Associate Brand Partnerships Manager

Associate Brand Partnerships Manager

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tms unites technology, marketing, and sourcing to drive transformational change for the world’s leading brands. With 1,200+ employees across 26 countries, we offer an impressive range of solutions – from inspiration and innovation to category management and delivery. Operating as a creative agency, a strategic consultancy, a sourcing business, and a technology provider, we engage with over 110 million customers every single day for our clients, including McDonald’s, T-Mobile, O2, Starbucks, and adidas.

Breakthrough, business-driving ideas come from extraordinary people with the freedom to be their most authentic selves henticity and diversity are critical elements of our business. We foster a culture of inclusion and belonging and aspire to be ever‑evolving.

Associate Manager, Brand Partnerships & Licensing will sit within our Brand Partnerships team. This unique role’s primary focus will be to support the Happy Meal Brand Partnerships team and the Manager, Brand Partnerships & Licensing (who you will report to) in driving projects from licensing and planning. You will be at the heart of Happy Meal process, supporting the development of BIG Ideas, partner sourcing and program development.

As an Associate Manager, Brand Partnerships & Licensing you will be looking to develop your knowledge and experience within a buzzing and forward‑thinking business. We want you to bring a positive and enthusiastic approach to the role, be prepared to challenge and ask questions, stretch the strengths you already have, learn new skills and above all be ready to have fun!

• Support building the Brand Partnerships Department – focusing on trend spotting and a deep understanding of the key industries that we work on.
• Gather data and insights to develop strategic reporting materials (internal & external) to educate and share knowledge and how this impacts our business.
• Support during Planning Process working with internal stakeholders (agency partners & team members) to meet milestones & deliverables.
• Provide data & insights to position tms as the key stakeholder when it comes to industry expertise.
• Book meetings, manage agendas, and take minutes.
• Create and manage multi‑disciplinary timelines for all global Happy Meal projects, working with delivery leads to ensure they are accurate, achievable, aligned and updated.

• +2 years of relevant experience in Project Management and/or Account Management.
• A motivated person who approaches new tasks with enthusiasm and willingness to learn.
• Highly organized with the ability to prioritize a fast‑paced workload to meet multiple deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to work well under pressure and maintain a calm approach to busy situations with an ability to multi‑task effectively.
• Process‑driven mindset – able to work within guidelines and to tight timelines.
• Experience of projects with complex dependencies and/or multi‑disciplinary outputs.
• Curious and motivated to get into the detail, understand and resolve stakeholder challenges.
• Excellent digital literacy and computer skills, especially with MS Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

• Any of the following would be a plus:
• Experience working on a global team.
• Familiarity with online database platforms and tools to support data management.

Starting salary between $62,500 - $72,500

• Generous Medical, Dental, Vision And Other Great Benefits.
• Paid parental and medical leave programs.
• 401(k) with a company match component and profit sharing.
• 15 days of paid time off plus company holidays.
• Hybrid work model.
• Tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment assistance.
• Inclusive employee resource groups.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Please contact us to request accommodation.