Senior Manager, Commercial Development

Final date to receive applications: 5 November 2026

Department: Commercial

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: London

At Manchester United, we believe that excellence on the pitch starts with excellence off the pitch. Our team thrives in a high-performance environment, united by a shared passion for success. We aim to elevate the standard of performance through collaboration and continuous growth, creating a space where everyone can contribute their best to our common goals.

We work together at our iconic Manchester United offices, enabling connection and innovation as we look ahead to what we can achieve as a global football club. We are excited to bring in passionate people who share our vision and drive for success.

The Senior Manager, Commercial Development supports the leadership and effective running of Manchester United’s Sales and Partnerships function, combining commercial strategy, business development, analysis and cross-functional delivery to drive sponsorship revenue growth and wider strategic priorities. Acting as a senior, trusted partner to the Commercial Development Director, Commercial Director
- Global Partnerships and Chief Business Officer, the role anticipates priorities, identifies and resolves issues, improves how the team operates and translates market and business insight into clear recommendations and actions. It provides a connected view across current sales and partnerships activities while helping build the strategies, capabilities and ways of working required to enable future growth.

• Support the Commercial Development Director, Commercial Director
  - Global Partnerships and CBO in the effective running of the Sales and Partnerships function, anticipating priorities, identifying issues early and coordinating solutions across the team
• Maintain a clear, connected view of the sales pipeline, key partnership priorities and strategic initiatives, ensuring accountability and providing concise, decision-useful updates to the CBO, CEO and Ownership
• Proactively analyse the sponsorship sales process, identifying barriers, dependencies and opportunities to improve pace, quality and conversion
• Help set the direction for sales prospecting and go-to-market activity, ensuring effort is focused on the sectors, brands and opportunities most likely to deliver against the club’s priorities
• Partner closely with the Commercial Director
  - Global Partnerships to improve the efficiency, quality, alignment and forward planning of the Sales and Partnerships teams
• Establish and maintain practical operating rhythms, parameters and management information that help the Sales and Partnerships teams work as one function, make decisions efficiently and elevate the right issues at the right time
• Track delivery against sales and partnership strategies, surfacing risks, gaps and interdependencies early and coordinating action to keep priorities on track
• Support the Commercial Director
  - Global Partnerships in providing the CBO and wider commercial leadership with confidence that agreed sales and partnership priorities are progressing, decisions are being followed through and emerging issues are being addressed
• Build strong relationships across the club and act as a trusted source of insight on developments, decisions and dependencies that may affect the commercial agenda
• Translate lessons from live deals, partner delivery and the wider market into longer-term commercial strategies, capabilities and opportunities for future growth
• Oversee the team managing competitor analysis and market research to identify trends, opportunities and challenges within the wider sports sponsorship industry and suggest where Manchester United can remain best…