Partnerships & Sponsorships Manager

Trade Nation; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in the UK is seeking an experienced partnerships professional to manage and activate its sponsorship portfolio during a 6-month contract. The role involves daily oversight of partnerships, event coordination, contract negotiations, and ensuring compliance with brand guidelines. Ideal candidates will have proven experience in sponsorship management and strong stakeholder management skills. This is a hands-on role requiring immediate impact and organization, ideally suited for someone comfortable with managing multiple stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading sponsorships/partnerships in sport, gaming, financial services, or media.
• Strong understanding of rights delivery and activation.
• Experience managing ticketing processes and live events.

Responsibilities

• Oversee delivery of all contractual rights across sponsorship portfolio.
• Act as day-to-day point of contact for rights holders.
• Manage Trade Nation's involvement in various partnerships and events.

Skills

Sponsorship management

Stakeholder management

Event coordination

Contract negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Detail-oriented

Job description

Overview

Trade Nation is seeking an experienced partnerships professional to oversee and deliver our existing sponsorship portfolio during a transition period. The 6 month contract role will be responsible for day-to-day management and activation of key partnerships, ensuring full delivery of rights, seamless stakeholder management, and integration of partnerships into the wider marketing ecosystem.

This is a hands on delivery role, ideal for someone with strong brand and partnerships experience who can own ongoing relationships and activations from day one. The role will also support the management and activation of financial events, influencer partnerships and podcast collaborations, as well as the delivery of Trade Nations evolving partnerships strategy and contract negotiation for future partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Partnership Delivery & Rights Management
• Overseeing the delivery of all contractual rights across Trade Nation's sponsorship portfolio.
• Acting as the day-to-day point of contact for rights holders, ensuring smooth execution and effective issue resolution.
• Tracking rights delivery to ensure all assets, benefits and obligations are fulfilled through to the end of the season.
• Managing and supporting Trade Nation's involvement in sponsoring financial events, influencer partnerships and podcast collaborations.
• Ensuring all activity aligns with compliance requirements, brand guidelines and commercial objectives.
• Working with internal teams to maximise content, CRM and storytelling opportunities arising from partnerships.
• Planning, managing and delivering Trade Nation golf days with Mashie Golf, including venue coordination, guest management, rights holder liaison and on-site execution.
• Managing all partnership ticketing and hospitality allocations across sponsorships.
• Coordinating guest lists, invitations, approvals and on-the-day logistics.
• Liaising with internal stakeholders and rights holders to ensure a premium guest experience and strong brand alignment.
• Acting as a key point of contact for senior management and the executive team, reporting on partnership performance and providing insights to inform strategic decision-making.
• Supporting the delivery of Trade Nation's evolving partnerships strategy, implementing new approaches and managing transitions in activity.
• Assisting with the evaluation, onboarding and activation planning of future partnership opportunities.
• Supporting commercial discussions and contract negotiations with prospective partners, working closely with legal, compliance and senior stakeholders

Internal Collaboration & Marketing Integration

• Working closely with Social, Brand and CRM teams to integrate partnerships into wider marketing campaigns.
• Aligning partnership activity with commercial and brand objectives.
• Ensuring partnership activity is communicated clearly across internal teams.
• Supporting the development of recommendations for future partnership strategy.
• Contributing to transition documentation and handover materials for post-June planning

Requirements

• Proven experience leading sponsorships/partnerships in at least one of the following: sport, gaming/esports/e-gaming, financial services or media/publisher partnerships, with end-to-end delivery
• Strong understanding of rights delivery, activation and rights-holder relationships
• Understanding of financial compliance and industry regulations surrounding partnerships in the industry
• Experience managing ticketing processes, hospitality and live events
• Highly organised, detail driven and comfortable managing multiple stakeholders
• Confident working cross-functionally with marketing, CRM and sales teams
• Able to operate autonomously and take ownership in an interim environment
• Comfortable stepping into an existing portfolio and delivering immediately