Director, Partnership Development
About The Position
rEvolution is seeking a Director, Partnership Development to join our growing sports marketing agency. In this mid-senior commercial role, you will be focused on driving growth through partnership and sponsorship-led opportunities. The role is responsible for originating, negotiating, and closing complex partnerships on behalf of brands and rights holders, and generating revenue through transactional deal-making. This role operates as a specialist commercial lead, working closely with senior stakeholders across the business to identify and deliver partnership opportunities aligned to the agency’s strategic direction.
Requirements
- 10-12+ years of relevant experience, including proven and recent experience negotiating significant sports partnerships
- Ability to share examples of recently closed partnership deals within European sport
- Specific expertise in Formula 1 and football, alongside experience across major European sports
- Solid understanding of partnership assets, valuation, packaging, and how rights holders go to market
- Recent expertise in partnership negotiation and deal closure
- Strong credibility within the commercial sports landscape, supported by an established professional network
Responsibilities
- Help to drive revenue for the agency through the direct sale of partnerships on behalf of rights holders in the world of sport
- Help to drive revenue for the agency through the proactive matchmaking of brands and rights holders, supporting with the brokering of significant seven-figure partnerships from brand identification through to contract signature
- Support and at times lead on complex partnership negotiations on behalf of brands across all major categories, engaging with some of the most sophisticated commercial operators in global sport
- Act as a commercial leader within the business, identifying opportunities to sell the agency’s integrated sports marketing services to brands across Europe
- Work in partnership with the Head of Europe and global CCO to position the agency as a leading partnership dealmaker across major sports
- Report tangible commercial growth on a quarterly and annual basis
- Thrive in challenging, C-suite environments whilst pitching to decision makers at some of the most prominent global brands
Benefits
- 25 days holidays per year plus national bank holidays
- Healthcare/Dental/Vision plan
- Company pension scheme
- Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave coverage
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
