Marketing Partner Management Lead – Europe & Middle East (Sports Partnerships)

Location: London, England; must have the right to work in the UK. Eligible employees may work remotely one day per week.

Company

Global sports and media organisation built around professional basketball leagues, international programming, digital products, and social-impact initiatives.

What you will do

• Lead strategy, activation, delivery, measurement, and growth for a portfolio of four to six high-value regional and global marketing partners.
• Oversee contractual rights, media plans, social content, integrated marketing campaigns, creative approvals, and event activations, including hirify.global Global Games.
• Serve as the senior day-to-day contact for partner executives and agencies, setting direction, resolving escalations, and influencing strategic decisions.
• Identify incremental revenue opportunities and support renewals, upsells, negotiations, and account growth.
• Coordinate hirify.global Events, Marketing, Social and Content, Legal, Finance, and global teams to ensure effective rights delivery.
• Manage partner budgets, planning, reporting, documentation, presentations, and pipeline processes.

Requirements

• At least seven years of experience in partnership management, marketing, advertising, account management, brand management, or a related field, including ownership of complex, high-value accounts.
• Experience supporting sales, upselling, renewals, and negotiation activity.
• Strong knowledge of sponsorship strategy and delivery across events, promotions, media, activation, measurement, and contractual rights.
• Proven ability to manage senior client relationships, lead cross-functional teams, influence stakeholders, and operate in a matrixed organisation.
• Fluent English, strong communication and presentation skills, commercial judgement, analytical ability, and excellent organisation.
• Must have the right to work in the UK. A bachelor’s degree is required; Marketing, Sports Management, Business, or a related discipline is preferred.

Nice to have

• Direct people-management experience.
• Knowledge of broadcast, digital, and social campaign delivery.
• Proficiency in an additional European language.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work arrangement with one remote day per week for eligible employees.
• Fast-paced, dynamic environment within a global, matrixed sports and media organisation.
• Regular collaboration with internal teams, partner executives, agencies, and international counterparts.