Lead Partner Manager, IKEA Global Partnerships

About Taskrabbit:

Taskrabbit is a marketplace platform that conveniently connects people with Taskers to handle everyday home to-do’s, such as furniture assembly, handyman work, moving help, and much more.

At Taskrabbit, we want to transform lives one task at a time. As a company we celebrate innovation, inclusion and hard work. Our culture is collaborative, pragmatic, and fast-paced. We’re looking for talented, entrepreneurially minded and data-driven people who also have a passion for helping people do what they love. Together with IKEA, we’re creating more opportunities for people to earn a consistent, meaningful income on their own terms by building lasting relationships with clients in communities around the world.

Taskrabbit is a hybrid company with employees distributed across the US and EU and a Built In — Best Places to Work (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025) continually ranked across multiple national and regional categories. Join us at Taskrabbit, where your work will be meaningful, your ideas valued, and your potential unleashed!

This role operates on a hybrid schedule requiring two days of in-office collaboration per week in our London office (Soho).

About The Role

As the Lead Partner Manager, IKEA Global Partnership, you will drive strategic alignment and operational growth between Taskrabbit and IKEA across global markets. Reporting to the Director, Global IKEA Partnership, you will translate high-level vision into actionable market initiatives, establishing key governance frameworks and introducing innovative touchpoints for customers to discover and book home services. This hands-on role offers a direct, visible path to shaping partnership strategy, working directly with diverse team members, and building meaningful relationships across senior IKEA leadership and country partner managers. Often you visit IKEA stores and regional offices, traveling across international markets to engage directly with key stakeholders on the ground and position Taskrabbit as an integral part of the IKEA customer journey.

Responsibilities

Define the short, mid, and long-term global strategy and tactics for sustainable, IKEA partnership-driven growth, presenting recommendations to senior leadership and the relevant IKEA partnership governance forums.

Negotiate and structure mutually beneficial, high-value IKEA program agreements with cross-functional and leadership support.

Define the business prioritisation of IKEA partnership initiatives including following execution to measurement, together with Country Partnership and Program Lead.

Partner with country IKEA partner managers and country/market leadership to localize and deliver global IKEA strategy, without a matrix or dotted-line reporting relationship.

Build and manage relationships with senior IKEA stakeholders, proactively identifying and mitigating risk to consistently hit and exceed global IKEA revenue targets.

Act as a company-wide resource and subject-matter expert on IKEA and retail insight, sharing best practices and mentoring partner managers across markets without formal management authority.

Analyze complex, global IKEA performance metrics to identify trends and translate analysis into

You should have:

5+ years of Commercial, Business Development, or Partnership experience in a leadership capacity

Demonstrated success operating across multiple countries/geographies

Hands-on experience in a digital marketplace or platform business

Ability to influence sideways, upwards across multiple internal and IKEA stakeholders

Resilience and tactical approach to working with a large multiple national partner.

Strong analytical fluency — able to interpret cross-country performance data and translate it into a clear recommendation

Business-fluent written and spoken English

Scope & Reporting

This is a Global role with no direct reports and no matrix reporting relationships. The Lead Partner Manager, IKEA Global Partnerships reports directly to the Director, Global IKEA Partnership. The role works across 8 countries and involves travel.

Compensation & Benefits:

At Taskrabbit, our approach to compensation is designed to be competitive, transparent, and equitable. Total compensation consists of base pay + bonus + benefits + perks.

The base pay range for this position is £73,000 - £104,000. This range is representative of base pay only, and does not include any other total cash compensation amounts, such as company bonus or benefits. Final offer amounts may vary from the amounts listed above and will be determined by factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, qualifications, geography, and level.

You’ll love working here because:

Taskrabbit is a Hybrid Company. We value flexibility and choice but also stay committed to regular in-person connection.

The People. You will be surrounded by some of the most talented, supportive, smart, and kind leaders and teams -- people you can be proud to work with!

The Diverse Culture. We believe that we make better decisions when our workforce reflects the diversity of the communities in which we operate. Women make up half of our leadership team and our diversity representation is above that of the tech industry average.

The Perks. Taskrabbit offers our employees with employer-paid health insurance and a 401k match with immediate vesting for our US based employees. We offer all of our global employees generous and flexible time off with 2 company-wide closure weeks, Taskrabbit product stipends, wellness + productivity + education stipends, IKEA discounts, reproductive health support, and more. Benefits vary by country of employment.

Taskrabbit’s commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:

An Active Commitment to Equity within our Company and Platform. We are an inclusive community where all who share our mission and values belong. Our diverse team represents the communities we serve, breaking down systemic barriers, and transforming lives- one action at a time.

Taskrabbit is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, military/veteran status, or disability status. Taskrabbit is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities. Taskrabbit will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law.

AI-Assisted Prescreening Notice [US Based Candidates Only] : As part of our hiring process, we may use artificial intelligence tools to assist with the initial prescreening of applications and responses. This tool does not make hiring decisions — every application and response is reviewed by a member of our recruiting team to determine fit for the role. If you would prefer not to have your application processed using this tool, you may opt out by selecting 'opt out' in the application form or by emailing [email protected] , and your application will be reviewed manually with no impact on your candidacy.