Senior Partnerships Manager

Football Australia; Sydney; Presencial; AUD 120 000 - 160 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Wellbeing & Lifestyle leave

Paid Parental leave

Volunteer leave

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Workplace Banking Program

5-a-side futsal social activities

Resumo da oferta

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

Qualificações

• 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.

Responsabilidades

• 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.

Conhecimentos

Partnerships management

People leadership

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder management

Multichannel campaigns

Sports industry knowledge

Strategic planning

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Moore Park, New South Wales 2021, Australia

Full-time Permanent Mid-level Senior

Description

ABOUT US

• Purpose: To lead, promote, unite, develop and regulate football Vision: To unite and elevate Australian football to become a world class, globally respected system to inspire our national, developing excellence at every level Mission: Working with our stakeholders everyday – to build the capability, capacity and capital we need now and in the future – to transform every football dream into reality

To achieve the above, we live by our company values which are:

• Ready:Always ready, Always ahead
• Connect:Together, united
• Excel:Our best, every day in every way
• Protect:Guarding the game, Securing the future

WHAT WE OFFER

At Football Australia we want to look after our people and below are just some of the many benefits of joining our team:

• Wellbeing & Lifestyle leave
• Paid Parental leave in addition to statutory government offering
• Volunteer leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Workplace Banking Program
• Social activities such as 5-a-side futsal

BACKGROUND & PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The Senior Partnerships Manager is a critical management role responsible for the relationship management, commercial execution, and account health of a tier-one portfolio of commercial partners. Acting as the primary strategic anchor for top-tier sponsors, this role ensures all contractual business objectives and ROI/ROO metrics are met. Positioned strategically between leadership and operations, the incumbent translates the overarching strategy set by the Head of Partnerships into clear, actionable delivery plans, whilst managing and mentoring a Partnerships Executive to ensure operational excellence across match days and campaigns. This role connects premium global and local brands to the nation's most loved national teams including the CommBank Matildas and CommBank Socceroos - driving best-in-class sponsorship leverage across the entire football ecosystem.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead day-to-day relationships with tier-one partners, aligning to their commercial and marketing objectives
• Translate partnership strategy into clear, actionable annual account plans
• Deliver end-to-end sponsorship activations across broadcast, digital, social, experiential and match-day channels
• Manage and mentor a Partnerships Executive, ensuring high-quality delivery and outputs
• Support renewals and upsell opportunities, identifying growth across the partner portfolio
• Collaborate cross-functionally (Marketing, Media, Digital, Events, Legal) to deliver integrated campaigns
• Ensure compliance with player IP, commercial frameworks, and brand governance standards
• Lead partner reporting, including campaign analysis and performance insights

ROLE OUTCOMES/ DELIVERABLES

• Sponsor Satisfaction: Exceed partner satisfaction targets and qualitative benchmarks through proactive relationship management and service excellence
• Campaign Delivery: Ensure 100% of campaign plans and contractual entitlements are delivered on time, meeting or exceeding set ROI/ROO metrics
• Operational Efficiency: Establish clear delegation workflows with the Partnerships Executive, achieving high-hygiene asset tracking and efficient approval speeds
• Reporting Excellence: Deliver comprehensive, data-driven post-campaign and match-window reports within established organisational timelines
• Commercial Growth: Proactively contribute to the ideation and strategic presentation of successful partner renewals and expansion projects.
• 5+ years’ experience managing partnerships or corporate accounts in sport, media, entertainment, or agency environments
• Proven people leader with experience mentoring or managing junior team members
• Strong commercial acumen, with a solid understanding of sponsorship strategy and brand objectives
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior decision-makers
• Highly organised, with experience delivering multi-channel campaigns across multiple accounts
• Experience within a rights holder or major sporting organisation
• Strong knowledge of the football landscape (local and global)

by Wednesday 19 August 2026 at 5pm