Executive, Licensing - 12 Month FTC in Woking

At McLaren Racing, we are committed to exciting our fans, inspiring our people, and delivering for our licensees and partners. We aim to evolve our sport, industry, and technology.

Purpose of the Role

You will support the Manager with the day-to-day operational fulfilment of licensing partners in the McLaren Racing portfolio, ensuring that contractual rights are fully leveraged and maximised while maintaining long-term relationships. You will assist in delivering key administrative tasks, ensuring products follow brand guidelines by leading on product approvals and supporting reporting. This role ensures that all products represent the McLaren brand with authenticity, creativity, and commercial strength.

Role Dimensions

• Reports to Manager, Licensing.
• Focus primarily on supporting the delivery of key administrative tasks for the licensing categories assigned to you and any other key or new licensees joining the portfolio.
• Delivery of all relevant administration and systems maintenance across approvals and royalty reporting.
• Support the Manager and Senior Manager as well as the wider licensing team across End to End (E2E) Product and Market process.
• Support the Manager with critical collaboration projects.
• Account support for other team members as required.
• Based at the McLaren Technology Centre, Woking – some domestic and international travel required.

Principal Accountabilities

• Partner & Licensee Management
• Develop a deep understanding of McLaren Racing's objectives and how to leverage license partnerships.
• Understand McLaren's fanbase segments for product and marketing targeting.
• Support the Manager in developing and fulfilling licensee business plans.
• Assist in the product development process from concept to shelf.
• Deliver robust seasonal product development timelines.
• Guide approvals on all product submissions via McLaren's product approval system.
• Maintain development trackers, product catalogues, range plans, approval logs, and critical paths.
• Produce successful product launches and marketing activation campaigns.
• Develop and maintain relationships with global stakeholders.
• Implement best practices across product, process, multi-channel marketing, budget management, and reporting.
• Gain an understanding of royalty reporting, sales, and forecasting.
• Team Management
• Support the Manager by fulfilling required administrative tasks across the team and licensees.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Ability to support the team across general admin with a passion for learning new skills.
• Knowledge of consumer products, sport, and entertainment.
• Ability to prioritise workload and manage critical paths.
• Presentation skills for internal and partner/supplier delivery.
• Excellent communication skills – verbal and written.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Good working knowledge of IT packages, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
• Fluent in spoken and written English (additional languages would be an advantage).

Personal Attributes

• Personable – effective and confident communicator.
• Accountable - driven with an outstanding work ethic.
• Collaborative – engages the licensing partnership ecosystem.
• Organised – ability to run, track, and deliver multiple workstreams.
• Motivated – approaches work with energy and a proactive mindset.

What can McLaren offer?

We strive to be better tomorrow than we are today. Our ambition is to be the most pioneering and exhilarating racing team in the world. We encourage and support diversity, equity, and inclusion, promoting a culture that values difference and eliminates discrimination. McLaren Racing is based at the iconic McLaren Technology Centre (MTC) near Woking, offering hybrid working with 3 days a week based in the MTC. Our sustainable campus includes facilities such as a gym, restaurant, and break-out areas, with direct access to park and common land. The MTC is connected to Woking mainline station via regular shuttle buses, with London Waterloo a 30-minute train ride away. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including private healthcare, car schemes, life insurance, and generous pension contributions.