Ford Racing Partnerships Specialist
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. Reporting to the Manager, Global Partnerships, the role supports the identification, development, and execution of commercial opportunities across Ford Racing’s global motorsport programs, including Hypercar, IMSA, Off-Road, Experiences, and emerging initiatives. The position combines business development, partnership strategy, account management, event planning, and commercial operations. The ideal candidate is organized, commercially minded, creative, and able to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment. This is a hybrid position requiring at least four days per week onsite in Allen Park, Michigan.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Sports Management, Marketing, Business, Communications, or a related field.
- 3–5 years of experience in sponsorship sales, partnership management, sports marketing, agency services, or related commercial roles.
Nice To Haves
- Strong presentation development skills, including advanced proficiency in PowerPoint and Microsoft Office.
- Exceptional organizational and project management abilities.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to manage 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 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 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 event logistics with internal teams, agencies, venues, and external partners.
- Provide onsite support at races, launches, hospitality programs, owner experiences, and executive events.
- Collaborate with marketing, communications, legal, procurement, finance, experiences, racing operations, and executive leadership 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, and subsidized backup child care.
- Family-building benefits, including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement and fertility treatments.
- Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases.
- Tuition assistance.
- Employee resource groups.
- Paid time off for individual and team community service.
- Paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day.
- Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
