At Storytel, we believe that powerful stories add an extra dimension to life. We are on a mission to make the world more empathetic by delivering great stories to be shared and enjoyed by anyone, anywhere, anytime. Today Storytel is one of the world's leading audiobook and ebook streaming services, and we offer unlimited listening to consumers in over 25 markets.

One of our key strategic initiatives is to grow our subscriber base and business through Partnerships, deploying commercial strategies & tactics unique to each market. A key pillar to deliver this for us lies in the role of the Director of Distribution Partnerships.

The role will be reporting directly to Storytel's SVP of Global Partnerships.

What you’ll do:

• Your primary responsibilities will be to grow Storytel's subscriber user base through existing partnerships (such as Telcos and digital distributors) and identify and negotiate new partnerships globally focusing on strategic regions.

• You are skilled in leading directly and indirectly, setting and communicating a partnership strategy that enables your team and cross-functional teams to effectively prioritize their work

• You will own the responsibility for analyzing opportunities, projecting business impact, negotiating agreements and making commercial decisions with partners and the distribution team, seeking advice from other members of the executive team, as needed

• You will lead a team of regional partnerships managers that hunt/close new deals and run account management for every partner ensuring we have commercial agreements that align with our strategy and frameworks and that deliver towards business goals.

• You will ensure every partnership has solid governance, strategy and processes in place

• You will effectively collaborate with cross-functional colleagues of diverse backgrounds and cultures, seeking and providing context so that you and other teams can make good decisions and be highly aligned across functions

• You will actively participate in and contribute to internal discussions and debates regarding Storytel's challenges and strategy

Does this sound like you? If you feel like Storytel is a place where you could thrive, let us know and we will contact you as soon as possible.

This position is open to applications from the EU on a hybrid / fully remote basis.