Principal, Agency Partnerships - Global Programmes
Full-time
London, United Kingdom • In office
About GoGorilla
GoGorilla is the world's first performance marketing company built on financial technology. We've engineered a platform that hardwires client objectives into every campaign, ensuring transparent, auditable results that traditional agencies can't match. When our clients win, you win. You'll join a high-performance London team where your commercial impact directly shapes your career trajectory and financial rewards.
About the role
You'll lead our global agency partnerships strategy, building and scaling programmes with major global agency networks and holding companies. This is a senior strategic role where you'll design initiatives that work across multiple regions and create lasting competitive advantage in the global agency ecosystem.
Day-to-day, you'll design and execute global partnership initiatives, build relationships with senior executives at major agency networks, coordinate strategic activities across multiple regions, and create frameworks for international partnership success. This role sits at the Principal level and offers significant earning potential through strategic impact and global programme success.
Working pattern and flexibility
This is primarily an in-office role in central London. Expect to be in the office 4 to 5 days a week during your first three months, while you learn our platform, build the playbook, and meet targets. Once established, and with manager approval, high performers can earn flexibility to work from home up to two days a week. Time tracking is a standard company policy for any work completed outside our office environment. This industry-standard practice is implemented across our entire organisation, from the executive team to interns, ensuring security, progress monitoring, and transparent performance measurement.
Strategic ownership
You'll own the strategic development of our global agency partnership programmes and international expansion initiatives. Your leadership will shape how GoGorilla scales its agency relationships worldwide, with authority to drive major partnership agreements and market entry strategies. This role offers substantial equity participation and the opportunity to build world-class global partnership capabilities, establishing us as the preferred partner for leading agencies. You'll drive innovation in partnership models while developing next-generation leaders and contributing to our international growth strategy. Clear progression opportunities exist to the VP of Partnerships and senior executive roles.
What you will be doing
Design and execute global partnership programmes with major agency networks and holding companies.
Build and maintain relationships with senior executives at global agency organisations.
Create frameworks for international partnership success that can be scaled across multiple regions.
Coordinate strategic activities across different geographic markets and agency types.
Lead our presence at major global agency events and industry conferences.
Develop strategic alliances that amplify our reach across the global agency ecosystem.
Mentor and guide our entire agency partnerships team.
Represent GoGorilla at the highest levels of the global agency community.
What you will bring
Extensive senior-level experience in global agency partnerships with a strong network of relationships at major agency networks.
Proven track record of building strategic initiatives that create lasting competitive advantage on a global scale.
Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with experience as a thought leader in the agency space.
Strategic mindset with the ability to coordinate complex initiatives across multiple geographic markets.
Right to work in the UK. We do not offer visa sponsorship.
Executive presence and the ability to represent the company at the highest levels of global agency organisations.
You should not apply if
You prefer operational roles over strategic global programme building and thought leadership.
You are not comfortable with high-visibility representation of the company at major global industry events.
You avoid international travel or working across multiple time zones and cultural contexts.
You prefer individual contributor work over strategic coordination and team leadership.
You are not comfortable with senior-level accountability for global programme success and strategic impact.
How we work
Outcomes first – success is measured by global programme impact, strategic relationships, and long-term competitive advantage.
Autonomy with accountability – you have the freedom to design and execute strategic initiatives with clear expectations for impact.
Build the playbook – you will create the strategic frameworks that define our global agency approach.
Lead from the front – you will set the standard for strategic excellence and mentor the entire team.
Continuous improvement – strategic insights and market feedback shape our global strategy and drive continuous optimisation.
Compensation and progression
Base salary: £65,000 to £85,000 (London rates).
Strategic bonus: £35,000 to £55,000 through global programme impact and strategic milestone achievement (On-target earnings: £100,000 to £140,000).
Performance bonuses: Significant additional rewards for exceeding strategic targets.
Equity participation: Substantial share options reflecting the strategic importance of this role.
Benefits: Private healthcare for full-time UK employees after 6 months probation, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, laptop and modern tools, learning budget and regular team events.
Progression: Clear path to VP-level and executive leadership roles.
30-60-90 day expectations
Day 30 – complete onboarding, map the global agency landscape, and design your strategic programme roadmap.
Day 60 – launch your first major global partnership initiative and establish key strategic relationships.
Day 90 – demonstrate clear global programme impact and strategic positioning, with a roadmap for long-term competitive advantage.
Our hiring process
We keep the steps simple so you can demonstrate how your skills drive outcomes and align with our culture. For this role, the journey typically follows our standard path – application, a short cultural profile, a light role task (if applicable), interviews, offer, and onboarding. See the careers page for specifics.
Typical flow for this role
Application – submit your CV and a brief note outlining your experience with global agency partnerships and your strategic vision.
Cultural assessment – brief values and collaboration profile, plus short video questions.
Role task – a strategic case on designing a global partnership programme with a major agency network.
Interviews – meet the founder, senior leadership team, and key stakeholders. In-office interviews may be included for in-office roles.
Offer and checks – written offer with base and strategic bonus structure, right-to-work and references.
Onboarding – a clear plan, a buddy and access to GorillaAcademy resources.
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