Partnership Manager

2 months ago


Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates CSM Full time

At CSM we are driven by a clear purpose; to Pursue Extraordinary. We exist to create a positive impact on our partners, their audiences, our industry and our people, and to look for opportunities that can inspire a better world in everything we do.

Our diversity of experience, expertise and opinions is our greatest asset, which is why we celebrate our differences. We are looking for individuals who want to put their hand up and challenge convention to create something exciting, bigger and better each and every time.

CSM is proud to share fresh perspectives and new ideas to produce work that others don’t and won’t. What we do is fast-paced, exciting and rewarding which is why we love it and why you’ll love life at CSM.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

We are looking for a senior manager who will be a key player in CSM’s delivery of a Middle East F1 project, working closely with our Regional Director & Senior Account Director

This role would be to manage key motorsport brands working across all F1 activity, commercial, partnership management, event delivery, content, rights management, and communications.

**Key Responsibilities**:
Key day to day contact for Middle East F1 rights holder
Playing critical role managing partnerships team within CSM working closely with local rights holder
Acting as number two to local rights holder on behalf of CSM, informing all relevant parties of updates and state of nation across all workstreams and partners
Responsible for delivery of rights programme and management of team
Management of all IP for all partners
Providing senior strategic advice to teams and recommendations moving forward
Structure, senior leadership and resourcing of teams
Initiate and participate in ideation sessions to develop big ideas and test creative and commercial concepts
Support and coordinate the development of presentations, proposals, brand materials and summary documents
Profitability and reporting of resourcing
Develop collaborative problem solving skills to utilise in complex situations

THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE YOU NEED

An outstanding attention to detail and project management experience.
Significant sport / motorsport and marketing experience - a breadth of understanding across many of CSM’s different disciplines.
Commercial and business development skills, with the ability to take a high level understanding and provide clarity of thought and direction.
Collaborative and clear approach to commercial development and communication.
Experience of indirect leadership and working within a large, matrix, international organisation.
Exceptional in relationship management and diplomacy.
Highly effective in building presentations and writing.
Strong in project management and client management.
Ability to handle numerous tasks simultaneously with a true attention-to-detail.
Excellent organizational and communication skills.
Comfortable directing large groups of cross-functional teams, some of who may work remotely.
Desire to work in an environment where co-workers challenge each other’s’ thinking to produce a better product for clients.
Entrepreneurial, analytical, strategic and creatively inquisitive.
Prior brand sponsorship or partnership experience is an advantage.
Tech-savvy and interested in exploring new mediums for storytelling.
Must possess a strong work ethic and thrives in a fast-paced environment.
Must have a sense of humour and a desire to have fun
CSM is made up of 1000+ people in 25+ locations who share a purpose to pursue extraordinary. It is the reason we come into work each morning, the mindset we all share, the thread through every piece of work we deliver and the story we tell when someone wonders why we do, what we do.

Each of our people are extraordinary in their own right, bringing diversity to our thinking, experience and expertise to help us produce work that our competitors don’t and wont. What we do is fast-paced, exciting and rewarding which is why we love it and why you’ll love life at CSM.

If you are someone who sees the extraordinary in the ordinary, then we would love to hear from you.



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