Business Development & Strategic Partnerships Manager

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OtherStrategic Partnerships Manager

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OtherStrategic Partnerships Manager

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Identify, develop, and manage strategic partnerships across the Australian financial ecosystem, including media, creators, communities, and professional networks.
Build relationships with local finance creators, podcast hosts, newsletter publishers, media partners, and community builders.
Develop partnership initiatives that support brand growth, audience engagement, and long-term ecosystem development.
Work closely with internal stakeholders across marketing, compliance, product, and leadership teams to ensure partnerships are commercially strong and regulatorily sound.
Assess partnership opportunities with a strong understanding of ASIC-related risks, especially around financial promotions, finfluencer activity, and consumer-facing financial content.
Support the development of content-led partnership ideas, co-marketing opportunities, and community activation strategies.
Build and maintain high-quality networks across SMSF, accountant, founder, young professional, university, and mainstream finance communities.
Represent the brand externally in a way that strengthens credibility, trust, and long-term market presence.
Track partnership performance, identify growth opportunities, and contribute to broader ecosystem strategy.
Support ad hoc projects related to local market development, strategic alliances, and brand partnerships.

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5+ years of experience in business development, strategic partnerships, ecosystem roles, community growth, media partnerships, or related commercial roles.
Background in Australian fintech, wealth, financial services, financial media, creator economy, or education-led platforms strongly preferred.
Strong understanding of the local financial services landscape and the ability to navigate brand, audience, and regulatory considerations.
Experience working with content, media, creator, or community ecosystems will be highly regarded.
Demonstrated ability to build relationships with external partners and operate across multiple stakeholder groups.
Commercially minded with strong brand judgment and a long-term partnership mindset.
Comfortable working in a fast-moving environment and balancing commercial goals with compliance awareness.
Excellent communication and presentation skills in English; Chinese language capability is a plus.
Based in Sydney and well connected within local finance, media, or professional communities preferred.