Commercial Partnerships Manager

Company: round8 talent search
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Location: London
Job Description:

London, UK · Hybrid

(Senior) Partnerships Manager

Formula 1 is the fastest growing sport in the world. This business sits right at the centre of it.

We are running a confidential search for a partnerships professional to join one of motorsport’s most established media and content businesses. With a global audience of tens of millions of fans, a portfolio of owned editorial, video, and digital properties, and a presence at the sport’s biggest events, this is a platform that gives commercial partners genuine scale and reach.

It is a well-regarded business with a strong team in place and serious ambition for what comes next.

The role:

  • Sell multi-channel partnerships across content production, media, digital distribution, and live events
  • Mix of new business and account development
  • Key verticals: endemic motorsport brands, luxury and lifestyle, technology
  • Attend approx. 5-6 events per year, predominantly European

What we are looking for:

  • Solid commercial knowledge of the motorsport and F1 commercial landscape – teams, sponsors, agencies, media rights – this is essential
  • Proven track record in partnerships or sponsorship sales within sports, media, or a specialist agency
  • Confident across the full sales cycle from outreach to close
  • Experience selling to luxury, endemic, or tech brand categories
  • Strong with CRM and pipeline management

This is a genuinely exciting opportunity to work at the heart of a sport experiencing huge global growth, with a respected team and a strong commercial platform behind you.

All applications treated in strict confidence.

Posted: June 2nd, 2026