Senior Licensing Manager

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Founded in 1882, Tottenham Hotspur is an iconic English football club, playing in the Premier League and Women’s Super League. From North London to the world, our fanbase spans continents, cultures, and generations. Spurs is a club that’s always dared to push boundaries, breaking new ground and rewriting history.

We offer world‑class facilities: In 2019, we opened our state‑of‑the‑art Stadium, a £1 billion landmark that’s the beating heart of North Tottenham’s transformation. More than just a football ground, it’s an engine of change — creating 4,000 jobs and injecting £300 million into the local economy every year.

We’re at our brightest when we’re all together. Our Club, our teams, our community.

There is only one Hotspur. Tottenham Hotspur.

The Role

We’re currently recruiting a Senior Licensing Manager within our Licensing Team to help us take things to the next level.

Key Responsibilities

• Researching and developing new licensing opportunities
• First port of contact for all new Tottenham Hotspur licensing enquiries
• Leading on key UK licences and renewals
• Leading management of certain international licensing agents
• Managing licensed contracts workflow
• Conduct regular competitor and market research
• Representing the Club at UK trade shows and specific international shows
• Working with Partnerships for cross over Licensing/Partner opportunities
• Guide and work collaboratively with the Licensing Assistant
• Creation /updating of pitch documents and presentations
• Liaise with other departments as key contact – Marketing, Legal, Finance etc.

What you will bring

• Thinks ahead, generates innovative ideas
• Values & respects others, builds relationships, collaborates
• Gets things done, delivers to highest of standards, takes responsibility
• Time management and planning skills
• Able to work independently
• Attention to detail, be organised, diligent and process‑orientated
• Good communication skills/ experience of building internal relationships.
• Adaptability and flexibility to changing Club demands

Skills & Experience

• Knowledge and experience of licensing, retail and/or product in a commercial or brand function is essential.
• General commercial understanding of licensing/retail/brand environments.
• Understanding of product development life cycle is preferable.
• An appreciation for sport is desirable

The Tottenham Hotspur Way

Is to push harder, rise higher and forge greater. We involve, inspire and elevate one another to be our best selves, to produce exceptional on and off the pitch. Every day brings us opportunities to improve and make the impossible, possible.

Our values that bind us

DREAM THE IMPOSSIBLE – Impossible made possible when we think outside the box

DARE TO CHANGE THE GAME – Relentlessly strive for glory and leave our mark on the world

DO IT OUR WAY – Win the right way, never at all costs.

Our Responsibility to you

Safeguarding is fundamental to the success in all that we do. Successful candidates are to be reminded they would be subject to various background, DBS, and reference checks for this role.

We welcome applications from anyone regardless of age, disability, gender, race, or ethnic and national origins, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.