Sponsorship Sales Director
The Two Circles purpose is to build a better future for the sports industry. We define better in terms of commercials, sustainability, inclusivity, and digitization, for businesses, fans, media owners and investors. We grow the value of sport, and we do this by knowing fans best - through the power of the relationships that we build and the power of data that we process.
We work with over 250 leading sports rights-owners including the NFL, Premier League, AFL, CA, UEFA and F1. We employ more than 500 people across our offices in London, New York, LA, Paris, Bern, Kansas City, Miami, Cologne and Melbourne.
Our Rights Management division acts as a commercial sales resource for iconic sports and entertainment brands globally. A pioneering rights-sales capability, successfully marketing the unique emotion of sport to drive commercial results for rights-owners and record impact for brands.Departing from the traditional sales agency model, Two Circles Rights Management provides each client with a dedicated team that services rights holder sales requirements. We provide clients with access to a team of specialists split across Research & Analytics, Creative Services and Project Management – supporting a team of experienced corporate facing Sales Leads who execute deals with brands and broadcasters globally.
We have led and closed over $1.2bn in sponsorship rights for some of the world's biggest sports properties, including recent record-breaking deals for UEFA Women’s Football, the All Blacks, Mercedes F1, ICC, AC Milan and Chelsea.
Requirements
We have a wonderful opportunity to join our Rights Management team in London in a senior sales leadership role. Reporting to our Managing Director, Sponsorship, this role will be responsible for leading a world class sales team that is responsible for delivering some of the largest deals in sport, with the world’s most premium rights holders.Alongside supporting the acquisition of new rights and the enhancing the scope across all Two Circles clients. We’re looking for a proven sponsorship sales professional with leadership credentials and the entrepreneurialism, intellect, and rigour to excel in our business.
In addition to leading a high performing sales team and support functions, you will nurture and develop our talent, you will manage and build trusted relationships with C-Level executives at key global rights holders and brands, and importantly you will act as conduit between sponsorship and consultancy, technology and content teams.
In return we will provide you with a dynamic, nurturing, supportive, collaborate, ambitious and learning environment from which to build the next stage of your career.