Brand Partnerships & Activations Lead

Speedrun Talent Network; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus

Benefits

Job summary

Shield AI is seeking a Brand Partnership Lead in Los Angeles to own and grow our partnership and sponsorship portfolio from sourcing opportunities through renewals. You will lead cross-functional programs that strengthen the Shield AI brand through sports, military community, and industry partnerships, while ensuring every deal, activation, and deliverable is executed with rigor and accountability.

The role requires a track record of managing complex programs end-to-end, strong relationships

Qualifications

• 10+ years marketing experience with 4–6 years in brand partnerships, including year-long programs
• Experience sourcing, negotiating, and closing partnership or sponsorship agreements in partnership with Legal
• Experience managing partner relationships and contracted deliverables across a full program year
• Experience owning a partnership or marketing budget, including forecasting, actuals, and closeout
• Strong Excel skills and experience managing purchase orders, invoices, and reconciliation with Finance
• Strong working knowledge of Asana for planning, assigning, and tracking work
• Experience managing event or activation logistics, including shipping, installation, or on site production
• Experience defining partnership metrics and delivering post activation recaps
• Experience managing multiple concurrent programs with fixed public facing deadlines
• Clear written and verbal communication skills with both external partners and internal stakeholders
• Ability to hold external partners and internal teams accountable to timelines as an individual contributor

Responsibilities

• Lead outreach, define deal terms and deliverables, and work with Legal/Finance to close agreements.
• Serve as primary day-to-day contact for partners; track rights and deliverables.
• Build program plans, schedules, and trackers; coordinate across Creative, Communications, Events, Legal, Finance.
• Oversee activation logistics including shipping, installation, on-site production, and partner schedules.
• Travel to key events; manage day-of execution, assets, invoices, and recaps.
• Ensure all partner work aligns with Shield AI brand standards and compliance requirements.
• Own partnership budget; forecast spend and reconcile with Finance; flag risks and propose paths forward.

Skills

Communication

Project management

Budget forecasting

Cross-functional coordination

Tools

Excel

Asana

Job description

Shield AI is seeking a Brand Partnership Lead in Los Angeles to own and grow our partnership and sponsorship portfolio from sourcing opportunities through renewals. You will lead cross-functional programs that strengthen the Shield AI brand through sports, military community, and industry partnerships, while ensuring every deal, activation, and deliverable is executed with rigor and accountability.

The role requires a track record of managing complex programs end-to-end, strong relationships