Specialist, Technology Partnerships

To support the Senior Manager, Partnerships in the day-to-day operational delivery of one of McLaren’s Primary Partners, and support with the day-to-day operational delivery of other McLaren’s partners as and when needed, such that the contractual rights are fully leveraged and maximised, while the long-term individual and company relationships are created and maintained.

Role Dimensions

Reports to Senior Manager, Partnerships

Focus primarily on supporting the Senior Manager, Partnerships in the day-to-day operational running of one of McLaren’s Primary Partners, and the operational day-to-day delivery of other technology partner accounts as / when required

This role could require travel both within the UK and internationally and consequently flexibility in working hours will be required

Principal Accountabilities

Partnership Management:

Support the Senior Manager, Partnerships to ensure the successful delivery of one of McLaren’s Primary Partner’s 360 activation plans to ensure that the partner’s rights are maximised to achieve their objectives across:

Partner events and activities, internal and external

Activation campaigns, experiential or digital Talent appearances

Experiential and display asset bookings

Merchandise

Develop a strong understanding of assigned partner’s business objectives, brand marketing strategy, target delivery and growth markets, competitor set and KPIs

Set best practices for project management including weekly/monthly meeting management and rights tracking with partner and their agencies

Delivery of partner executive engagement and gifting plan, including maintain all CRM data across day-to-day account members, agencies and partner leadership teams

Develop and maintain strong relationships with day-to-day stakeholders within the partners organisations

Support the wider partnerships and marketing team with collective tasks and administration or additional duties as required

Work collaboratively in cross departmental project groups as required

Always operates with our core values in mind – Brave; Respectful; Innovative; Inclusive; Energetic

5 years’+ experience in managing and delivering partnership marketing activities, sponsorship, brand/product marketing, sales and communications campaigns would be beneficial

Proven planning and organisation skills capable of dealing with several concurrent workstreams resolving problems before they happen

Ability to prioritise workload, work autonomously on projects delegated by Senior Manager, and respond to partners and internal stakeholders in a timely manner

Demonstrate a broad knowledge of core marketing and sponsorship principles

Demonstrate an ability to understand our partners’ own business drivers and strategies

Core competencies and skills required: Organisation; Collaboration; Creative thinking; Problem solving; Commercially driven

Excellent communication skills – verbal and written with a high attention to detail

Presentation skills (both written and oral ), internally and to partners / suppliers

Knowledge of, and passion for, sports marketing and entertainment landscape, ideally within Formula 1

Good working knowledge of IT packages (e.g. MS Office suite). Experience with Salesforce would be an advantage

Fluent in English. Other languages would be an advantage, Personable – as one of the primary and key faces of McLaren to our partners, clients and the marketplace, must be an effective and confident communicator

Responsible – Champions a culture that motivates and inspires employees to take personal responsibility both in innovation and meeting stakeholder needs

Results – a proven winner, someone who is driven; who comes with an outstanding work ethic and expects the best from themselves and the team around them

Driven – a track record of getting things done