Commercial Partnerships Assistant Manager

End Date

Saturday 28 March 2026

£40,824 - £45,360

Hybrid Working, Job Share

The Assistant Manager, Third-Party Partnerships plays a key role within the bank’s Rewards & Loyalty function, supporting the delivery of compelling customer rewards through strong relationships with external partners. Working closely with Managers and Senior Managers in the Third-Party Partnerships team, this role helps manage a portfolio of external suppliers – including merchants and reward aggregators – ensuring partnerships are well governed, commercially effective and deliver meaningful value for customers and the bank.

The role supports the end-to-end lifecycle of reward partnerships, from onboarding through to performance management and renewal, and acts as a trusted day-to-day contact for partners. This is a great opportunity for someone with strong relationship management and commercial skills who wants exposure to external partnerships within a large, customer-focused bank.

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Commercial Partnerships Assistant Manager

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£40,824 – £45,360 pa

Leeds, Bristol or Edinburgh

Full time (35 hours per week)

Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites shown above. Colleagues with disabilities can be supported with workplace adjustments in line with our Flexibility Works policy.

This role sits within Rewards & Loyalty
, supporting the partnerships that underpin how Lloyds Banking Group delivers value back to customers through discounts, cashback, offers and rewards.

Working closely with Managers and Senior Managers, you’ll support the day-to-day management of commercial partnerships with external suppliers, including well known consumer brands and specialist reward providers. These partnerships play a key role in shaping customer propositions and require strong governance, performance tracking and relationship management.

This is an execution focused role with exposure to senior stakeholders and external partners. While the role does not own partnership strategy, it offers the opportunity to contribute ideas and insight that help shape future activity.

As an Assistant Manager, you’ll build a strong understanding of how partnerships operate end to end, supporting everything from onboarding and governance through to performance management and renewal.

You’ll be joining a customer focused area of the bank at an exciting time, as Rewards & Loyalty continues to evolve how it recognises and rewards customers.

This role offers exposure to high profile external partners
, real commercial decision making and strong development opportunities within Customer & Commercial. It’s a great step for someone looking to deepen their experience in partnerships, supplier management or commercial roles within a large organisation.

Essential experience and skills

• 2–4 years’ experience in commercial partnership management & supplier management, ideally within a customer rewards and loyalty environment
• Proven ability to build and manage relationships with external partners and internal stakeholders
• Strong commercial awareness, with the ability to understand value exchange for customers, partners and the business
• Experience supporting performance tracking and reporting, including KPIs, actions and risks
• Good planning and organisational skills, with experience coordinating multiple activities and stakeholders
• Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills

This is an inclusive employer. We recognise that skills are developed in many ways, so if you have relevant, transferable experience, we encourage you to apply.

Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion, supporting our customers, colleagues and communities. We’re committed to creating an environment where everyone can thrive, learn and develop.

We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns.…