Partnership Lead - Strategy

Raceforce Global; Silverstone; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Private healthcare

Pension plan

Life assurance

TSEDs childcare benefits

Cycle-to-work scheme

Tech scheme

Car scheme

Job summary

Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team is seeking a Partnership Lead – Strategy & Development to shape and grow global partnerships from Silverstone. You will raise strategic capability, develop bespoke partner strategies and drive measurable commercial outcomes across the Partnerships function.

You will lead cross-functional teams, work with senior leadership and ensure partner objectives are translated into insight-led activities that deliver value and growth for the brand and its partners.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in partnerships, sponsorship and commercial strategy.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic approach across Partnerships, establishing principles and planning processes.
• Develop and challenge partner strategies aligned to partner objectives and audiences.
• Drive strategic reviews using data, market intelligence and partner feedback to optimise ROI.
• Integrate partner activity into wider brand and marketing strategies for mutual value.
• Champion an outcome-led approach delivering measurable value beyond briefs.
• Coach team members to raise strategic capability across the function.
• Provide senior strategic leadership and act as trusted advisor to leadership.

Skills

Partnership strategy

Commercial thinking

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Cross-functional

Data-driven

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Job description

Application Deadline: 6 October 2026

Department: Commercial

Location: Silverstone

Description

As Partnership Lead – Strategy & Development, you will play a key role in how we develop, manage and grow our global partnerships. You will be responsible for raising the strategic capability of the Partnerships function, ensuring every partner has a clear, insight-led strategy that connects their business objectives with the opportunities available through Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team.

Working closely with our Partnership Team, senior leadership and teams across Commercial & Marketing, you will help lead partnerships into meaningful, measurable commercial outcomes. This is a role for someone who can think strategically, challenge constructively and bring people together, while remaining close enough to the detail to influence how strategies are developed and delivered.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic approach across the Partnerships function, establishing the principles, planning processes, tools and standards that enable teams to create high-quality, bespoke strategies for every partner.
• Develop and challenge partner strategies, working alongside the Partnerships team to ensure strategies are insight-led, commercially focused and aligned to each partner’s objectives, audiences and ambitions.
• Drive strategic reviews across the partnership portfolio, using performance data, market intelligence, partner feedback and audience insight to identify opportunities to optimise performance, increase ROI and strengthen retention and growth.
• Identify opportunities to integrate partner activity into wider brand and marketing strategies, ensuring partner requirements and opportunities are considered early and create value for both the partner and the Team.
• Champion an outcome-led approach to partnerships, ensuring activity is clearly connected to strategic objectives and delivers measurable value rather than simply responding to briefs or requests.
• Build strategic capability across the Partnerships team, coaching team members to better understand partner businesses, customers, audiences, markets and commercial objectives.
• Develop tools, training, frameworks and best-practice resources that improve the consistency and quality of strategic thinking across the function while maintaining a bespoke approach for each partner.
• Provide senior strategic leadership, contributing to the direction and development of the Partnerships function and acting as a trusted advisor to the Chief of Partnerships and wider leadership team.
• Lead strategic relationships with a portfolio of key global partners, representing Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team in senior‑level conversations, business reviews, strategic planning and renewal discussions, while also providing leadership and development to direct reports.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Significant experience in partnerships, sponsorship, commercial strategy, account strategy, marketing strategy or a closely related discipline, ideally within a complex global or high-profile brand environment.
• Strong strategic and commercial thinking, with the ability to understand a partner's business objectives and translate them into compelling, insight-led partnership strategies.
• Proven experience of developing and challenging strategic plans, using data, insight, market intelligence and performance information to identify opportunities and drive better outcomes.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the confidence to work with senior internal and external stakeholders and constructively challenge established thinking.
• Experience working cross-functionally, with the ability to bring together teams with different priorities and create clear ownership, alignment and collaboration.
• Strong coaching and leadership capability, with a track record of developing others and raising the strategic capability of a team.
• Highly effective communication and presentation skills, with the ability to turn complex information into clear, compelling recommendations for both internal and external audiences.
• A proactive, commercially minded approach, with the ability to spot opportunities, challenge the status quo and turn strategic thinking into tangible action and measurable results.

Benefits

Investing in your career is paramount. We promote professional and personal development through a provision of learning opportunities and work with you to shape your career and realise your full potential.

As part of our high-performing, collaborative team, you'll enjoy a competitive package, including a discretionary bonus scheme, private healthcare, pension plan, life assurance, TEDSgroup childcare benefits, a cycle-to-work scheme, tech scheme, and car scheme.

You will also have access to our state‑of‑the‑art facilities at the AMR Technology Campus, featuring a new on‑site gym with fitness, spin and yoga classes, a bistro café, and restaurant.

Aston Martin Aramco Formula One® Team is committed to making sure our selection methods are fair for all. If you would like to request that reasonable adjustments are made, please share this in your application when asked.