Partnership Manager

Two Circles is a global sports agency, connecting fans with sports properties. The Two Circles purpose is to build a better future for the sports industry by knowing fans best.  

We work with leading sports rights-owners including UEFA, The Premier League, NFL, Wimbledon and World Rugby , and we have a team of over 950 Two Circlers working from 14 cities across EMEA, APAC and North America.  

Two Circles is the exclusive sponsorship agency of UEFA Women's Football, and exclusive media sales agency for the UEFA Women's Champions League. With this partnership, we will also be supporting in a partnership management capacity, working as an extension of the UEFA Women's Football team. A Two Circles Partner Manager will account manage key sponsors within this portfolio.

Requirements

What you'd be getting up to?

• Responsible for building and managing day-to-day relationships with partners, and the fulfilment of their rights packages – including strategy, activation, analysis and evaluation.
• Working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, including agencies, social, digital, CRM, commercial operations, ticketing, legal and more…
• One week you will be planning rights and asset delivery, the next week on-the-ground helping bring visions to life, and then analysing performance data.  
• On occasions, travelling within Europe to visit partners and UEFA.

We are looking for a Partner Manager who will bring:  

• Proven experience managing and activating partnerships for major brands within sports or entertainment (as a rough guide, we would expect circa 3-5 years working in this function)
• New ideas and an entrepreneurial approach to delivering value for sponsors   
• A strong ability to demonstrate partnership ROI through data analysis  
• A proactive, can-do approach to account management, constantly interrogating our work and suggesting new solutions/ opportunities  
• An interest in building lasting relationships with clients, sponsors and stakeholders, ‘a people person’  
• A thorough understanding of the sports sponsorship industry   
• Excellent time management, organisational skills and attention to detail 
• Fluent written and spoken English

Our commitment to each other:

You've seen the growth of women's football in recent years, and it's not slowing down! This is just how we value you and your career, we are looking for someone, committed, ambitious, and at the top of their game, however, we pride ourselves on our ability to provide supportive working environment, and the opportunity to learn, develop and progress within your career. Ultimately, we hire on motivations, so even if you feel you don’t tick 100% of the boxes but feel you could bring value to the role, we’d still love to hear from you!  

Benefits

What can we offer you? 

We offer a benefits package to suit you and your lifestyle! Out of a core monthly budget, you can choose your own comprehensive benefit package 

• Renowned Team Days often throughout the year  
• Summer Away Days  
• 23 standard days of holiday (+ 1 Birthday, +2 for a ‘Big Life Event’ and +1 Admin Day), closure of office over Christmas (plus Bank Holidays) 
• Discretionary Bonus based on company performance  
• Performance Reviews every 6 months with discretionary salary increases  
• Private healthcare (Vitality) and/or Health Care Plan (Medicash)
• Mobile phone contribution  
• Sport Challenge contribution 
• Gym membership contribution 
• 2x annual kit drops  

Our recruitment process will be honest & thorough, and so will our roles. In return, we can offer honesty, integrity, and the chance to progress in the organisation as quickly as you develop within it. 

Two Circles is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.