Manager - Strategic Partnership & Sports - NBFC

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Job Opening Manager - Strategic Partnerships & Sports Marketing for a leading NBFC Industry

Designation: Manager - Strategic Partnerships & Sports Marketing

Experience - 4+ Years

Location: Mumbai - Work from office

Role Overview

We are seeking a dynamic and forward-thinking professional to spearhead high-value sports partnership initiatives. This opportunity is ideal for someone who can move beyond conventional sponsorship formats and craft powerful sport brand collaborations that create measurable business impact.

The role demands a blend of creativity, commercial intelligence, and strategic storytelling to design distinctive partnership platforms that deliver value for brands while accelerating revenue growth.

Key Responsibilities

1. Partnership Strategy & Innovation

- Design impactful jersey and non-jersey association models.

- Develop breakthrough sport-led brand integrations aligned with business objectives.

- Identify scalable revenue opportunities across teams, leagues, digital channels, and fan communities.

- Create insight-driven and differentiated partnership solutions.

2. Pitch Creation & Narrative Building

- Develop persuasive, insight-backed pitch presentations with strong commercial rationale.

- Convert brand objectives into long-term sports marketing platforms.

- Conceptualize and build proprietary IPs that attract sustained brand investments.

3. Revenue Acceleration & Commercial Excellence

- Drive growth through consultative and solution-based selling.

- Manage the complete partnership lifecycle - from concept creation to deal closure.

- Design customized commercial structures aligned with client KPIs.

- Contribute strategically to overall partnership revenue targets.

4. Strategic Stakeholder Engagement

- Lead high-level discussions with CMOs, founders, and senior marketing leaders.

- Present ideas with clarity, confidence, and strategic depth.

- Build and nurture long-term relationships across brands and agency networks.

Skills & Experience Required

- 4-6 years of experience in sports marketing, brand alliances, media sales, or integrated marketing solutions.

- Demonstrated expertise in concept-led selling and revenue generation.

- Strong storytelling and presentation development capabilities.

- Ability to think beyond traditional sponsorship formats and unlock innovative monetization ideas.

- Deep understanding of brand strategy, consumer behavior, and marketing ROI frameworks.

- Commercially astute with a strong creative mindset.

- Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.