Partner Manager

Job ID 10146558 Location London, United Kingdom Business Disney Direct to Consumer Date posted Apr. 08, 2026

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Job Summary:

About the Role & Team

We are seeking an experienced professional for the position of Partner Manager within Viewer Experience (Customer Support) for Disney Direct to Consumer. A "Partner Manager" in a BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) setting is responsible for building and maintaining strategic relationships with external partners to ensure smooth operations, maximize customer experience, and achieve business goals by collaborating closely with internal teams within the BPO to deliver excellent service and meet performance expectations; essentially acting as a liaison between the BPO and its partners, focusing on relationship management and driving mutual benefits.

In this role, you will manage the daily operation of a number of our BPO sites, driving accountability and outcomes through consistent, professional dialogue, coaching, proactive action planning, root cause analysis and problem-solving. The goal is the best possible customer experience by making sure our viewers contacts are handled in a positive and effective manner.

Also, this role is key to our mission: raising the voice of the customer from our partners agents, straight into the business, seeking for constant improvements. This will include coordinating the operations between Disney local / global teams and Disney partner teams who manage the day-to-day interactions with our customers, always infusing the Disney mission, values, and culture into the partner teams so they are reflected in the support that they deliver. If you are someone who thrives on fostering a culture of high performance and is equally motivated to drive continuous improvements across functional teams and partners, then this is a great role for you.

This role will be based in our London Hammersmith office, 4 days a week, with either a Monday or Friday working from home.

What You'll Do:

Relationship Management: Regularly communicating with partners, understanding their needs, addressing concerns, and proactively managing expectations to foster strong, long-term relationships ensuring a continuous improvement mindset.

Work with partners to build a strong team culture that embraces shared values and standards, so they deliver a customer experience that represents the Disney brand across the assigned region.

Performance Monitoring: Tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) such as Positive Experience, Issue Resolution, Average Handle Time, After Call Work, Quality and Speed to Answer Rates related to partner performance, identifying areas for improvement, co-developing action plans for improvement, monitoring outliers and collaborating with partners to optimize results across the advocate population.

Internal Collaboration: Working closely with internal teams like Internal Operations, Workforce Management, Launch Readiness, Quality, Training, Communications and PMO to ensure seamless partner integration and alignment with company strategy.

Partner Training and Support: Providing ongoing training and support to partners on BPO services, processes, and systems to ensure their ability to effectively sell and deliver solutions.

Issue Resolution: Identifying and resolving any partner-related issues promptly, acting as a point of contact for partner concerns and providing coaching or best practices to help elevate response.

Market Analysis: Staying updated on industry trends and competitor activity to inform partner strategy and identify potential new partnership opportunities.

Lead weekly and monthly meetings with BPOs to review operations and drive performance to optimal results.

Provide insights and recommendations for executive meetings (MBR/QBR).

Drive accountability and improvements in agent-level performance via scorecard reporting, including tracking of corrective actions, glide-path goals, and issue resolution across agents, teams, supervisors, etc.

Bring the voice of the customer and advocates to the stakeholders to develop new features, processes, and tools to improve the viewer experience.

Responsible for auditing areas of the SOW, playbooks, etc.

Collaborate in the gathering of info for new help center articles creation (FAQs / KBs).

Ensure the BPOs readiness for special events such as Partners launches, promos, and communications reinforcements.

Administrative support tasks: POs / Invoicing Follow up / Payments.

What You'll Need:

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Business Management or similar (ideal)

5+ years working in high volume customer-facing environment, with operational leadership experience

5+ years operational leadership experience

Experience in building and managing internal or external teams

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to build rapport with partners

Analytical skills to monitor partner performance and identify areas for improvement in driving continuous improvement in operational processes through partner leadership.

Flexible - Willing to support the operation including travel to overseas BPO sites, some weekends, nights, and holidays

Project management skills to oversee partnership initiatives

Proven ability to lead through influence and advocacy

Problem-solving skills for multiple, complex issues including escalations management

Able to work in an environment of change and the ability to deliver to tight deadlines

Preferred Qualifications:

3+ years working in a Partner/Vendor company or managing relationships with BPO Partners

Strong business acumen and understanding of the BPO industry

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The Walt Disney Company is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Disney fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.

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About Disney Direct to Consumer:

Disney’s Direct to Consumer team oversees the Hulu and Disney+ streaming businesses within Disney Entertainment helping to bring The Walt Disney Company’s best-in-class storytelling to fans and families everywhere.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with The Walt Disney Company Limited, which is part of a business we call Disney Direct to Consumer.

The Walt Disney Company Limited is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, colour, religion or belief, sex, nationality, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, disability or pregnancy or maternity. Disney fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.

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