Elite Partnerships Lead

Required

• 4-6 years of experience in sports marketing, athlete relations, partnerships or account management at a global or consumer-facing brand, sporting organization or agency.
• Direct experience working within or alongside elite sporting organizations, for example as a former athlete, a member of performance staff, or an account manager serving professional teams.
• Strong understanding of the global and US professional, collegiate and Olympic sport landscape.
• Excellent relationship-building skills, with the credibility to work confidently with athletes, coaches, performance staff, agents and senior stakeholders.
• Ability to translate partner feedback into clear, actionable input for Product and Engineering teams.
• Experience managing budgets and reporting on outcomes.
• Excellent organizational, communication and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Comfortable working across time zones with a manager based in Dublin and stakeholders around the world.
• Proactive, collaborative and solutions-oriented, with a willingness to take ownership and work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Willingness to travel up to 30% of the time, including internationally on occasion, and to support occasional weekend events.
• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, Sports Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong commitment to embracing and leveraging AI tools in day-to-day work, ensuring AI-assisted output meets the same high standards as personal contributions.