Account Manager (Partnerships)

Responsibilities:

• Manage key client relationships, acting as the primary day-to-day contact. Build trust through proactive communication, strategic counsel, and consistent delivery of high-quality work
• Identify the right initiatives, resources, and partners required to deliver against client briefs and campaign objectives
• Drive the end-to-end campaign delivery, as a partner to the Account Director and the first-line manager and guide for the executives
• Drive the developmentand execution of partnership campaigns across multiple workstreams, ensuringalignment from planning through to on-site delivery
• Maintain oversight of timelines, budgets, and deliverables to ensure seamless execution
• Support the Account Director with internal processes including project management, procurement ,legal, and finance
• Coordinate effectively across internal teams and regional stakeholders to ensure smooth delivery.
• Contribute to new business and organic growth
• Build a strong understanding of client brands, industries, and audiences to advise on what will and won’t work, with counsel grounded in insight and understanding
• Build and maintain effective working relationships across teams, markets, and functions to ensure a connected and collaborative approach to delivery
• Maintain a strong understanding of social, digital, and cultural trends, as well as the evolving sports and sponsorship landscape across APAC, applying this knowledge to client work
• Monitor client feedback and proactively identify ways to enhance service delivery, strengthen relationships, and improve overall account performance.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years relevant agency, client-based experience across Partnerships (experience in events delivery is favourable)
• Knowledge and expertise across a variety of sports
• Understanding of how to build a client relationship and understand their business needs
• Proven ability to manage a high volume of client-service deliverables through critical path planning and time/resource management to maintain high quality output
• Strong understandingof regional cultural landscape
• Organised and detailoriented in a fast-paced, client service environment
• Excellent timemanagement, written and oral communication skills