Arsenal Football Club

Partnerships Executive

Posted: 20 hours ago

Job Description

The RoleWe are looking for a passionate Partnerships Executive to provide best-in-class partner servicing and account management to our commercial partners.In this exciting and fast paced role you'll support the relationship with some of our most important commercial partners. We're looking for someone with second-to-none stakeholder management skills, who understands how to get the best out of a commercial partnership for both parties.Who We AreWe are one of the most famous clubs in world football, with a rich heritage and history of success – read more about our history, here.Beyond that, we are passionate about our local community and, behind the scenes, we have a wide variety of opportunities and career paths for all. We have a very defined purpose: to act for a winning team, culture and community. We achieve this by ensuring we are courageous in the pursuit of progress, we champion our community and each other, and that we do the right thing (even when no one is looking).Your day-to-dayProactive relationship management - you will be across day-to-day activity for our external partnersEstablish and maintain impactful partnerships - you'll be providing a dedicated and consistently high level of serviceUphold operational excellence - you'll be supporting in the delivery of contractual rights afforded to our partnersEnhance our partnerships - you will be working with the team to maximise the value of our partner rights and identify and deliver opportunities for them to activate their association with our clubChampion team collaboration - you'll stay updated and informed with best practices and new methods of workingProvide insightful data analysis - you will continuously track and deliver post-campaign evaluations on our partners' activationsPlease note: The role will require the jobholder to attend meetings and events overseas from time-to-time and to work on selected match days to ensure client ticketing, hospitality and activations are managed accordingly.What We Are Looking ForProven partner management background - you come with a track record in providing rights fulfilment account management for/on behalf of brandsPassion for brand marketing - you have experience managing campaigns across traditional and new media channels (e.g. digital and social media)Champion best practice - you strive for a best-in-class service while managing, planning and implementing partnership related activation programmesDynamic communicator - you are confident in communicating with a broad range of internal and external stakeholdersCourageous team player - you consistently demonstrate a highly professional and positive attitude to team members and other stakeholdersExceptional organisational skills - you're able to work cross-functionally and effectively manage multiple projects simultaneouslyExcellent attention to detail - you have an excellent eye for detail and ownership of what you do ensuring a high level of confidentiality and accountabilityWhy choose us At Arsenal, we want everyone to feel a sense of trust and belonging, so we are proud of both our club values and also what we offer to our employees. As one of our Gunners, you will receive:An exciting reward and recognition schemeGenerous holiday allowance which increases with your length of serviceGreat internal learning and development programmesA flexible hybrid working modelPriority access to apply for match ticketsA competitive health and wellbeing benefits packageA leading Employee Assistance ProgrammeGreat discounts with some of our PartnersDiscover why ‘Our Gunners’ are proud to be part of our team - view their stories here.Arsenal for EveryoneArsenal for Everyone is our commitment to promoting and embracing equality, diversity and inclusion, so that everyone connected to the club feels like they belong to the same Arsenal family. We believe that diversity of background, skills and experience drives our success on and off the pitch. Disability Confident LeaderWe are a Disability Confident Leader. We actively welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities and long-term health conditions. If you need disability-related adjustments to the recruitment process, please indicate this in your application.If you are likely to meet the definition of being a ‘disabled person’ according to the Equality Act 2010, you may be eligible to apply for an interview via the Disability Confident Scheme - please indicate this in your application form below. The information you share with us about your health or disability will not be used in recruitment decisions.Our Commitment to SafeguardingWe are committed to ensuring that our environments for children, young people and adults at risk remain safe and inclusive. We therefore require successful candidates to complete a DBS check and other essential background checks prior to starting their employment. Depending on the responsibilities of the role, a DBS will be either a basic, standard, or enhanced check.Application Closing Date - Thursday 6th November 2025Please note: we reserve the right to close the position early if application volumes are particularly high. We encourage you to get your application in sooner rather than later.Updates on the status of your application will be sent via email, please routinely check your spam and junk folders, as occasionally emails sent via the Teamtailor platform will find themselves there.Good luck!

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