Strategic Partnerships & Activations Manager

Venues NSW; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Venues NSW is seeking a Commercial Partnerships Manager to lead planning, management and delivery of key commercial partnership contracts across its network of stadiums and venues. The role focuses on activations, advertising rights, and event-day execution, collaborating with partners and internal teams to deliver exceptional customer experiences.

The successful candidate will bring a commercial mindset, strong communication and organisational skills, and experience in managing contracts,

Qualifications

• Minimum two years’ experience in a similar role.
• Experience in managing commercial contracts and activations.
• Strong planning, organisation and communication skills.
• Ability to forecast and track contractual deliverables.
• Commercial mindset with growth focus.

Responsibilities

• Plan, manage and deliver key commercial partnership contracts.
• Oversee contracts, account plans and partner relationships.
• Identify opportunities to grow partner value and commercial outcomes.
• Coordinate event-day activations and internal stakeholder alignment.
• Provide budgeting and reporting on contracts.

Skills

Account management

Contract management

Stakeholder engagement

Budget forecasting

Time management

Partnerships experience

Job description

Venues NSW is seeking a Commercial Partnerships Manager to lead planning, management and delivery of key commercial partnership contracts across its network of stadiums and venues. The role focuses on activations, advertising rights, and event-day execution, collaborating with partners and internal teams to deliver exceptional customer experiences.

The successful candidate will bring a commercial mindset, strong communication and organisational skills, and experience in managing contracts,