Associate Manager, Sports & Wellness Partnerships

General Mills

Minneapolis (MN)

On-site

USD 95,000 - 159,000

Full time

14 days+

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General Mills busca un Associate Manager de Sports & Wellness Partnerships para identificar y convertir oportunidades de alianzas en valor para las marcas y comunidades. Colaborarás con equipos internos y socios externos para negociar, ajustar contratos y lanzar iniciativas creativas.

El rol implica visión estratégica, desarrollo de propuestas y gestión de activos a lo largo del ciclo de vida de la asociación, con un enfoque en resultados y cumplimiento de plazos.

Qualifications

  • B.s. requerida.
  • 5+ años en alianzas de marca o marketing deportivo.
  • Experiencia transformando estrategia de marca en asociaciones.
  • Comunicación y storytelling para influir a las partes interesadas.
  • Experiencia con contratos y revisión legal.

Responsibilities

  • Desarrollar oportunidades de asociaciones deportivas y de bienestar alineadas con estrategias de marca.
  • Monitorear cultura deportiva y construir relaciones en la industria.
  • Traducir insights en conceptos de asociación auténticos y presentaciones persuasivas.
  • Evaluar plataformas, derechos, activos y costos propuestos.
  • Liderar comunicaciones con socios desde desarrollo hasta ejecución contractual.
  • Apoyar activaciones y campañas durante lanzamiento y cierre.
  • Asegurar ejecución diaria y gestión de activos.

Skills

Brand partnerships
Sports marketing
Negotiation
Communication
Stakeholder management
Project management
Creative thinking
Contract execution

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Associate Manager, Sports & Wellness PartnershipsEl sitio de carreras de General Mills funciona con Workday Recruitment, que puede utilizar tecnologías, incluidas cookies, para garantizar que el sitio funcione de forma correcta y segura. Si acepta, se pueden utilizar cookies funcionales adicionales o tecnologías similares para proporcionar una experiencia más personalizada. Para obtener más información sobre las tecnologías que utiliza Workday, por qué se utilizan y cómo puede controlarlas, revise el Aviso de cookies del sitio de Workday Recruitment.# Carreras en General Mills## Associate Manager, Sports & Wellness PartnershipsSolicitar: Elegible para trabajo remoto: Minneapolis, MN: Tiempo Completo: Publicado hace 22 días: 10130398**INFORMACIÓN GENERAL DE LA EMPRESA**Existimos para hacer alimentos que el mundo ame. Pero hacemos mucho más que eso. Nuestra empresa es un lugar que prioriza el bien común, amplía el aprendizaje, explora nuevas perspectivas y reinventa nuevas posibilidades cada día. Buscamos personas que quieran dar lo mejor de sí: mentes audaces y con gran corazón que se desafían entre sí y crecen juntas. Porque convertirnos en el líder indiscutible en alimentación implica rodearnos de personas con hambre de lo que viene.## About the RoleWe’re looking for a creative, commercially minded collaborator who knows how to turn sports culture into meaningful brand connections. As the Associate Manager, Sports and Wellness Partnerships, you’ll sit at the intersection of General Mills brands, sports and wellness partners, agencies, and the broader culture surrounding teams, leagues, athletes, creators, and fans.You’ll help identify what is interesting and emerging in sports culture. You’ll translate insights into ideas that fit a brand strategy or creative platform, excite consumers, and create meaningful value for both General Mills and our partners. This role supports partnerships across a portfolio of brands and requires equal comfort with big-picture thinking, creative development, negotiation, contracts, and executional support.You’ll work closely with brand management, agency partners, legal, public relations, media, finance, and external partners. You’ll remain closely involved throughout the life of a partnership—from identifying an opportunity and shaping the idea to negotiating terms, managing contracts, trafficking assets, securing approvals, and bringing the work to market.## What You’ll Do* Develop sports and wellness partnership opportunities for General Mills brands based on brand strategies, consumer needs, and business objectives, responding to brand briefs and budgets while also proactively bringing forward relevant opportunities.* Monitor sports culture, news, trends, athletes, teams, leagues, creators, fan behaviors, emerging sports, and media shifts; build relationships across the industry to identify opportunities.* Translate cultural insights into partnership concepts that are authentic to the partner, relevant to the brand, and compelling to consumers, then create persuasive recommendations and pitches that clearly communicate the idea, strategic fit, and potential value.* Evaluate partnership platforms, talent opportunities, rights, assets, deliverables, and proposed costs; use market knowledge and prior deals to assess value and recommend tradeoffs.* Lead partner-facing communications across idea development, presentations, deal negotiation, and contract execution, working closely with internal legal and external partners through detailed contracts, revisions, approvals, rights, obligations, and other partnership requirements.* Influence across internal teams and external partners without relying on formal decision-making authority.* Support the development and execution of partnership activations, content, experiences, and integrated campaigns, managing deliverables, approvals, and partner inputs from signed agreement through launch and closeout.* Stay close to day-to-day execution, including trafficking assets, coordinating feedback, resolving issues, and keeping work moving across a lean team.* Help assess partnership performance, capture learnings, and apply those insights to future programs.* Contribute to an inclusive team culture grounded in curiosity, creativity, accountability, and strong collaboration.## Minimum Qualifications* Bachelor’s degree.* 5+ years of related experience in brand partnerships, sports marketing, sponsorships, licensing, talent partnerships, or work spanning multiple marketing communication touchpoints* Experience creating, selling in, and executing ideas connected to a brand strategy or consumer opportunity.* Demonstrated passion for sports culture and curiosity about teams, leagues, athletes, creators, media, fan communities, emerging sports, and the broader sports landscape.* Experience working closely with internal legal teams and external partners through detailed, complex contracts.* Excellent communication, presentation, and storytelling skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels and build strong working relationships across internal teams and external partners.* Strong strategic and creative thinking, with the ability to move between cultural insights, big-picture opportunities, and executional details.* Ability to navigate ambiguity and manage multiple projects, priorities, stakeholders, and deadlines in a fast-moving environment.* Strong attention to detail and a commitment to precise, high-quality execution, including the willingness and ability to work hands-on throughout the partnership lifecycle with partner communications, approvals, asset coordination, and issue resolution. ## Preferred Qualifications* Experience evaluating or negotiating sponsorship platforms, talent opportunities, licensing arrangements, partnership rights, or other commercial deals.* Experience assessing the value of partnership assets and recommending tradeoffs among budget, scope, rights, deliverables, and partner expectations.* Track record of collaborating with teams, leagues, athletes, agents, agencies, creators, or other partners to bring holistic ideas to life.* Experience working with national brands or across a portfolio of brands. **Additional Considerations*** International relocation or international remote working arrangements (outside of the US) will not be considered.* Applicants for this position must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. General Mills will not sponsor applicants for this position for work visas.**RANGO SALARIAL**El rango salarial para este puesto es:$95,300 - $159,100 AnnualEn General Mills, buscamos que la compensación de cada empleado, en cada etapa de su carrera, refleje su experiencia, desempeño y las habilidades requeridas para su puesto actual. El rango salarial de este puesto tiene en cuenta diversos factores, como la formación, las habilidades, la experiencia profesional y las certificaciones. Por ello, la compensación del candidato seleccionado podrá ubicarse en cualquier punto dentro del rango establecido. Además del salario base, General Mills ofrece un paquete competitivo de Total Rewards centrado en tu bienestar integral. Nos enorgullece ofrecer una base de beneficios de salud, jubilación y bienestar financiero, programas de tiempo libre, apoyo para el bienestar y otros beneficios. Los beneficios pueden variar según el puesto, país, región, convenio colectivo y otras condiciones laborales. También podrías ser elegible para participar en un programa de incentivos anuales. El incentivo, en caso de aplicarse, dependerá de diversos factores, incluidos el desempeño individual y el desempeño de la organización.**ELEGIBILIDAD**Los solicitantes deben cumplir con un requisito mínimo de edad de 18 años.**EMPLEADOR DE IGUALDAD DE OPORTUNIDADES (EOE)**General Mills es un empleador que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades. Todos los solicitantes cualificados serán considerados para el empleo sin distinción de raza, color, religión, credo, sexo, orientación sexual, identidad de género, origen nacional, edad, discapacidad, estado de veterano, estado civil o familiar, situación relativa a la asistencia pública o pertenencia o actividad en una comisión local de derechos humanos.**SOLICITUD DE ADAPTACIÓN RAZONABLE**Si necesitas solicitar una adaptación durante el proceso de solicitud o contratación, rellena nuestro formulario de solicitud de adaptación en línea siguiendo este enlace: Solicitud de adaptación.
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