Industry Partnerships Manager – Account Management

FutureLearn

. Build and strengthen strategic relationships with leading industry partners to drive retention, growth and long-term success .

Posted 9/18/2026full-timeLondon • United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in building strategic partnerships and managing complex stakeholder relationships to drive growth in educational content and digital learning. Proven ability to lead teams, develop proposals, and analyze market trends to enhance learner engagement and business outcomes.

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Account ManagementStrategic PartnershipsProposal DevelopmentMarket AnalysisTeam Leadership

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Hard Skills

Partnership AcquisitionContent DevelopmentProgramme Performance MonitoringCommercial Growth StrategiesQuality Assurance

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationInfluencing SkillsRelationship BuildingCollaborative MindsetAdaptability

Industry Keywords

EdTechDigital LearningSkills DevelopmentWorkforce TransformationTechnologyHealthBusiness

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and strengthen strategic relationships with leading industry partners to drive retention, growth and long-term success
Lead the end-to-end content lifecycle, ensuring programmes meet FutureLearn's quality and pedagogical standards
Identify and secure new partnership opportunities, developing compelling proposals and innovative content strategies
Conduct market research and monitor industry trends to inform partnership growth and content development
Collaborate with internal teams to evaluate, develop and launch engaging learning programmes
Ensure partner content is delivered on time, meets quality expectations and aligns with learner needs
Monitor programme performance, lead reviews and implement improvements to maximise learner engagement and business outcomes
Influence stakeholders across partner organisations, from subject matter experts to senior executives
Manage and support team members while contributing to a collaborative, high-performing culture

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years' experience in account management, strategic partnerships or business development
Experience managing complex stakeholder relationships and delivering commercial growth
Passion for educational content and digital learning
Strong proposal development and partnership acquisition experience
Ability to analyse market trends and translate insights into strategic action
Excellent communication, influencing and relationship-building skills
Commercial awareness and financial acumen
Experience leading or managing people
Highly self-motivated, adaptable and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
Collaborative mindset with the ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary teams
Experience working with industry or strategic partnerships within EdTech, learning or digital content environments (desirable)
Knowledge of key sectors such as Technology, Health or Business (desirable)
Experience engaging senior executives and subject matter experts to build long-term partnerships (desirable)
Strong interest in skills development, workforce transformation and addressing global skills gaps (desirable)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Opportunity to shape innovative educational partnerships
Collaboration with globally recognised brands
Contribution to helping learners achieve their career ambitions
Diversity and Inclusion commitment
Equal Employment Opportunity
Reasonable adjustments or alterations during the recruitment process