Sponsorships & Partnerships Marketing Manager

Overview

Propel working with a leading trading platform who are looking to appoint an experienced Partnerships & Sponsor ships Manager Marketing on a 6-month contract. This role will oversee and deliver an established sponsorship and partnerships portfolio during a transition period, with a strong focus on hands-on delivery and day-to-day activation.

• Partnership delivery and rights management
  • Oversee the delivery of all contractual rights across the sponsorship portfolio
  • Act as the day-to-day point of contact for rights holders, ensuring smooth execution and issue resolution
  • Track rights delivery to ensure all assets, benefits and obligations are fulfilled through to end of season
  • Manage and support sponsor ships across financial events, influencer partnerships and podcast collaborations
  • Ensure all partnership activity aligns with compliance requirements, brand guidelines and commercial objectives
  • Work with internal teams to maximise content, CRM and storytelling opportunities arising from partnerships
• Events, hospitality and stakeholder management
  • Plan, manage and deliver sponsored events, including golf days, from venue coordination through to on-site execution
  • Manage partnership ticketing and hospitality allocations
  • Coordinate guest lists, invitations, approvals and on-the-day logistics
  • Liaise with internal stakeholders and rights holders to deliver a premium guest experience
  • Act as a key point of contact for senior management, providing updates and reporting on partnership performance
• Strategy support and future partnerships
  • Support the delivery of the evolving partnerships strategy during the transition period
  • Assist with evaluation, onboarding and activation planning for future partnership opportunities
  • Support commercial discussions and contract negotiations, working closely with legal, compliance and senior stakeholders
  • Contribute to transition documentation and handover materials for post-contract planning
• Internal collaboration
  • Work closely with brand, social and CRM teams to integrate partnerships into wider marketing campaigns
  • Ensure partnership activity is clearly communicated across internal teams
  • Align partnership delivery with broader commercial and brand objectives

• Proven experience managing sponsor ships or partnerships end-to-end, ideally within sport, financial services, media or other regulated environments
• Strong understanding of rights delivery, activation and rights-holder relationship management
• Experience delivering live events, hospitality and ticketing programmes
• Confident managing multiple stakeholders across internal and external teams
• Highly organised, detail-driven and comfortable operating autonomously
• Able to step into an interim environment and deliver immediately