Hybrid working: 3 days in office
Global motorsport sponsorship operations at blue-chip scale, a newly created centralised function to shape, and a client roster that represents the upper tier of sports partnership marketing. The Event Partnership Operations Director stepping into this seat inherits both strategic influence and real craft, leading the team that keeps some of the most high-profile sponsorship programmes in the world running precisely.
- Strategic leadership of a centralised partnership operations function
- Blue-chip global sports sponsorship portfolio at the top of the market
- Hybrid working, 3 days in office
- Collaborative, hands-on senior leadership culture
- Competitive senior package, reviewed on experience
The Company
This is a mid-size sports and lifestyle agency with a reputation built on long-standing client relationships and a genuinely collaborative, partner-led culture. The senior partners are hands-on, ideas travel up quickly, and the team is structured to play to individual strengths. Clients span premium motorsport sponsorship, football, eSports and music, and the agency has built a specialist delivery approach that activates across multiple markets and channels.
The Role
The Event Partnership Operations Director leads the agency's centralised Partnership Operations function, responsible for ticketing, guest management and systems delivery across a portfolio of major global sponsorship clients, sitting at the senior level where operational strategy meets client relationship quality.
- Lead and develop the Partnership Operations team across multiple client accounts
- Own ticketing and guest management delivery for major motorsport sponsorship programmes
- Manage asset tracking and systems across the centralised operations function
- Drive consistency of process, knowledge and quality across all accounts in the team
- Serve as the senior operational point of contact for blue-chip partnership clients
- Collaborate with account and creative teams to integrate operations into wider campaign delivery
- Support new business pitches and onboarding with operational planning expertise
The Candidate
The right Event Partnership Operations Director will have built their career in sponsorship activation or partnership operations, with hands-on experience managing ticketing and guest management at significant scale. A background in motorsport or major international sporting events is strongly preferred, bringing the specific programme knowledge this team needs at a critical planning point.
Experience with asset management platforms is beneficial but not essential, as is a track record managing high-churn account teams or delivering across multiple markets simultaneously. Blue-chip B2B client servicing experience is a plus. What matters most is the confidence to step up as an Event Partnership Operations Director, the credibility to work at senior client level, and the judgement to build something that lasts.
Genuine authority over a high-profile global portfolio, with real room to shape how the function grows: that is what this Event Partnership Operations Director position offers. Screening is under way and the role will not sit open for long, so submit your application now and let's start the conversation.
Live specialises in all disciplines (and at all levels) across events, experiential and exhibitions. If this position isn't quite what you're looking for please visit live-recruitment.co.uk to view all of the opportunities we are recruiting.
As a specialist events recruitment agency we help our clients build the most talented and diverse teams in the UK. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, embracing diversity across all intersecting dimensions, including ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, well-being, abilities, and neurodiversity. We are dedicated to ensuring a supportive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any adjustments or accommodations for any reason, please do not hesitate to let us know.
Vacancy Ref: MR18789
Partnership Operations Senior Manager / Director in London employer: Live Recruitment Careers
As a media events company, we pride ourselves on fostering a collaborative and dynamic work environment where innovation thrives. With hybrid working options and a clear path for career progression, our team enjoys the benefits of working on high-profile B2B events while being supported by an established in-house team. Join us to take ownership of a brand-new function and contribute to our ambitious growth in the sponsorship division.
