Senior Football Partnerships Manager

Football Australia; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing & Lifestyle leave

Paid Parental leave

Volunteer leave

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Workplace Banking Program

5-a-side futsal social activities

Job summary

Football Australia is seeking a Senior Partnerships Manager to lead relationships with tier-one partners and translate sponsorship strategy into clear, actionable delivery plans. You will drive end-to-end activations across broadcast, digital, social, experiential and match-day channels, while mentoring a Partnerships Executive to ensure operational excellence.

The role requires 5+ years in partnerships or corporate accounts in sport or media, strong commercial acumen, and excellent stakeholder

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience managing partnerships or corporate accounts in sport, media, entertainment, or agency environments.
• Experience leading or mentoring junior team members.
• Strongcommercial acumen with a track record of delivering sponsorship ROI/ROO.
• Excellent stakeholder management with the ability to influence senior decision-makers.
• Experience delivering multi-channel campaigns across multiple accounts.
• Prior rights holder or sporting organisation exposure is advantageous.
• Extensive knowledge of the football landscape locally and globally.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day relationships with tier-one partners, aligning to their commercial objectives.
• Translate partnership strategy into clear, annual account plans.
• Deliver end-to-end sponsorship activations across broadcast, digital, social, experiential and match-day channels.
• Mentor a Partnerships Executive to ensure high-quality delivery and outputs.
• Support renewals and upsell opportunities within the partner portfolio.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to deliver integrated campaigns.
• Ensure compliance with IP, frameworks and brand governance.
• Lead partner reporting, including campaign analysis and performance insights.

Skills

Partnerships management

People leadership

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder management

Multichannel campaigns

Sports industry knowledge

Strategic planning

Job description

Football Australia is seeking a Senior Partnerships Manager to lead relationships with tier-one partners and translate sponsorship strategy into clear, actionable delivery plans. You will drive end-to-end activations across broadcast, digital, social, experiential and match-day channels, while mentoring a Partnerships Executive to ensure operational excellence.

The role requires 5+ years in partnerships or corporate accounts in sport or media, strong commercial acumen, and excellent stakeholder