Partnerships Intelligence Executive

Location:

London, GB

Opening Date: 28 Jan 2026

Full Time / Part Time:
Full Time

Contract Type:
Permanent

Closing Date of Applications – 13 February 2026

Established in 2013, City Football Group is the world’s leading private owner and operator of football clubs, with total or partial ownership of twelve clubs across the world. City Football Group also invests in other football related businesses and serves as a global commercial platform for our partners, whilst fulfilling our purpose of empowering better lives through football on a local and global scale, consistent with what “City” football has meant to people for over a century.

Our purpose is to empower better lives through football. We are proud of the role City Football Group clubs play in their localities, delivering positive economic, social and environmental impact through our operations and through programmes and activities that bring about meaningful, lasting change.

City Football Group is looking for a Partnerships Intelligence Executive to join our global Partnerships team in London. This is a great opportunity for someone in the early stages of their career who is curious, analytical and interested in how insight and data shape commercial decision-making in sport.

Sitting within Partnership Strategy & Creative, you’ll support global partnership sales by delivering high-quality research, insight and analysis across brands, markets and audiences. Your work will help identify new partnership opportunities, strengthen proposals and ensure our teams stay ahead of trends across football, sport and entertainment.

As part of our team, you will be entitled to 26 days annual leave plus an additional day off for your birthday, private healthcare and a Simply Health cash plan, an annual discretionary bonus, plus a range of partnership and lifestyle discounts.

• Research and analyse markets, categories, geographies and companies to identify partnership opportunities and emerging trends.
• Support sales teams by contributing insight-led materials and proposals that strengthen commercial pitches.
• Design, analyse and present bespoke surveys to measure partnership impact and audience response.
• Consolidate fan, follower and audience insight across CFG clubs, working closely with digital, social and customer insight teams.
• Track and share key movements across football, sport and the wider entertainment landscape.
• Present insights clearly and confidently to internal and external stakeholders, adapting detail for different audiences.

• Around 1–2 years’ experience in a research, insight, analytics or commercial support role.
• Strong research and analytical skills, with confidence working with data.
• Experience turning insight into clear, engaging presentations or written outputs.
• Strong Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Interest in sports partnerships, brands and commercial strategy.
• Clear written communication skills and confidence sharing insight with others.

* We regularly review applications and reserve the right to close an advert early if we identify suitable candidates. To avoid disappointment, please submit your application as soon as possible.

City Football Group promotes equal opportunities in employment and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

We will screen all applicants and select candidates whose skills and experience seem to meet our needs. We will carefully consider your application during the initial screening and will contact you only if you are selected for an interview.

Employment is subject to the provision of proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

Due to our safeguarding promise, all UK based CFG roles will be subject to a DBS check upon commencing employment with us. This will be either a basic, standard or enhanced check depending on the job role and responsibilities.