Partnership Manager

Global Sports Jobs Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Birthday day off and Wellbeing leave

Health Cash Plan

Job summary

Formula E is seeking a Partnership Manager to oversee a portfolio of official partners and providers. You will translate rights into seasonal delivery plans, manage budgets, and coordinate cross-functional teams for activations across global race weekends.

The role requires strong relationship skills, experience in live events, and willingness to travel internationally. Hybrid work with a London-based office offers stimulating, fast-paced exposure to elite motorsport partnerships.

Qualifications

• Proven background in partnership, sponsorship, or key account management within a global sports property, rights-holder, or major events environment.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Partnership Mgmt

Client relationships

Budget management

Cross-cultural communication

Languages

Job description

About the Role

The Partnership Manager reports to a Senior Partnership Manager and leads the day-to-day management and delivery for a portfolio of assigned Official Partners, Official Providers, and Race Partners. The role acts as the primary operational contact for assigned accounts, translating contractual rights and commercial goals into clear seasonal delivery plans. Working across pre-season planning, cross-functional coordination, on-site race-weekend execution and post-season reviews, the postholder ensures activations are delivered flawlessly across the global championship.

Key Responsibilities

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

Required Experience & Qualifications

• Proven background in partnership, sponsorship, or key account management within a global sports property, rights-holder, or major events environment.
• Demonstrated experience managing client relationships and delivering partner rights on-site during live race weekends or major international events.
• Exceptional organisational skills with proven competence maintaining rights trackers, budgets, and approval workflows across multiple partner accounts simultaneously.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate confidently across different cultures, departments, and seniority levels.
• A responsive, relationship-led professional mindset, remaining calm under live event pressure and taking proactive ownership of partner success.
• Willingness and flexibility to travel internationally and work race weekends throughout the season.

Preferred Skills

• Fluency in additional languages.

Workplace

Hybrid role; required to work 3 days a week in the Hammersmith London office.

Benefits & Perks

• 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.

About the Company

Formula E is the world's fastest-growing sport, redefining motorsport with a bold focus on innovation and sustainability. It has hosted over 150 races in iconic cities globally and is backed by top manufacturers including Porsche, Nissan and Jaguar, featuring 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 and inspire a global fanbase.