Hybrid Partnerships Manager

at Two Circles

• Job title: Partnerships Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, London, United Kingdom

About the role

• Partnerships Manager managing key partners within the global brands portfolio for football partnerships. Facilitating rights delivery and enhancing commercial value for clients in women's football.

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day management of several partners across the UWF portfolio.
• Ensure effective delivery of rights across the various competitions and supporting partners’ marketing activations and campaigns, with a planning-led approach.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with partners and stakeholders.
• Act as a trusted advisor to commercial partners, guiding rights usage and marketing activations.
• Coordinate and lead account status meetings and support with reporting and performance tracking across accounts.
• Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, including UEFA, UC3 and partner agencies, across areas including marketing, social, digital, CRM, commercial operations, ticketing and legal.
• As required, travel within Europe to visit UEFA/UC3 and commercial partners.

Requirements

• Proven experience (c. 5 years) of managing and activating partnerships for major brands within the sports environment, ideally within European football.
• A strong ability to demonstrate partnership ROI through data analysis.
• A proactive, can-do approach to account management, constantly interrogating our work and suggesting new solutions/opportunities which deliver value for partners.
• Experience in building lasting working relationships with clients, sponsors and stakeholders, ‘a people person’.
• Strong communication skills.
• Demonstrable ability to work and deliver, whilst remaining calm under pressure.
• Excellent planning, time management and organisational skills with an eye for detail.
• A thorough understanding of the sports sponsorship industry.
• Fluent written and spoken English, other languages beneficial.

Benefits

• Renowned Team Days often throughout the year
• Summer Away Days
• 23 standard days of holiday (+ 1 Birthday, +2 for a ‘Big Life Event’ and +1 Admin Day), closure of office over Christmas (plus Bank Holidays)
• Discretionary Bonus based on company performance
• Performance Reviews every 6 months with discretionary salary increases
• Private healthcare (Vitality) and/or Health Care Plan (Medicash)
• Mobile phone contribution
• Sport Challenge contribution
• Gym membership contribution
• 2x annual kit drops