Principal Brand Partnerships Manager

Location: Mountain View, California, United States; hybrid schedule with on-site work during the first week of each month and three office days per week thereafter; up to 50% travel

Salary: $200,000–$215,000 yearly

Company

hirify.global provides an agentic experience platform that uses AI agents to help marketing and data teams acquire, retain, and grow customers through continuous, ROI-driven engagement.

What you will do

• Own the brand sponsorship and partnerships strategy, including property identification, agreement negotiation, asset management, and commercial impact measurement.
• Structure and negotiate sponsorship frameworks with sports teams, venues, media networks, events, and strategic partners.
• Lead complex activations such as stadium experiences, VIP hospitality, co-branded campaigns, and executive roundtables.
• Coordinate Product, Marketing, Sales, agencies, logistics, production, design, and executive hospitality teams to deliver events and customer journeys.
• Create pitch decks, partnership proposals, collateral, and creative prototypes using AI-assisted design, image generation, and document automation tools.
• Build ROI models and executive reports covering brand sentiment, relationship acceleration, pipeline attribution, budgets, and strategic milestones.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in brand partnerships, corporate sponsorships, business development, or strategic program management in a high-growth SaaS, agency, or enterprise AI environment.
• Proven experience managing major sports, entertainment, or tier-1 industry-event sponsorships from contract negotiation through activation and measurement.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to connect brand initiatives to pipeline and revenue outcomes.
• Expertise with LLMs, image generation, and document automation tools for self-sufficient content and pitch-deck creation.
• Outstanding executive communication, writing, pitching, negotiation, organization, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to work from the Mountain View office under the required hybrid schedule and travel up to 50% during peak periods.

Nice to have

• Experience with premium sports entities such as MLS, NWSL, or major stadium venues.
• Background in product marketing, brand strategy, or event production.
• Experience as a Chief of Staff, special projects lead, or strategic business partner in a high-growth technology company.

Culture & Benefits

• AI-first environment with significant autonomy and ownership of a high-impact sponsorship portfolio.
• Direct collaboration with the CPO and CGO on high-visibility growth initiatives.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage plus an Employee Assistance Program.
• Company-paid life insurance, short- and long-term disability coverage, and a 401(k) with a 4% company match.
• Restricted Stock Units, flexible time off, and up to 26 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Inclusive culture focused on diversity, belonging, growth, ownership, and innovation.