Director, Partnerships Eu

About Taskrabbit

Taskrabbit is a marketplace platform that conveniently connects people with Taskers to handle everyday home to-do's, such as furniture assembly, handyman work, moving help, and much more. Acquired by IKEA Group - the world's largest furniture retailer - in 2017

At Taskrabbit, we want to make your neighbourhood a little more familiar. Whether it's a handyman (or woman!), a housecleaner, moving help or delivery person, we're imagining a world where everyone will have a go-to team to make everyday life easier. As a company we celebrate innovation, inclusion and hard work.

As a pioneer of the sharing economy, Taskrabbit was founded on the premise of neighbours helping neighbours. Since then, our network has grown to eight countries and 75+ cities, yet our core mission of creating a better everyday life for everyday people has remained the same.

Together with IKEA, we're creating more opportunities for people to earn a consistent, meaningful income on their own terms by building lasting relationships with clients in communities around the world.

We are a group of mission-minded people. Our culture is collaborative, pragmatic, and fast-paced. We're looking for talented, entrepreneurially-minded and data-driven people who also have a passion for helping people do what they love - and have a ton of fun while they're at it.

About The Role

As Director of Partnerships Europe, you will manage Taskrabbit's relationship with IKEA and our other external partners and new business opportunities. You will also play an integral role in shaping business strategies and be a key stakeholder in the partnership's global and regional strategy and revenue generation overall. This will involve owning the performance targets and general operations needed to reach such targets. You will manage a small team directly and a team of country specific partner managers in their respective countries in a matrix relationship. You will closely collaborate with other commercial directors and country management on a daily basis. We will have direct ownership of the overall performance of partnerships driven revenue targets as well as playing a key part in commercial decision to drive European growth of a dual sided marketplace, working closely with Senior IKEA Leadership across levels and locations, cross-functional teams at Taskrabbit, as well as our Product, Design, Data, and Engineering team.

Our ideal candidate is passionate about Taskrabbit and the sharing economy has extensive experience in influencing partners, Strong IKEA and/or retail knowledge and/or commercial experience in the digital marketplace industry that can be leveraged to drive sustainable growth in Europe. Must have a very collaborative approach in reaching the needed results.

Responsibilities

• Management of a commercial partnership portfolio across 6+ markets within Europe
• Day-to-day management of relationships and communication with stakeholders across levels as well as senior stakeholders with global remit
• Business metric ownership and accountability of defined high-value revenue goals
• Define the short, mid and long-term strategy and tactics for sustainable growth in our markets
• Actively source and establish new business opportunities as well as new partners
• Lead a team of Business Development and Partnerships professionals located in six countries

You should have:

• Marketplace experience valued as well as marketplace experience through a digital platform
• Growth mindset and a demonstrated ability to manage ambiguity
• You're comfortable operating at a fast pace in an entrepreneurial environment
• You love open, honest, healthy communication
• 10+ years of Business Development or Partnership experience

Location

Taskrabbit will consider applicants based in London, UK

You'll love working here because

• Taskrabbit is a remote first company. We recognise that talented people live all over the world but also expect in person engagement on a regular basis.
The People. You will be surrounded by some of the most talented, supportive, smart, and kind leaders and teams
• - people you can be proud to work with!
• The Values.
• Care Deeply. We take time to be present and partner with our team and communities.
• Level Up. We navigate through ambiguity and go the extra mile.
• Be A Better Neighbour. We build a diverse and sustainable community and encourage all voices.
Lead The Future Together. We value entrepreneurship and are inspired by action.
• The diverse culture. We believe that we make better decisions when our workforce reflects the diversity of the communities in which we operate. Women make up half of our leadership team and our diversity representation is above that of the tech industry average
• The perks. Taskrabbit offers employee-paid medical, dental, vision, 401k match with immediate vesting, generous and flexible time off with 2 closure weeks, Taskrabbit product stipends, wellness + productivity + education stipends, IKEA discounts, reproductive health stipends, and more.

Compensation & Benefits:

At Taskrabbit, our approach to compensation is designed to be competitive, transparent and equitable. total compensation consists of base pay + bonus + benefits + perks.

The base pay range for this position is £102,000 - £119,000 This range is representative of base pay only, and does not include any other total cash compensation amounts, such as company bonus or benefits. Final offer amounts may vary from the amounts listed above, and will be determined by factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, qualifications, geography, and level.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Taskrabbit is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, military/veteran status, or disability status. Taskrabbit is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities.

Taskrabbit will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law.