Director of Partnerships

We’re hiring a Director / Senior Manager, Global Partnerships to join the team behind a major international event taking place in Saudi Arabia.This is a senior commercial role focused on developing and securing high-value partnerships with leading regional and global brands.The role:

• Lead partnership sales across designated sectors
• Build and manage a strong pipeline of prospective partners
• Develop senior relationships with leading global and regional brands
• Create strategic, insight-led partnership propositions
• Negotiate and close significant sponsorship agreements
• Work closely with internal teams to support successful partnership deliveryWe’re looking for:
• Strong experience in commercial partnerships, sponsorship sales or brand partnerships
• A proven track record of securing high-value partnerships
• An established network of senior brand and agency decision-makers
• Experience within sports, entertainment or major events is highly desirable
• Strong commercial, negotiation and presentation skills
• Experience in Saudi Arabia or a strong understanding of the market would be advantageousThis is an opportunity to play a key commercial role on one of the Kingdom’s most significant upcoming global events.