Partnership Manager

Saudi Pro League (SPL)

Operational Responsibilities:

• Co-Lead in identifying and cultivating relationships with companies and businesses interested in sponsoring. Lead & Co-lead in negotiating sponsorship agreements and ensure that sponsors receive agreed-upon benefits.
• Negotiate and monitor agencies in the process of securing high-value partnership deals, ensuring terms align with the league s commercial objectives and long-term growth plans.
• Act as a secondary point of contact for partners and support the execution of activation plans to maximize the value of partnerships.
• Monitor and evaluate partnership performance, ensuring deliverables, activations, and satisfaction metrics meet or exceed targets.
• Lead in the contracting creation and signing process for all deals
• Participate and support the Media sales team in the local broadcasters negotiations for the league broadcasting rights locally.
• Support Licensing team with manufacturers and retailers to help distribute official merchandise.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including club representatives, sponsors, and government officials.
• Leading in managing the financial aspects related to commercial functions, including tracking revenue and expenses and deliver financial performance reports.
• Work alongside the marketing and communications teams to ensure alignment of partnership activations in the proposals for partners

Performance Indicators:

• % Increase in partnership deals
• % Increase in partner satisfaction rating
• % Increase in activation and deliverable completion rate
• % Increase in revenue contribution from partnerships