Brand Partnerships & Activations Leader

Gavroche Group; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Benefits

Equity

Job summary

Shield AI seeks a Brand Partnership Lead to own and grow our partnership and sponsorship portfolio. You will source opportunities, negotiate terms, manage cycles, and coordinate cross‑functional teams to deliver activations that strengthen Shield AI’s brand while meeting deadlines and compliance requirements.

You will lead planning, budgeting, and post‑activation reporting, with travel to key events and close collaboration with Legal, Finance, and Creative.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Marketing with 4–6 years in brand partnerships or sponsorships.
• Experience sourcing, negotiating, and closing partnership agreements with Legal.
• Experience managing partner relationships and contracted deliverables.
• Experience owning a partnership or marketing budget, forecasting and closeout.
• Strong Excel skills and PO/invoice reconciliation with Finance.
• Experience planning and tracking work in Asana; logistics management for activations.

Responsibilities

• Lead outreach, define deal terms and deliverables, and push agreements to signature.
• Manage active partnerships through the full contract lifecycle as primary contact.
• Create program plans, schedules, and trackers across Creative, Communications, Events, Legal and Finance.
• Lead activations from planning through execution, including logistics and talent.
• Travel to events, oversee on-site execution, and close out assets and invoices.
• Ensure brand standards and data handling/export control compliance for partnerships.
• Own partnership budget and build forecasts, reconcile with Finance, flag risks.
• Measure performance, report results, and inform renewals and future investments.
• Work with the creative studio to brief assets and ensure timely delivery.

Skills

Marketing strategy

Brand partnerships

Sponsorships

Contract negotiation

Budget forecasting

Asana

Excel

Event logistics

Relationship management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing or related field

Tools

Asana

Excel

Job description

Shield AI seeks a Brand Partnership Lead to own and grow our partnership and sponsorship portfolio. You will source opportunities, negotiate terms, manage cycles, and coordinate cross‑functional teams to deliver activations that strengthen Shield AI’s brand while meeting deadlines and compliance requirements.

You will lead planning, budgeting, and post‑activation reporting, with travel to key events and close collaboration with Legal, Finance, and Creative.