Manager, Partnerships

Konew FinTech Corporation Limited; Hong Kong Island; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attractive remuneration package

Career progression opportunities

Discretionary performance bonus

Medical & Dental insurance

Birthday leave

Anniversary leave

Study leave

Study subsidy scheme

Employee property loan / personal loan

Numerous other staff benefits

Job summary

Konew FinTech Corporation Limited in Hong Kong is seeking an experienced Sponsorship & Partnerships leader to design and execute a comprehensive sponsorship strategy. You will identify and secure brand partnerships, create compelling proposals, and manage the full lifecycle from prospecting to post-campaign evaluation.

You will build strong relationships with brands, agencies, and corporate clients while leading negotiations and delivering integrated activations across the company’s

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, Advertising, Event Management, or related disciplines, or HKQF Level 5 equivalent.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in Sponsorship, Brand Partnerships, Business Development, Commercial Partnerships, Advertising, Media Sales, or related industries.
• Experience in entertainment, concerts, film/content production, artist management, media, lifestyle, sports, events, or cultural sectors is advantageous.
• Proven track record in securing sponsorships, developing commercial partnerships, and generating revenue.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the sponsorship and partnership strategy to drive commercial opportunities and revenue growth.
• Identify, develop, pitch, and secure sponsorships, brand partnerships, and cross-promotional opportunities.
• Create sponsorship packages, proposals, presentations, pitch decks, and customised solutions.
• Build and maintain relationships with brands, sponsors, agencies, media partners, and corporate clients.
• Lead commercial discussions and negotiations on scope, rights, deliverables, activation, terms, and contracts.
• Create integrated opportunities across Film & Content Production, Concert Production, Events, Artist Management, Membership & Digital Commerce.
• Collaborate with internal teams to develop activations, branded content, artist collaborations, fan engagement, and campaigns.
• Manage partnerships from prospecting to negotiation, contracting, activation, delivery, and post-campaign evaluation.
• Ensure sponsorship rights and deliverables are executed on schedule.
• Identify new business opportunities, monitor performance, and build a strong pipeline of sponsors.
• Establish KPIs, sales pipelines, forecasting, and reporting frameworks.

Skills

Sponsorship

Brand partnerships

Business development

Advertising

Media sales

Event management

Relationship management

Negotiation

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration / Marketing / Communications / Advertising / Event Management

Job description

• Develop and execute the Company's sponsorship and partnership strategy to drive commercial opportunities, revenue growth, and long-term strategic collaborations.

• Identify, develop, pitch, and secure sponsorships, brand partnerships, commercial collaborations, and cross-promotional opportunities across the Company's business portfolio.
• Develop commercially attractive sponsorship packages, partnership proposals, presentations, pitch decks, and customised solutions based on partners' business and marketing objectives.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with brands, sponsors, agencies, media partners, corporate clients, industry partners, and other key stakeholders.
• Lead commercial discussions and negotiations covering partnership scope, sponsorship rights, deliverables, activation opportunities, commercial terms, and contract arrangements.
• Create integrated partnership opportunities leveraging the Company's assets across Film & Content Production, Concert Production, Events, Artist Management, Membership & Digital Commerce.
• Work closely with internal teams to develop creative sponsorship activations, branded content, artist collaborations, fan engagement initiatives, member benefits, digital campaigns, merchandise collaborations, and event experiences.
• Manage partnerships from initial prospecting and proposal development through negotiation, contracting, activation, delivery, and post-campaign evaluation.
• Ensure all sponsorship rights, benefits, branding commitments, and contractual deliverables are executed effectively and on schedule.
• Identify new business opportunities and market trends, and continuously build a strong pipeline of prospective sponsors and strategic partners.
• Monitor partnership performance, revenue contribution, campaign effectiveness, and partner satisfaction, and prepare regular commercial reports and recommendations.
• Establish partnership KPIs, sales pipelines, forecasting, operational processes, and reporting frameworks to support sustainable business growth.

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, Advertising, Event Management, or related disciplines, or equivalent qualification at HKQF Level 5.

• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in Sponsorship, Brand Partnerships, Business Development, Commercial Partnerships, Advertising, Media Sales, Entertainment, Events, or related industries.
• Experience in entertainment, concerts, film/content production, artist management, media, lifestyle, sports, events, or cultural sectors will be an advantage.
• Proven track record in securing sponsorships, developing commercial partnerships, and generating revenue.
• Strong network across brands, sponsors, advertising/media agencies, corporate clients, and business communities.
• Demonstrated ability to develop sponsorship propositions and translate entertainment, content, audience, and event assets into compelling commercial opportunities.
• Excellent presentation, pitching, negotiation, and relationship management skills, with confidence in engaging senior-level clients and stakeholders.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to understand partners' objectives and develop mutually beneficial partnership solutions.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to coordinate multiple internal and external stakeholders and manage partnerships from concept through execution.
• Proactive, entrepreneurial, target-driven, and comfortable working in a fast-paced and evolving business environment.
• Experience in team management is preferred, with prior experience at supervisory level.
• Good command of written and spoken English and Chinese, including Cantonese and Putonghua.

• Attractive remuneration package
• Career progression opportunities
• Discretionary performance bonus
• Medical & Dental insurance
• Birthday leave
• Anniversary leave
• Study leave
• Study subsidy scheme
• Employee property loan / personal loan scheme
• Numerous other staff benefits