Director, Partnership Development

rEvolution is a leading global sports marketing agency. Founded in 2001 with a focus on representing brands in sports, we provide our clients with a full-service marketing approach, including sponsorship consulting, media planning and buying, creative production and design, experiential marketing, hospitality, public relations, social media and data & insights.

At rEvolution, we pride ourselves on delivering award-winning business-building marketing, strategic consulting and media programs for our brand clients that are widely recognized throughout the global sports industry.

rEvolution is seeking a Director, Partnership Development to join our growing sports marketing agency. In this mid-senior commercial role, you will be focused on driving growth through partnership and sponsorship-led opportunities. The role is responsible for originating, negotiating, and closing complex partnerships on behalf of brands and rights holders, and generating revenue through transactional deal-making. This role operates as a specialist commercial lead, working closely with senior stakeholders across the business to identify and deliver partnership opportunities aligned to the agency’s strategic direction.

You Will:

• Help to drive revenue for the agency through the direct sale of partnerships on behalf of rights holders in the world of sport


• Help to drive revenue for the agency through the proactive matchmaking of brands and rights holders, supporting with the brokering of significant seven-figure partnerships from brand identification through to contract signature


• Support and at times lead on complex partnership negotiations on behalf of brands across all major categories, engaging with some of the most sophisticated commercial operators in global sport


• Act as a commercial leader within the business, identifying opportunities to sell the agency’s integrated sports marketing services to brands across Europe


• Work in partnership with the Head of Europe and global CCO to position the agency as a leading partnership dealmaker across major sports


• Report tangible commercial growth on a quarterly and annual basis


• Thrive in challenging, C-suite environments whilst pitching to decision makers at some of the most prominent global brands

You Have:

• 10-12+ years of relevant experience, including proven and recent experience negotiating significant sports partnerships


• Ability to share examples of recently closed partnership deals within European sport


• Specific expertise in Formula 1 and football, alongside experience across major European sports


• Solid understanding of partnership assets, valuation, packaging, and how rights holders go to market


• Recent expertise in partnership negotiation and deal closure


• Strong credibility within the commercial sports landscape, supported by an established professional network

This hybrid role is based in our fabulous London office, but has a global reach

Our Benefits Include:

• 25 days holidays per year plus national bank holidays


• Healthcare/Dental/Vision plan


• Company pension scheme


• Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave coverage