Partnerships Director

Location: Greater London

# Partnerships Director Formula E Race Operations London, United Kingdom Posted 8 Oct 2026## About this role

Want to accelerate your career? Electrify your potential as a Partnerships Director and join the fastest growing motor sport on the planet!

About Formula E:

Formula E, the world's fastest-growing sport, is redefining motor sport with a bold focus on innovation and sustainability.

Hosting over 150 races in iconic cities globally and backed by top manufacturers like Porsche, Nissan and Jaguar, we feature elite drivers and cutting-edge EV technology.

As the world's first certified B Corp sport and the first sport certified to the British Standards Institution (BSI) Net Zero Pathway. Formula E combines thrilling entertainment with a mission to advance sustainable progress, inspiring a global fanbase with our high-performance brand new GEN4 car capable of hitting speeds of 335kph and reaching 200kph in just 4.4 seconds. Currently achieving 0-100 kmh in 1.8 seconds.

Using the spectacle of sport, we are sending a powerful and meaningful message to help alter perceptions and speed-up the switch to electric mobility.

The Role:

Reporting to the VP Partnerships, the Partnerships Director provides strategic leadership and account oversight for Formula E's global commercial partners. In this leadership role, you will act as a trusted advisor to C-suite and executive partner stakeholders, translating their commercial objectives into high-impact partnership strategies. You will lead cross-functional delivery teams, maximise rights activation, and drive long-term partner retention, renewals, and incremental revenue growth across our global championship.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Portfolio Leadership:
Own senior stakeholder relationships across an allocated portfolio of global commercial partners, developing multi-year joint business plans aligned with their priorities.

Commercial Growth & Renewals:
Drive account growth through upsell, new market integrations, and expanded rights, while leading proactive renewal strategies well ahead of contract expiry.

High-Impact Activation:
Translate complex contractual rights into compelling brand and marketing activation programmes across global race markets.

Measurement & Data Insights:
Define key performance indicators (KPIs) and utilise audience, digital, and media analytics to demonstrate clear return on investment (ROI) and partnership value.

Cross-Functional Champion:
Mobilise internal teams across the business to deliver integrated partner campaigns.

Operational & Financial Control:
Oversee partner activation budgets, contractual tracking, commercial forecasting, and governance to maintain high service standards.

What we're looking for in you:

Strategic Track Record:
Significant experience managing major commercial partnerships, sponsor ships, or strategic client relationships within sport, entertainment, media, or rights-led environments.

Commercial Acumen:
Demonstrated success retaining and growing major global accounts through renewals, upsell, and incremental investment, backed by strong negotiation skills.

Activation & Delivery:
Proven ability to design and execute multi-channel, global partnership activations across complex matrix organisations.

Executive Presence:
Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills with immediate credibility when presenting to C-level executives.

Data-Driven Approach:
Strategic, commercially minded thinker skilled at using data, analytics, and insights to measure impact and inform business decisions.

Mindset: A proactive, ambitious leader with a natural curiosity about partners' businesses and a focus on long-term value creation.

What's in it for you?

Annual discretionary 10% bonus

Bupa Private Medical Insurance
25 days' annual leave, Birthday day off and Wellbeing leave

Opportunity to extend your stay if travelling for a race event

Enhanced Parental Leave Paid volunteer and carer's leave

Health Cash Plan and access to the Aviva Digital Workplace app Flexible Bank Holidays Cycle to Work and Electric Car Scheme Formula E store discount

Regular social events and employee working groups

This is a hybrid role and you'll be required to do 3 days a week in our Hammersmith London office

Application Process Think you’ve got what it takes to join our race to the future?

The closing date for this role is 22nd October 2026, however if we receive a high volume of applications we may close it early.

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