Ford Racing Partnerships Specialist

Ford Motor Company • Allen Park, MI

6h • $65,100 - $166,200 • Hybrid

About The Position

Ford Racing is seeking a highly motivated Partnerships Specialist to support the growth and execution of its global sponsorship and partnership portfolio. Report to the Manager, Global Partnerships, this individual will play a critical role in identifying, developing, and supporting commercial opportunities across Ford Racing’s global motorsport programs, including Hypercar, IMSA, Off-Road, Experiences, and emerging initiatives.

This role combines elements of business development, partnership strategy, account management, event planning, and commercial operations. The ideal candidate is highly organized, commercially minded, creative, and capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.

This role is hybrid and requires at least 4 days per week onsite in Allen Park, MI.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Sports Management, Marketing, Business, Communications, or related field.
• 3-5 years of experience in sponsorship sales, partnership management, sports marketing, agency services, or related commercial roles.
• Strong presentation development skills with advanced proficiency in PowerPoint and Microsoft Office.
• Exceptional organizational and project management abilities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to management multiple projects simultaneously under tight deadlines.
• Experience working with executive stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Willingness to travel and work weekends as required for events and race operations.

Responsibilities

• Support the identification, research, and prioritization of prospective sponsorship categories and target brands.
• Develop customized partnership presentations, proposals, rights tables, and supporting sales materials.
• Maintain partnership pipelines, opportunity tracking, and reporting.
• Support valuation projects, asset mapping, and inventory management initiatives.
• Support the execution and ongoing management of existing sponsorship agreements.
• Coordinate fulfillment of contractual rights and partnership deliverables.
• Assist with partner communications, reporting, and relationship management.
• Track partner commitments, deadlines, and activation plans across multiple programs.
• Support planning and execution of partner hospitality programs, prospect events, and business development activities.
• Coordinate logistics with internal teams, agencies, venues, and external partners.
• Provide on-site support at races, launches, hospitality programs, owner experiences, and executive events.
• Partner with marketing, communications, legal, procurement, finance, experiences, racing operations, and executive leadership teams to align partnership initiatives.
• Facilitate internal stakeholder meetings and drive project alignment across departments.
• Support integration of partners across racing, consumer experiences, and broader Ford initiatives.
• Maintain CRM systems, partnership databases, and sales tracking tools.
• Develop reports, dashboards, and performance summaries.
• Support budget tracking, invoice coordination, and commercial administration.
• Assist with contract routing, approvals, and documentation processes.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage.
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more.
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more.
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases.
• Tuition assistance.
• Established and active employee resource groups.
• Paid time off for individual and team community service.
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day.
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level