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Stephney Duru

@stephneyduru

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I build strategic partnerships that grow revenue, deepen engagement, and deliver measurable organisational impact.

United Kingdom

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to lead strategic partnerships, grow commercial pipelines, and build long-term relationships that create measurable revenue and organisational impact.

I am a results-driven Partnerships and Business Development professional with experience leading partnership portfolios, driving commercial growth, and building high-value relationships across Corporate organizations. I manage partnerships end-to-end, from prospecting and commercial negotiation through onboarding, delivery, performance management, and long-term stewardship.

Throughout my career, I have built and managed relationships with senior stakeholders, secured enterprise-level partnerships with organisation’s including Microsoft and Oracle Academy, and developed commercial opportunities that deliver measurable revenue and program outcomes. I lead Teams, manage partner accounts and budgets, and provide senior leadership with clear reporting on performance and outcomes.

I bring a strong combination of commercial thinking, relationship management and strategic execution, with a track record of turning partnerships into sustainable opportunities, strengthening engagement, and delivering mutual value for partners and organizations.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Partnerships Manager

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Feed Us Up CIC

Dec 2025 - Present (8 months)

Leads the Partnerships Team day to day, translating strategic direction from the CEO into delivery priorities and representing the team's work in cross-organizational leadership meetings. Acts as primary point of contact for all partner accounts, managing relationships end to end from initial outreach and onboarding through to ongoing stewardship and performance review.

Partnership Management Account Management Pipeline Management Budget Management Stakeholder Engagement CRM Reporting Proposal Development

Lead, Partnerships and Sponsorships

IMMERSE Company

Jul 2024 - Oct 2025 (1 year 3 months)

Led corporate partnerships and revenue growth by prospecting, converting and managing high-value partners, owning revenue targets and the full partner lifecycle. Built strong C-suite relationships, drove a 50% increase in flagship event revenue and attendance, and used performance analysis to strengthen partner retention, renewals and opportunities for commercial agreements.

Project Management Salesforce Stakeholder Management Microsoft Office

Operations and Partnerships Lead

Lead For Good

Dec 2022 - May 2025 (2 years 5 months)

Led the operations and partnerships team while securing and managing enterprise partnerships with Microsoft and Oracle Academy, overseeing commercial negotiations, partner performance, CRM and pipeline reporting, and strategic account reviews to drive measurable programme, revenue and growth outcomes.

Project Management Salesforce Stakeholder Management Microsoft Office