Global Sponsorship Lead: Activations & Partnerships

National Football League (NFL); New York (NY); On-site; USD 115,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

National Football League (NFL) seeks a Senior Manager, Global Sponsorship to lead international activation programs and manage day-to-day partnerships. You will drive strategy, planning, and asset development across multiple NFL events and global territories.

The role requires strong sales skills, cross-functional collaboration, and on-site activation leadership for major events, including international games and tentpole initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• 8-10 years of experience in sports or with agency.
• Experience managing day-to-day sponsor relationships and activations.

Responsibilities

• Manage relationships with 7-9 NFL domestic and global partners; plan season-long activation programs and deliverables.
• Lead weekly status calls with partner and agency teams and track internal tasks.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Events, Community Relations, Media, PR, Brand, Legal to align programs.
• Drive partner upsell opportunities through asset development, pitches and execution.
• Oversee on-site activation leadership at NFL events and global games.
• Support renewals, contractual deliverables, and overall business planning.
• Coordinate cross-departmental project management for partner deliverables.

Skills

Client management

Sales/Revenue generation

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

National Football League (NFL) seeks a Senior Manager, Global Sponsorship to lead international activation programs and manage day-to-day partnerships. You will drive strategy, planning, and asset development across multiple NFL events and global territories.

The role requires strong sales skills, cross-functional collaboration, and on-site activation leadership for major events, including international games and tentpole initiatives.