Strategic Partnerships Development Manager

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Job Opening: Creator Acquisition & Partnerships Manager

Our Client:

The client is a market leading FinTech, providing digital banking solutions.

Founded in 2017 by a group of leading influencers and professionals who had one common goal, to bring purpose back to banking We are now a strong blend of 150+ talented bankers, regulators, technologists, and designers. Headquartered in Bahrain, our presence extends to KSA, UAE, Kuwait, and Pakistan. Their platform supports financial services brands in creating and delivering unique digital banking services to their customers.

They are using innovation, expertise, and strong alignment with the local regulatory environment, their Digital Banking Platform offers innovative banking services on the go, enabling banks to go digital with speed, certainty, and assured ROI. Their solutions are flexible and super-modular, enhancing core digital capabilities as well as ongoing digital banking evolutions.

Overview:

We are seeking for a commercially driven and charismatic Creator Acquisition & Partnerships Manager to lead the recruitment and relationship management of creators on our AI-generated content platform. Based in Lahore, this is a leadership-track role ideal for someone with 3-5 years of experience in partnerships, talent acquisition, or digital creator ecosystems whos ready to take the reins of a fast-scaling vertical with global exposure.

Role Summary:

Youll spend your first week working directly with the CEO to understand Company's mission and define the short-term acquisition and onboarding strategy for content creators. From there, you will implement this strategy to build a robust and high-quality creator basefocusing on proactive outreach, relationship management, and pipeline development.

Youll go on to hire and manage a small team that supports recruitment, onboarding, and creator operations. This is a growth-track role that positions you to become part of the companys senior executive team, with significant autonomy and influence over company's creator ecosystem as it scales.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute a high-impact strategy to recruit and onboard AI-native creators
• Personally lead outreach to top-tier creators through personalised campaigns and relationship building
• Establish systems to track and manage creator outreach, onboarding, and engagement
• Define and monitor KPIs for creator success and platform contribution
• Build and lead a team responsible for recruitment, success management, and operational support
• Act as the internal advocate for creators, feeding their needs and insights into product and platform development
• Manage a structured onboarding pipeline and drive growth in creator activity and retention
• Collaborate with the Community team to sync creator engagement with community momentum
• Prepare for and eventually manage brand partnerships, sponsorships, and content monetisation pathways
• Ideal Candidate Profile:
• 3-5 years of experience in creator partnerships, digital talent acquisition, influencer marketing, or community-led growth
• Highly proactive, target-driven, and commercially minded
• Strong communicator with an instinct for building relationships and winning trust
• Familiarity with AI-generated content, Web3 trends, or emerging creator tools is a plus
• Demonstrated ability to lead small teams and build systems from scratch
• Comfortable working at pace in a startup environment
• Ambitious, with a long-term view to becoming senior leadership

Location: Lahore (private office, not hybrid)

Reporting to: CEO

About HR Ways:

HR Ways is an Award winning Technical Recruitment Firm helping software houses and IT Product companies internationally and locally to find IT Talent. HR Ways is engaged by 300+ Employers worldwide ranging from worlds biggest SaaS Companies to most competitive Startups. We have entities in Dubai, Canada, US, UK, Pakistan, India, Saudi Arabia, Portugal, Brazil and other parts of the world.

Seniority level

• Seniority levelMid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment typeFull-time

Job function

• Job functionBusiness Development, Information Technology, and Marketing
• IndustriesIT Services and IT Consulting, Banking, and Digital Accessibility Services

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