Partnerships Manager - AI

Job Title: Partnerships Manager - AI

Salary: £45,100 - £60,400

Location: Cambridge/Hybrid with 40-60% time in the office

Contract: Fixed Term Contract/Secondment for 12 months.

Hours: Full time 35 hours per week

Curious about how AI will shape the future of education?

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.

We're building our capability in AI, and this role sits right at the centre of it. You'll help us identify, shape and progress partnerships with leading AI organisations, tech companies and research institutions - turning strategy into real, workable collaborations.

Sitting in International Education (Education Futures team), you'll work across teams in CUP&A to understand priorities, spot where external partners can add value, and move conversations forward.

This is a hands on, fast moving role focused on partnership coordination, stakeholder management and turning ideas into action.

You'll work across teams to understand priorities, spot where external partners can add value, and move conversations forward. A big part of the role is keeping momentum - tracking activity, managing conversations, and making sure the right people stay aligned.

You'll focus on mapping the AI landscape, building a pipeline of partners, and progressing priority conversations. Over time, you'll also support delivery of partnership activity - helping turn opportunities into real outcomes.

• Mapping the AI and EdTech landscape to identify relevant partners and opportunities
• Building and managing a pipeline of AI partnership opportunities
• Coordinating internal teams to progress partnership discussions and next steps
• Managing stakeholder relationships across internal teams and external partners
• Tracking engagement, reporting progress and keeping activity organised and visible
• Supporting development of partnership proposals, pilots and collaborations
• Ensuring partnership activity is structured, documented and moving at pace
• Contributing to improved ways of working, coordination and insight sharing across the organisation

You're highly organized, self motivated and comfortable working at pace. You enjoy bringing people together, moving conversations forward and turning ideas into structured plans.

Likely you will bring the following:

• Experience working in AI, EdTech or technology driven environments
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship building skills
• Experience coordinating partnerships, projects or cross team activity
• Excellent organisational and administrative skills
• Confidence working across multiple priorities and teams
• Ability to spot opportunities and move them forward
• Strong communication skills and attention to detail
• Commercial awareness and the ability to assess partnership value

• Experience in partnership or alliance management
• International experience or a second languageKnowledge of education products, markets or the wider education sector

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Private medical and permanent health insurance
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Group personal pension scheme
• Life assurance up to 4 annual salary
• Green travel schemes

We are a Disability Confident (DC) employer committed to equality and inclusion ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. The DC scheme's Offer Of Interview commitment applies to applicants who opt in, disclose a disability or a long term health condition, and who best meet the minimum criteria for the role. In instances where interviewing all qualifying candidates is not practicable and/or appropriate, we prioritise those who best meet the minimum criteria, as we would for applicants who do not have a disability or long term health condition.

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is an approved UK employer for the sponsorship of eligible roles and applicants under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please refer to the gov.uk website for guidance to understand your own eligibility based on the role you are applying for.

Successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.