Map the work and responsibilities
This illustrative first-months plan will be confirmed with your manager. Understand the current relationships, active initiatives and people responsible for commercial and delivery decisions.
International operations
International Manager
Help coordinate partnerships, operations and growth across our international activities.
Make a contribution
that matters.
What you will do
- Coordinate international relationships and business initiatives
- Support cross-market planning and collaboration
- Track priorities, progress and operational actions
What you will bring
- Experience in international operations or business development
- Strong organisational and communication skills
- Ability to work effectively across cultures and time zones
Learning and benefits
Our benefits offering includes access to project management and marketing qualifications, gym membership, private healthcare insurance and pension arrangements. The package applicable to this role is confirmed during recruitment.
Salary, hours and other employment terms will be discussed during the recruitment process.
The role in practice.
International growth depends on reliable coordination between people who do not share the same working day or business context. This role helps Kent organise partnerships, delivery priorities and cross-market initiatives so that decisions become clear actions with accountable owners.
You will work across commercial and operational conversations, keeping track of dependencies and bringing unresolved issues to the right people. The role calls for cultural awareness and practical organisation: knowing what must be consistent, what needs local consideration and when specialist advice is necessary.
Where your contribution matters
- Turn international initiatives into understandable work plans with owners, dependencies and agreed review points.
- Keep a clear record of partner discussions, decisions and commitments across teams and time zones.
- Identify where an assumption about resources, delivery or responsibilities could prevent progress.
- Help teams share useful practices while recognising differences in client needs and operating arrangements.
Illustrative early priorities.
The first-month plan is discussed with your manager and adjusted to the role, team and starting priorities.
Strengthen coordination
Agree a practical way to track priorities and prepare concise updates. Make handovers clear and establish how decisions or blocked actions should be escalated.
Improve cross-market execution
Review where communication or dependencies repeatedly slow work. Propose proportionate improvements and help teams follow through on the changes they agree.
How the work connects with the team.
- Market-facing colleagues provide local context and maintain client or partner relationships.
- Technical, training and operational teams clarify delivery capacity and dependencies.
- Senior management and relevant advisers make decisions outside the role’s agreed authority.
Prepare for a useful selection conversation.
Explain a complex coordination example
Describe an initiative involving different teams or countries, your responsibilities and how you handled conflicting priorities.
Work through an operational scenario
You may be asked to organise an initiative with unclear ownership, time-zone constraints or a delayed dependency.
Communicate a decision clearly
Show how you summarise a discussion, distinguish a proposal from an agreed commitment and ensure the next action reaches its owner.
Questions worth asking.
Where is the role based?
The location will be discussed during recruitment. This page does not promise a remote, office-based or relocation arrangement.
Does the role require constant international travel?
No travel pattern is specified in this vacancy. Any requirements will be discussed alongside the scope and working arrangements.
Must I be an expert in every country’s rules?
The focus is effective international operations and collaboration. Show how you recognise issues requiring qualified local or specialist advice and coordinate that input.
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