Senior Director, Partnership Development
Listed on 2026-01-24
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Business
Business Development, Business Management, Sales Marketing
Senior Director, Partnership Development
Allied Global Marketing
is a leading full-service
entertainment
,
culture
, and
lifestyle-marketing
agency. We build strategic campaigns for a diverse range of clients that connect audiences with experiences they love. Our team of experts captures the unique energy of each project with customized strategies that deliver on-target messaging and drive bottom-line results. An integrated approach is supported by our on-the-ground network of
24 offices and over 500 colleagues across the globe
, providing resources and relationships that our partners and clients know and trust.
Position: Senior Director, Partnership Development
Division: Partnerships
Location: New York City / Los Angeles, CA
Reports to: SVP, Partnership Development
Company
Allied Sports launched in 2019 with a singular mission – to lead modern marketers in the undeniable shift from Sponsor to Storyteller™. Today, we are an independent, full-service agency operating from the Allied Global Marketing network. Led by industry veterans with a rookie spirit, our award-winning team helps buyers and sellers in sports find, negotiate, and activate high-performing partnerships. Sports Business Journal named Allied Sports one of the Best Places to Work in Sports in 2023 and 2024, and Front Office Sports named the agency among the Best Employers in Sports for 2024.
At Allied Sports, we let our values speak louder than our value proposition. We begin every weekly all-company meeting by reinforcing the organizational values that define what it means to be Allied.
- Driven – All grit, no quit. We love what we do and use that drive to help our clients win every day.
- Versatile – Built for change. We strive for continuous improvement; progress, not perfection.
- Meticulous – Do the corners because details matter. Little things done well make big things happen.
- Real – We lead with transparency and vulnerability to empower teammates who feel heard and seen.
- One – We, not me. We always put team first and find every opportunity to reward the assist.
Allied Sports is hiring a Senior Director of Partnership Development to join our fast-growing team in securing commercial revenue for Allied Sports’ portfolio of prestigious property clients.
The Senior Director of Partnership Development will be a key member of the Allied Sports Partnership Development team with a proven track record for sourcing, pitching, negotiating, and closing large-scale, integrated marketing partnerships for a portfolio of clients.
Responsibilities- Responsible for identifying, developing, and closing new business corporate partnerships across Allied Sports’ diverse roster of property partners
- Proactively and independently identify and cultivate new corporate partnership opportunities at the regional, national, and global levels
- Play a key role in shaping the go-to-market strategy and lead strategic approach of customized ROI-driven proposals and presentations tailored to prospective partner goals and initiatives
- Lead all elements of the full sales cycle, including prospecting, ideating, pitching, and negotiating to close
- Collaborate with internal Partnership Solutions leads to develop partnership platforms and applicable asset compilations
- Build strong relationships across property client key stakeholders
- Maintain a robust pipeline of qualified prospects for assigned property clients and consistently meet or exceed individual revenue targets
- Opportunity to identify new partnerships and revenue streams across Allied Sports’ extended ecosystem, including Talent, Brand Marketing, and Experiential Divisions
- Deliver regular sales forecasting and pipeline reporting for Allied Sports internal leadership and property clients
- Prior sales experience, with a proven track record in driving high-value, multi-year partnerships with leading brands and properties
- Established connections with senior leaders at top companies across a wide range of industries and geographies
- Ability to develop strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to work cross-functionally across the agency
- Deep understanding of the Sports & Entertainment landscape with sports…
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