Full-Time

Manager – Partner Marketing

Posted on 9/9/2025

NewDay

NewDay

1,001-5,000 employees

UK consumer credit and store cards

No salary listed

London, UK

Hybrid

Hybrid work arrangement indicated by #LI-Hybrid.

Category
Growth & Marketing (2)
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Required Skills
Risk Management
Requirements
  • Proven experience of managing successful strategic marketing partnerships for at least 3+ years.
  • Consistent record of delivery against targets in digital / partnership acquisition
  • Ability to deliver continuous BAU change on time through internal processes and key partners and channels
  • Analytical skills, monitoring and analysing in-campaign and post-campaign performance
  • Proven ability of proactively reacting and responding to risks and opportunities
  • Experience in leading acquisition channels across aggregators from beginning to end. Able to understand and drive the acquisition strategy and critical metrics with the partner
  • Relevant subject matter expert including regulatory knowledge in credit card marketing
  • Ability to identify relevant industry standards and emerging opportunities
Responsibilities
  • Manage the New Customer Acquisition roadmap in conjunction with partners whilst managing a significant budget.
  • Manage the acquisition partnerships agenda across all functions within NewDay
  • Empower partners to optimize performance and deliver maximum exposure of NewDay’s products and that the Acquisition strategy delivers against our budget plans. Strong management will be required to ensure that any underperformance or deviations are actively managed, demonstrating best practices internally to drive up partnership results.
  • Collaborate with the internal commercial strategy & product teams and manage the thinking on product and pricing strategy across the partnerships to ensure NewDay remains both competitive and relevant to customer needs
  • Manage the risk and control framework for the partner channel including monthly check MI, attestations and post live checks.
  • Build and propose new promotions and customer incentives to distribute to partners to drive improved performance
  • Manage commercial agreements and contracts to achieve positive outcomes.
  • Analyse funnel metrics (e.g. click to sale conversion) to evaluate and improve efficiency of the programme and make adjustments
  • Deliver accurate and timely updates of performance along with robust forecasts to advise future expectations to the Head of Acquisition Channels and/or forums.
  • Work closely with Legal and Compliance team to ensure compliance in all aspects of marketing activity – creative, partner control, reporting etc
  • Collaborate with partners to agree joint strategic roadmaps and be the driving force to implement it, through aligning external parties and NewDay resources.
  • Develop and agree strategies with internal teams to improve customer experience, leading to better customer outcomes and funnel conversion.

NewDay provides credit cards and store cards to consumers in the United Kingdom, specifically focusing on those who may be overlooked by traditional banks. The company issues its own credit-building cards like Aqua and Marbles, while also managing co-branded cards for major retailers such as John Lewis and Argos. Unlike many high-street lenders, NewDay specializes in the "near-prime" market, offering digital-only products like Bip to help users manage and improve their credit scores. The company's goal is to provide responsible access to credit for underserved individuals while expanding its reach through retail partnerships and digital technology.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

London, United Kingdom

Founded

2000

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Acquired Argos portfolio for £720M, adding 2M customers.
  • Reported 30% profit rise to £107M in H1 2025.
  • KKR acquired portfolio, enhancing scale and funding.

What critics are saying

  • FCA rules reject 20-30% more applicants, shrinking £4.4B receivables.
  • Lloyds digital card captures 15% near-prime share in 12-18 months.
  • John Lewis internalizes £800M portfolio in 12-18 months.

What makes NewDay unique

  • NewDay targets near-prime consumers with Aqua, Marbles, Fluid cards.
  • Launched UK's first digital-only Bip credit card.
  • Integrates open banking via D•One for affordability assessments.

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Company News

Retail Sector
Oct 31st, 2024
Sainsbury's sells Argos cards portfolio to NewDay Group

Sainsbury's has also announced the creation of a partnership with NewDay to create a new Argos-branded digital credit proposition.

Retail Gazette
Oct 31st, 2024
Sainsbury's sells Argos credit card portfolio in £720m deal

The transaction will also see Sainsbury's partner with NewDay to create a new Argos-branded digital credit proposition, which will replace the brand's current credit propositions with a "wider choice of modern, flexible and more convenient ways for customers to manage the cost of purchases".

FF News
Jul 18th, 2024
Newday Enhances Its Affordability Assessments With D•One Open Banking Services

D•One, part of the ClearScore Group, today announces that NewDay, a leading provider of unsecured consumer credit in the UK, has gone live with D•One’s open banking connectivity and transaction categorisation products. This move to provide deeper affordability assessments supports responsible access to credit, as well as financial inclusion. NewDay customers can share their transaction data via open banking for a real-world assessment of affordability, offering consumers who have limited credit histories access to credit options they might otherwise have missed out on.NewDay serves millions of customers, powered by its leading platform and digital servicing capability. With the integration of open banking technology, it can now further enhance its lending decision-making, leading to greater access to credit for a wider range of people. Using D•One’s open banking connection and categorisation, NewDay has developed its credit models to help more people move forward with credit.Rob Holt, Chief Executive Officer of Credit at NewDay, said: “We are always looking for ways to improve our ability to serve working Britain with responsible access to affordable credit, and we see open banking as an important addition to our underwriting assessments to more comprehensively understand our customers’ circumstances. We were impressed with D•One’s open banking solution, along with the supporting functionality and flexibility it provided and plan to integrate these capabilities into our lending strategies.”D•One provides the most comprehensive suite of open banking connectivity in the UK and has an advanced deterministic categorisation model developed over 12 years and with over 1 billion transactions

Solicitors Journal
Mar 28th, 2024
Clarke Willmott facilitates acquisition of Newdez Ltd. by Fintel plc

Clarke Willmott facilitates acquisition of Newdez Ltd. by Fintel plc.

LinkedIn
Nov 12th, 2023
NewDay's Post

Experian is collaborating with NewDay and other leading UK organisations to deliver best practices in supporting vulnerable consumers.

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