Partnership Manager

Formula E; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 25 days

Birthday day off

Wellbeing leave

Health Cash Plan

Parental Leave

Flexible Bank Holidays

Volunteer leave

Cycle to Work

Electric Car Scheme

Formula E store discount

Social events

Job summary

Formula E is seeking a Partnership Manager to lead day-to-day management and delivery for Official Partners, Official Providers, and Race Partners. You will be the primary operational contact, translating contractual rights and commercial goals into clear seasonal delivery plans.

From pre-season planning to on-site race-weekend execution, you will ensure activations are delivered flawlessly across our global championship.

Qualifications

• Proven background in partnership, sponsorship, or key account management within global sports properties or major events.

Responsibilities

• Account Management: Serve as the primary day-to-day lead for assigned partners, building trusted relationships and aligning activations with their business goals.
• Rights Delivery & Planning: Create and maintain seasonal delivery plans, rights trackers, budgets, and approval workflows to guarantee complete contractual compliance.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with internal teams across the business to execute integrated partner campaigns.
• Race Weekend Delivery: Oversee on-site partner operations during race weekends, managing brand presence, guest access, activations, and real-time issue resolution.
• Provider & Race Partner Servicing: Coordinate the operational integration of Official Providers (including Value-in-Kind deliverables) and assist local Race Partners with market-specific activations.
• Reporting & Account Growth: Prepare regular status updates, post-race reviews, and end-of-season summaries while identifying proactive opportunities to add partner value.

Skills

Partnership management

Account management

Event management

Budget management

Job description

About Formula E:

Formula E, the world's fastest-growing sport, is redefining motorsport with a bold focus on innovation and sustainability. Hosting over 150 races in iconic cities globally and backed by top manufacturers like Porsche, Nissan and Jaguar, we feature elite drivers and cutting-edge EV technology. As the world's first certified B Corp sport and the first sport certified to the British Standards Institution (BSI) Net Zero Pathway. Formula E combines thrilling entertainment with a mission to advance sustainable progress, inspiring a global fanbase with our high-performance brand new GEN4 car capable of hitting speeds of 335kph and reaching 200kph in just 4.4 seconds. Currently achieving 0-100 kmh in 1.8 seconds. Using the spectacle of sport, we are sending a powerful and meaningful message to help alter perceptions and speed-up the switch to electric mobility.

The Role:

Reporting to a Senior Partnership Manager, the Partnership Manager leads the day-to-day management and delivery for a portfolio of assigned Official Partners, Official Providers, and Race Partners. In this role, you will act as the primary operational contact for your accounts, translating contractual rights and commercial goals into clear seasonal delivery plans. From pre-season planning and cross-functional coordination to on-site race-weekend execution and post-season reviews, you will ensure activations are delivered flawlessly across our global championship.

Key Responsibilities

• Account Management: Serve as the primary day-to-day lead for assigned partners, building trusted relationships and aligning activations with their business goals.
• Rights Delivery & Planning: Create and maintain seasonal delivery plans, rights trackers, budgets, and approval workflows to guarantee complete contractual compliance.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with internal teams across the business to execute integrated partner campaigns.
• Race Weekend Delivery: Oversee on-site partner operations during race weekends, managing brand presence, guest access, activations, and real-time issue resolution.
• Provider & Race Partner Servicing: Coordinate the operational integration of Official Providers (including Value-in-Kind deliverables) and assist local Race Partners with market-specific activations.
• Reporting & Account Growth: Prepare regular status updates, post-race reviews, and end-of-season summaries while identifying proactive opportunities to add partner value.

What we're looking for in you:

• Track Record: Proven background in partnership, sponsorship, or key account management within a global sports property, rights-holder, or major events environment.
• Event & On-Site Experience: Demonstrated experience managing client relationships and delivering partner rights on-site during live race weekends or major international events.
• Account Governance: Exceptional organisational skills with proven competence maintaining rights trackers, budgets, and approval workflows across multiple partner accounts simultaneously.
• Communication & Collaboration: Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate confidently across different cultures, departments, and seniority levels. Fluency in additional languages is a plus.
• Mindset: A responsive, relationship-led professional who remains calm under live event pressure and takes proactive ownership of partner success.
• Travel: Willingness and flexibility to travel internationally and work race weekends throughout the season.

What's in it for you:

• 25 days' annual leave, Birthday day off and Wellbeing leave
• Opportunity to extend your stay if travelling for a race event
• Health Cash Plan and access to the Aviva Digital Workplace app
• Enhanced Parental Leave
• Flexible Bank Holidays
• Paid volunteer and carer's leave
• Cycle to Work and Electric Car Scheme
• Formula E store discount
• Regular social events and employee working groups

This is a hybrid role and you’ll be required to do 3 days a week in our Hammersmith London office

At Formula E, we are building a culture where every voice matters, every perspective accelerates progress, and every individual is empowered to rise, contribute boldly, and shape a better world - together. We will provide equal opportunities regardless of an individuals' protected characteristics. We believe in attracting and retaining diverse talent to strengthen our global vision with a variety of experiences, backgrounds and perspectives.

Our mission is clear. The message is simple. Whoever you are. However you live. Whatever you believe. Formula E. For the Future. For Everyone.

We’ll see you at the starting line!

¡VAMOS!