Global Partnerships Lead - F1 Activation & Growth

Motorsport Network, LLC; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Private healthcare

Pension plan

Life assurance

Childcare benefits

Cycle-to-work

Tech scheme

Car scheme

State-of-the-art facilities

Job summary

Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team is seeking an experienced Partner Manager to manage and grow relationships with a portfolio of world-class global technical partners. You will lead activation programmes to maximise commercial value, enhance brand visibility and deliver measurable ROI, collaborating with Commercial, Communications, Digital, Content and Partner Operations teams across the Formula One calendar.

Travel internationally as needed.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing commercial partnerships within Formula One or a high-performance motorsport environment.
• Strong client relationship management skills with the ability to build credibility and deliver exceptional service.
• Demonstrable experience developing and delivering successful marketing activation campaigns with measurable results.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with confidence engaging senior audiences.
• Highly organised, able to manage multiple priorities and deliver under pressure.
• Collaborative, proactive and solutions-focused across cross-functional teams.
• Strong leadership and mentoring capabilities for junior colleagues.
• Willingness to travel internationally across the Formula One calendar.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic management and activation of a portfolio of major global technical partners, delivering exceptional service and measurable commercial success.
• Build and maintain strong, trusted relationships with partner stakeholders, ensuring long-term value and collaboration.
• Develop and deliver creative, insight-led partnership activation campaigns that achieve agreed marketing and business objectives.
• Collaborate with internal teams including Communications, Digital, Social, Content and Partner Operations to deliver integrated, high-impact partnership programmes.
• Manage the creation, approval and execution of partner marketing collateral, ensuring alignment with Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team brand standards.
• Monitor campaign performance, using audience insights and data to optimise activations and demonstrate ROI for partners.
• Support the planning and delivery of partner hospitality, events and race weekend activations across the Formula One calendar, including international travel where required.
• Mentor and support junior members of the Partnerships team, contributing to onboarding, knowledge sharing and a high-performance team culture.
• Manage partnership budgets, reporting, administration and stakeholder communications, ensuring projects are delivered efficiently and on schedule.
• Foster collaborative working across the wider business to maximise partner engagement, strengthen relationships and identify new activation opportunities.

Skills

Partnership management

Client relationship management

Campaign activation

Stakeholder management

Leadership & mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Travel willingness

Job description

Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team is seeking an experienced Partner Manager to manage and grow relationships with a portfolio of world-class global technical partners. You will lead activation programmes to maximise commercial value, enhance brand visibility and deliver measurable ROI, collaborating with Commercial, Communications, Digital, Content and Partner Operations teams across the Formula One calendar.

Travel internationally as needed.