Partnerships Executive, Cuckoo
12 Month Fixed Term Contract
£30-40k
Broadband provider
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Broadband provider
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
£30-40k
201-500 employees
Company mission
To become the UK's most recommended way to connect
Role
Who you are
- A great communicator: Able to demonstrate enthusiasm and confidence when communicating with stakeholders at all levels inside the company and outside (treasurers, leaders, local sports clubs and charities, for example) as well as present ideas simply and effectively
- Highly organised: Can work within different contexts whilst reviewing, planning and prioritising your workload, with the ability to keep multiple projects in play but focus on what’s urgent and important, in line with the business’s expectations
- A natural networker: Building relationships quickly and efficiently and able to represent Cuckoo's values in every interaction. Someone who is willing to engage people from different backgrounds and with varied experiences
- Resilient & persistent: Able to keep pushing despite possible setbacks, maintaining an enthusiasm for what you are doing. Not fazed by the occasional knock back or someone saying ‘no’
- Collaborative: A team player, able to work across multiple business functions, including colleagues across the Marketing, Product, Creative and Procurement functions, and get their support in building an effective partner network
- Commercially aware: Able to build good awareness and understanding of the commercial impact of the role for Cuckoo, and comfortable working to commercial objectives
- Are comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
- Have previous partnerships, account management or sales experience in a B2B2C context
- Have experience of working within a start-up/scale-up environment
What the job involves
- Cuckoo has designed a Community Referral Scheme as a critical step to building a sustainable sales & marketing framework
- This will provide financial rewards to organisations that refer new customers to us and is another step in our journey to becoming the U.K. ’s ‘most recommended way to connect.’
- As a Partnerships Executive, you will assist the Partnerships Lead in identifying organisations with fundraising needs that could benefit from joining our referral scheme
- Your role will involve reaching out to these organisations, onboarding them to the program, and nurturing positive relationships along the way
- You will work closely with colleagues across Cuckoo to ensure our partner organisations have all the resources and support they need to effectively promote Cuckoo’s products to their members
- Research & identify potential partners: Organisations and like-minded brands that may be interested in becoming a member of the Cuckoo Referral Scheme (CRS)
- Plan activities to increase awareness and engagement in CRS and add leads to the onboarding journey. You'll have creative license to develop unique prospective methods
- Engage with a pre agreed contact list and create plans to manage leads effectively with information about CRS. Providing answers to questions, addressing any concerns and owning the prospecting and outreach of potential partners to share relevant information. Sharing the benefits of the CRS and encouraging them to join us on our mission to become the UK's most recommended way to connect!
- Owning the onboarding steps which includes working with various internal Cuckoo teams to ensure they are set up and ready to go as an official partner, resolving potential issues and ensuring contracts and admin are completed
- Take ownership of the reporting, tracking and performance of the Cuckoo Referral Scheme
- Be the main point of contact for individual partners as well as being prepared to respond to queries and provide support and make sure information about Cuckoo is shared with their members, providing additional support as necessary and thereby creating the right environment for sales
- Support the Partnerships Lead in negotiating commercial arrangements with local organisations, national charities and businesses
- Work with the rest of the Marketing team to make sure the messaging to partner organisations is consistent with other Marketing activity and ensure learnings are being shared
Application process
- We usually respond within three days
Our take
Founded in 2020, Cuckoo aims to improve the reputation of the broadband sector by revolutionising customer service.
The company is bringing in transparency to what it deems a "broken broadband market" and is positioning itself as a disruptor in the sector. Cuckoo has simple pricing, no loyalty tax, and no hidden charges while offering the fastest available speed on the network. It models its position in the market on disruptors in other sectors that successfully challenged larger competitors, such as Octopus Energy and Revolut.
Cuckoo is backed by leading venture capital investors, and is continually developing its products to offer the best broadband services for customers. It has also been voted twice in a row as MoneySavingExpert's top broadband provider for customer service, whilst TrustPilot reviews suggest that it's faring far better than competitors regarding customer service.
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Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
33% female employees
29% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Employee endorsements
Flexible working
"Cuckoo has allowed me to work completely remote, as they were a start-up during COVID they weren't able to have a physical office, however, with the..."
Funding (2 rounds)
Apr 2021
$4.7m
SERIES A
May 2020
$0.6m
SEED
Total funding: $5.3m
Company benefits
- Enhanced Sick Pay
- Enhanced Family Leave
- 30 days holiday PLUS bank holidays
- Salary Sacrifice Pension
- 4x Life Assurance
- Income Protection
- Cycle 2 Work Scheme
- Private Healthcare
- Private Dental Care
- Health Cash Plan
- Discounted Breakdown Cover
- Annual Health Check
- Shopping Discounts
Company values
- We are united - we create unity and belonging, where everyone can be themselves, and together, we work towards our shared vision
- We are Cuckoo - we deliver unforgettable experiences for our people and customers, celebrate each other's achievements, and foster a culture that makes us proud to be Cuckoo
- We are different - we embrace originality, creating a diverse company that loves what it does and delivers something unique for our people, customers, and communities.
Company HQ
Paddington, London, UK
Articles
Leadership
Paul Hellings
(CEO)Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Cuckoo
Rosie McInerney (Head of Employee Experience )
- Cuckoo's commitment to inclusive hiring: One of our Cuckoo values is ‘We are different’. And we really mean that. We’re a diverse bunch, with loads of different backgrounds, experiences, skills and perspectives. And all this makes us strong and better as a team. So, if you’ve got something different to bring to our flock - whether you’ve picked up skills in unexpected places, or you approach challenges in a way that others don’t - we’d love you to apply.
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