Global Partnership Sales, Senior Manager Full Time NEW

We are looking for a Senior Manager, Global Partnership Sales to join the team at Liverpool FC.

You will drive revenue growth by creating innovative, market-leading partnerships with world class brands. This role blends strategic thinking, creative proposition development, and data‑led decision‑making to convert high‑value prospects into long‑term partners. You will actively engage the market, using insight and innovation to build and maintain a strong, sustainable partnership pipeline.

What will you be doing?

• Build and manage relationships with senior decision-makers at premium global brands and agencies
• Lead end-to-end sales activity from outreach through negotiation, contract, and launch
• Drive pipeline growth through strong networking, outreach, and industry engagement
• Assess client needs and design bespoke partnership and marketing solutions aligned to brand objectives and in keeping with the values of LFC
• Represent Liverpool Football Club at meetings, matchdays, events, and industry conferences
• Travel internationally and spend significant time in Liverpool around home fixtures
• Identify new lead-generation channels and continuously improve sales approaches

Who are we looking for?

The successful candidate will hold a bachelor’s degree or have equivalent professional experience, with a proven track record in sports, media, or entertainment partnership sales. They will bring strong experience negotiating and managing complex partnerships end to end, alongside excellent negotiation, leadership, and analytical skills. The role requires creative thinking to design and deliver global marketing platforms and partnership solutions for prospective brands, as well as the ability to build and maintain strong relationships both internally and externally. Candidates must thrive in a fast‑paced, high‑pressure environment, handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion, and confidently present and resolve challenges with stakeholders at all levels. Sound judgement, resilience under pressure, and strong problem‑solving capability are essential. Foreign language skills are desirable but not essential.

Why should you apply?

This is a full-time perm position working 35 hours per week. Your main base will be our London office.

Please note, this vacancy may close early if we receive a high volume of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Benefits

To reward your hard work and commitment we offer a competitive salary, 25 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays and the option to purchase up to an additional 5 days) and access to our benefits kit bag which includes but not limited to:

• Contributory pension scheme matching up to 5.5%
• Life Assurance Cover
• Free financial guidance and mortgage advice
• Car salary sacrifice scheme for affordable driving
• Cycle to Work scheme to keep you active
• Purchase season ticket loans for easier commuting
• Exclusive shopping discounts & cashback with top retailers
• Will Writing Service for future planning
• Employee Assistance Programme for confidential support
• Medicash Health Cash Plan for everyday healthcare needs
• Volunteering opportunities to give back to the community
• Special LFC perks – retail discounts, partner offers, free LFCTV GO access, and priority tickets for matches, events & concerts

…and much more! LFC Benefits.pdf

At Liverpool Football Club, we have an unwavering commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and are always looking to making a positive difference in the communities that we operate within. We are proud of our achievements in this area; maintaining the Premier League Equality Standard Advanced Level, becoming a founding signatory of the Football Association’s Football Leadership Diversity Code and being recognised as a leader in this important area on and off the pitch. We take our responsibilities in this area seriously and through the work being done across the club, we are committed to increasing the diversity of our people and becoming an increasingly inclusive workplace for all. We are committed to hiring great people representative of diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills across our entire business. If you share our enthusiasm and passion for inclusivity, then we want to hear from you.

Liverpool FC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all Colleagues and Volunteers to share this commitment.

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