Head of Commercial Partnerships
City Football Group
4 hours ago
Full-time
On-site
London, GB #job-location.job-location-inline { display: inline; }
Our Story
Manchester City Women’s Football Club, founded in 1988, is one of the leading teams in English women’s football, competing in the FA Women’s Super League and playing home matches at the Joie Stadium in Manchester.
Our Winning Team
Manchester City Women's Football Club is on an ambitious journey to become the leading, self-sustaining team in global women’s football.
As part of City Football Group, we are uniquely positioned to accelerate the growth of the women’s game, combining world-class infrastructure, global reach and commercial innovation. Our team is driven by performance, purpose and the belief in the immense potential of women’s sport.
The role
We currently have a fantastic opportunity for a Head of Commercial Partnerships to lead and transform our commercial strategy at Manchester City Womens Football Club.
This is a senior leadership role, sitting within the Women’s Leadership Team, with ownership of partnership sales, partnership marketing and the commercialisation of tours and tournaments. You will play a central role in driving sustainable revenue growth, building a best-in-class partner portfolio and elevating the Club’s commercial profile on a global stage.
You’ll lead from the front on identifying new business opportunities, securing and closing high-value partnerships across global, regional and domestic markets. Working with your team, you’ll shape compelling commercial propositions, bringing creativity to how we package rights, tell our story and engage partners.
Alongside driving new revenue, you’ll oversee the delivery of world-class partnership activations, ensuring partners see real value, strong ROI and long-term impact. You’ll build trusted, senior relationships with key stakeholders, positioning Manchester City Women as a premium commercial property in global sport.
A key part of the role will also be leading the commercial strategy for tours, international fixtures and tournaments unlocking new markets, securing partners and delivering integrated commercial models that drive both revenue and brand growth.
Working closely with City Football Group’s central teams, you’ll leverage the scale of the wider organisation to unlock new opportunities, while championing the growth, value and future of the women’s game.
This is a high-impact role for a commercially driven leader who thrives on building, innovating and delivering results.
What we are looking for
- You’ll bring a proven track record in partnership sales, with a history of delivering significant revenue growth and closing high-value, complex deals.
- You have experience leading commercial teams within sport, media or entertainment, and know how to build high-performing, results-driven environments.
- You’re both strategic and hands-on able to set direction while driving execution and delivering against ambitious targets.
- You’re a natural relationship builder, confident influencing senior stakeholders and creating long-term, value-driven partnerships.
- You bring a strong commercial mindset, with the creativity to innovate and the discipline to deliver measurable results.
- Experience in tours, events or international market commercialisation would be an advantage.
- Most importantly, you have a genuine passion for women’s sport and a belief in its commercial potential.
This is Your City
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 dental cover, an annual discretionary bonus, plus a range of partnership and lifestyle discounts.
To apply
If you’re ready to play a leading role in shaping the commercial future of one of the most ambitious teams in women’s football, we’d love to hear from you.
Please apply with your CV via our careers portal by 7 April 2026.
Equal opportunities
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.
Manchester City Women’s Football Club, founded in 1988, is one of the leading teams in English women’s football, competing in the FA Women’s Super League and playing home matches at the Joie Stadium in Manchester.
Our Winning Team
Manchester City Women's Football Club is on an ambitious journey to become the leading, self-sustaining team in global women’s football.
As part of City Football Group, we are uniquely positioned to accelerate the growth of the women’s game, combining world-class infrastructure, global reach and commercial innovation. Our team is driven by performance, purpose and the belief in the immense potential of women’s sport.
The role
We currently have a fantastic opportunity for a Head of Commercial Partnerships to lead and transform our commercial strategy at Manchester City Womens Football Club.
This is a senior leadership role, sitting within the Women’s Leadership Team, with ownership of partnership sales, partnership marketing and the commercialisation of tours and tournaments. You will play a central role in driving sustainable revenue growth, building a best-in-class partner portfolio and elevating the Club’s commercial profile on a global stage.
You’ll lead from the front on identifying new business opportunities, securing and closing high-value partnerships across global, regional and domestic markets. Working with your team, you’ll shape compelling commercial propositions, bringing creativity to how we package rights, tell our story and engage partners.
Alongside driving new revenue, you’ll oversee the delivery of world-class partnership activations, ensuring partners see real value, strong ROI and long-term impact. You’ll build trusted, senior relationships with key stakeholders, positioning Manchester City Women as a premium commercial property in global sport.
A key part of the role will also be leading the commercial strategy for tours, international fixtures and tournaments unlocking new markets, securing partners and delivering integrated commercial models that drive both revenue and brand growth.
Working closely with City Football Group’s central teams, you’ll leverage the scale of the wider organisation to unlock new opportunities, while championing the growth, value and future of the women’s game.
This is a high-impact role for a commercially driven leader who thrives on building, innovating and delivering results.
What we are looking for
- You’ll bring a proven track record in partnership sales, with a history of delivering significant revenue growth and closing high-value, complex deals.
- You have experience leading commercial teams within sport, media or entertainment, and know how to build high-performing, results-driven environments.
- You’re both strategic and hands-on able to set direction while driving execution and delivering against ambitious targets.
- You’re a natural relationship builder, confident influencing senior stakeholders and creating long-term, value-driven partnerships.
- You bring a strong commercial mindset, with the creativity to innovate and the discipline to deliver measurable results.
- Experience in tours, events or international market commercialisation would be an advantage.
- Most importantly, you have a genuine passion for women’s sport and a belief in its commercial potential.
This is Your City
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 dental cover, an annual discretionary bonus, plus a range of partnership and lifestyle discounts.
To apply
If you’re ready to play a leading role in shaping the commercial future of one of the most ambitious teams in women’s football, we’d love to hear from you.
Please apply with your CV via our careers portal by 7 April 2026.
Equal opportunities
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.