About this role
Suspense thrives on uncertainty, a calculated pause that draws in the observer. In this pause, placeholders emerge as valuable cues. Their very presence suggests that what is yet unseen could hold the answers, a revelation or a solution. When used thoughtfully, a placeholder can tease and compel, engaging the imagination.
Responsibilities
In websites, a loading spinner is no different than the ellipsis of a suspenseful plot twist; it tells the viewer that what is coming is worth waiting for. Key benefits of effective placeholders include:
- Maintaining engagement: By signaling more to come, placeholders prevent user drop-off.
- Setting expectations: Clear, well-placed placeholders hint at what content is coming next, adding structure.
- Building suspense: The anticipation of more content holds attention, just as in storytelling.
Placeholder content, however, must tread a careful line. Too sparse, and it risks undermining its own suspense; too dense, and it overwhelms with unnecessary clutter. The balance lies in leaving just enough room for the mind to wander and fill the gaps.
About the role
We’re entering a once-in-a-company moment as we drastically investing without our Growth Marketing team with some large company shaping projects. This is one of the most exciting marketing builds in UK fintech right now, with the financial strength, customer base, and product depth to back it up.
Partnerships and sponsorships are a core part of our growth engine going forward, and we’re building the team to power them. We’re looking for a Growth Partnerships Executive to manage day-to-day partner relationships and run sponsorship activations end-to-end. Reporting to a Head of Growth Partnerships we’re hiring in parallel, you’ll be the operator behind every deal, making sure activations land, partners feel looked after, and every pound of partnership spend delivers measurable growth.
What we're looking for:
Essential:
1-2+ years in partnerships, sponsorships, BD or growth roles for a consumer brand
Track record of running activations end-to-end and delivering measurable results
Strong account / relationship management skills
Comfortable with the data, channel economics, attribution and ROI
Highly organised and detail-oriented, you can run multiple activations in parallel
Strong commercial communicator, you can hold your own with senior partners
Demonstrable use of AI in your workflow
Desirable:
Experience in fintech or financial services
Experience with sport, entertainment, media or large brand sponsorships
Experience with affiliate, influencer or embedded finance partnerships
Some deal structuring experience
You’re a good fit if you’re:
A natural relationship-builder, partners trust you, and so does your team
A strong project manager, you keep things moving and on-budget
Commercially minded, you measure success in growth, not vanity
Hands-on and resourceful, you make things happen
Curious about AI and how it changes the partnerships discipline
What you'll be doing
Activation:
Run sponsorship and partnership activations end-to-end, brief, plan, ship, measure
Manage the day-to-day with partners: planning, comms, escalations
Coordinate across creative, growth, lifecycle and legal
Partner Management:
Own the partner relationship, be the trusted operator they call first
Manage budgets and timelines across activations
Spot opportunities to expand existing partnerships
Performance & Optimisation:
Track partnership performance against targets, CAC, LTV, ROI
Build the playbooks and tooling that scale the function
Use AI to scale research, brief-writing and reporting
Cross-functional:
Partner with creative on activation assets
Partner with finance and legal on contracts and accruals
Report on partnership performance to the Head of Growth Partnerships
Life at Lendable
The opportunity to scale up one of the world’s most successful fintech companies
Best-in-class compensation, including equity
You can work from home every Monday and Friday if you wish - on the other days we all come together IRL to be together, build and exchange ideas
Our in-house chefs prepare fresh, healthy lunches in the office every Tuesday-Thursday
We care for our Lendies’ well-being both physically and mentally, so we offer coverage when it comes to private health insurance
We're an equal opportunity employer and are keen to make Lendable the most inclusive and open workspace in London
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About Lendable
Lendable is on a mission to build the world's best technology to help people get credit and save money.
Founded in 2014
Profitable since 2017
Unicorn in 2021
Backed by Balderton, Goldman Sachs and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
Loved by customers & employees with top reviews on Glassdoor and Trustpilot
So far, we’ve rebuilt the big three consumer finance products from scratch: loans, credit cards and car finance. We get money into our customers’ hands in minutes instead of days. We’re growing fast, and there’s a lot more to do. We’re going after the two biggest Western markets (UK and US) where trillions are held by big banks with dated systems and painful processes.