build, own, and manage a robust and visible pipeline of insurer and strategic partners in the UK market.
- Maintain disciplined follow ups, accurate CRM hygiene, and clear reporting to ensure consistent deal progression and closures.
- Operate with urgency - no stalled deals, no loose ends.
- Lead commercial negotiations with strong judgment on pricing, underwriting alignment, and partnership economics.
- Collaborate closely with legal, product, technology, operations, and compliance teams to finalize agreements and accelerate execution.
- Align internal and external stakeholders to ensure smooth onboarding and timely go lives.
- Own monthly revenue, policy, and activation targets.
- After go live, continue driving partner productivity, volume growth, and KPI performance.
- Identify cross sell, upsell, and optimization opportunities to convert partnerships into long term, scalable revenue streams.
- Represent the business in meetings, calls, and written communications with partners, regulators, and stakeholders as required.
- Serve as the primary liaison between leadership, partners, and internal teams to enable fast decision making and execution.
- Proactively identify, elevate, and resolve partner or execution issues while maintaining high standards of service and delivery.
- Support resource and capacity planning, including input on staffing and operational priorities aligned with business growth.
- Communicate clearly, concisely, and accurately across all stakeholders to support effective operations.
- If you need to be nudged, reminded, or handheld - this is not the role. You must be highly self driven, proactive, and accountable. We expect initiative, not instructions.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in insurance, technology and/or fintech, with strong commercial and negotiation capability.
- Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands on execution in a fast paced, high growth environment.
- Play a defining role in BJAK's UK market expansion
- Work directly with senior leadership on strategy and execution
- Build insurer partnerships that impact millions of users
- Competitive, performance driven compensation with strong upside