Partnership Sales Manager

Manchester City Football Club; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sports organization in London seeks a talented Partnership Sales Manager to drive global partner acquisition. You will achieve ambitious sales targets and shape the club's commercial strategy. Ideal candidates have a proven track record in sports, strong presentation skills, and familiarity with partnership contracts. Join a dynamic team during an exciting growth period.

Benefits

26 days annual leave plus a day off for your birthday

Private healthcare

Annual discretionary bonus

Lifestyle discounts

Qualifications

• Proven track record of representing premium rights holders to deliver revenue growth.
• Familiarity with sports sponsorship contracts and effective partnership programmes.
• Self-sufficient and proactive with strong commercial acumen.

Responsibilities

• Meet and exceed sales targets through partnership recruitment.
• Manage contract negotiations at CXO level.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key internal stakeholders.
• Work closely with Business Intelligence for data-driven decisions.

Skills

Proven track record of revenue growth

Knowledge of women's sport

Fluent in English

Presentation skills

Sales prospecting

Contract negotiation

Education

High Level Education (UK University 2:1 equivalent or higher)

Tools

CRM tools, including Salesforce

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Partnership Sales Manager

Closing Date of Applications - 21/08/25

Job location: London

Our Story

Manchester City Women is an English football club initially founded by City in the Community in 1988. Relaunched by a formal partnership with Manchester City FC, MCWFC entered the FA Women’s Super League and professionalised in 2014. Success has followed in not only the FAWSL but also the Women’s FA Cup and Continental Tyres League Cup, while the team has regularly competed in the UEFA Women’s Champions League.

The team plays its home fixtures at Joie Stadium, a 7,000 capacity arena. The stadium sits on the wider Etihad Campus, which also encompasses the City Football Academy, a state-of-the-art training and development facility that houses its women’s, men’s and academy teams.

For more information, please visit www.mancity.com.

Our Winning Team

We are looking for a talented Partnership Sales Manager to join our team and drive the acquisition of global partners for Manchester City Women at a pivotal time in our growth. In this role, you will contribute to the team’s continued success by securing strategic partnerships that promote long-term growth for both respective brands. You will be responsible for achieving ambitious sales targets while also helping to shape and deliver the broader club commercial strategy.

You will manage global partnership sales activities, with a particular focus on the EMEA region, and collaborate closely with the Head of Commercial Partnerships and the CFM sales network to ensure global success. The partnerships team is integral to the ongoing commercial success of the team, and you will play a crucial role at an exciting time within the wider women’s sport ecosystem.

This is Your City

As part of our team, you will be entitled to 26 days annual leave plus an additional day off for your birthday, private healthcare and a simply health cash plan, an annual discretionary bonus, plus a range of partnership and lifestyle discounts.

Your Impact

1. Meet and exceed yearly set sales targets through the recruitment of high-value new partnerships.

2. Maintain a constant strong pipeline of prospects, forecasting for continuous deal delivery each season and in advance of the upcoming season.

3. Manage and participate in contract negotiation. Lead on or assist in closing partner negotiations at CXO level, providing commercial, product, and legal/contract information as necessary and as part of due diligence exercises to ensure viability of deals. Travel to meet prospective partners within the EMEA region as required.

4. Stakeholder Management. Develop and maintain a relationship of trust and respect with key internal stakeholders, including the Finance, Operations and Legal teams, to ensure effective and efficient delivery of partner acquisitions. Develop relationships across all commercial functions within CFG, working to ensure collaboration across teams in the delivery of solutions that benefit all of CFG.

5. Reporting and Data analysis. Work closely with the Business Intelligence team and all other appropriate teams to ensure you have the right data/insights to make informed investment/marketing/partner decisions. High proficiency of CRM and company process organisational skills delivering consistent and relevant reporting. Abiding by company policy and processes and delivering these to the highest standard.

6. Help to create and deliver polished and compelling presentations to partners, representing the CFG brand in a way that befits its ambition and class. Work closely with the Design team to ensure presentations and proposals meet the required standards.

What we are looking for

Essential

• High Level Education (UK University 2:1 equivalent or higher)

• Proven track record of representing premium rights holders to deliver material revenue growth, year on year.

• Sound knowledge of the global and regional/local sports landscape, in particular women’s sport

• Fluent in English (speaking & writing)

• Self-sufficient and proactive

• Sophisticated presentation skills in order to articulate CFG story and CFM commercial platform to partners and prospects.

• Creative approach to sales and persistent determination through the sales cycle.

• Flexible and comfortable in a fast-paced working environment and hours

• Broad commercial acumen.

• Familiarity with sports sponsorship contracts and effective partnership programmes.

• Competent in CRM tools, including Salesforce

• High-level skills in all aspects of sales prospecting and contract negotiations

Desirable

• Experience in a rights-holder environment

• Competent in standard Microsoft Programmes (Excel, PowerPoint etc.)