About Us
A-Leagues is passionate about being the league of choice for modern Australians and New
Zealanders — uniting communities through a shared love of football.
We champion our leagues by empowering clubs to deliver football excellence and build lifelong
connections with fans, unlocking our growth potential within the global game.
The Opportunity
Reporting to the Head of Commercial, the Partnerships Manager plays a pivotal role in driving long-
term value from a portfolio of corporate partners.
You will lead day-to-day partner relationships, ensuring best-in-class account management and the
seamless delivery of sponsorship rights and activation campaigns. Your focus will be on deep
engagement, partner satisfaction, and growing revenue year-on-year through strategic relationship
building and innovative partnership solutions.
This is a hands-on role where you will collaborate closely with marketing, digital, content, clubs,
agencies and suppliers to bring partnership strategies to life.
The Responsibilities
- Manage and grow a portfolio of corporate partnerships.
- Deliver contractual rights across digital, signage, ticketing, hospitality and activations.
- Develop annual partnership plans and bespoke activation strategies.
- Lead client meetings and build strong multi-level stakeholder relationships.
- Oversee onboarding of new partners including internal briefings and implementation plans.
- Assist with renewal proposals and long-term partnership growth strategies.
- Contribute to best-practice partner success processes and reporting.
About You
You are an experienced partnership or sponsorship professional who thrives in a fast-paced sporting
environment.
Essential:
- 5+ years’ experience in client account management within sport.
- Experience delivering sports sponsorship rights and campaigns (rights holder, agency or brand side).
- Strong stakeholder management, communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to exercise sound judgement in high-pressure environments.
- Proactive, organised and solutions-focused mindset.
Desirable:
- Degree in Business or Marketing.
- Experience in digital media and integrated sponsorship campaigns.
- Creative problem-solving ability and strong project management skills.
You’re energetic, collaborative and driven to deliver exceptional outcomes for partners and the game.
Our Values
- Every Fan in Mind – We unite, entertain and grow our game.
- Play Our Own Way – We innovate to stay ahead.
- Win Together – Success is shared.
- Get Off the Bench – We take initiative.
- Play Fair – We compete with integrity.
Why work with us?
You’ll join an elite team of passionate and like-minded professionals who love football and what it
represents.
On top of that, you’ll enjoy:
- Hybrid working arrangements.
- Generous leave entitlements including company-paid parental leave.
- Monthly mobile phone allowance.
- Employee Recognition Program.
- Access to exclusive benefits, discounts and match tickets.
If you’re ready to make a real impact, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply now.
