Relevent Football Partners

Commercial Affairs Senior Manager
London, UK

Reports to Head of Commercial Affairs

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About Relevent

Relevent is the world’s leading privately owned commercial partner with a dedicated focus on international football. They specialise in delivering top-tier commercial partnerships, innovative marketing strategies, and exceptional brand representation on a global scale. Their mission is to maximise value for their clients through strategic collaborations and innovative revenue-generating opportunities.

Following the UC3 tender process, Relevent Football Partners was awarded the commercial rights to the UEFA men’s club competitions (Champions League, Europa League and Conference League) on a global basis for the 2027 to 2033 cycle.

As such, Relevent Football Partners is now seeking to build a truly world class business focused on the monetisation of these commercial rights.

Role Overview

Relevent Football Partners’ Commercial Affairs Senior Manager is a crucial role in the media team, reporting to the Head of Commercial Affairs. The role will support the execution of global media rights strategies and tender processes for the UEFA Men’s Club Competitions, ensuring that trusted and industry-leading media rights sales processes are delivered in every territory worldwide, leading to optimum commercial outcomes.

Working closely with UC3 and Relevent Football Partners’ media sales, strategy and legal teams, the Commercial Affairs Senior Manager will adapt processes and packaging to capitalise on market opportunities and dynamics, whilst ensuring that the highest possible standards are met in every territory to inspire trust and confidence from the market. They will deliver clear, consistent commercial recommendations to internal stakeholders and UC3 at every step of the media rights sales process.

The Commercial Affairs Senior Manager will have a collaborative and proactive approach, with strong commercial acumen and experience in media rights packaging and tender processes. They will be trusted to manage and lead critical projects, build relationships across internal and external stakeholders, and be a key contributor to the growth of the UEFA Men’s Club Competitions.

The role will be based in Relevant Football Partners’ London office.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsibility for managing global tender processes for the UEFA Men’s Club Competitions.
• Coordinating and leading key stages of the media rights tender processes, including documentation, bid analysis, recommendations, and contractual negotiations, ensuring the highest standards are consistently met in every territory.
• Establishing a strong daily working relationship with UC3, addressing complex commercial issues and opportunities within tight timescales.
• Working with UC3 and Relevent Football Partners’ sales and legal teams to ensure a positive position on financial security is reached on all UEFA Men’s Club Competition deals.
• Managing commercial changes to existing media deals throughout the cycle.
• Supporting the Head of Commercial Affairs in building a high-performing team culture, contributing to best-in-class execution and strategic goals.
• Opportunity for direct sales responsibility in certain markets.

Required Experience & Skills

• Strong experience in a sports media sales, strategy, or legal role required.
• History of delivering the highest quality work - building deep and trusted relationships with key players in the sports media industry. 
• Proven ability to deliver clear, decisive recommendations on complex commercial issues to senior stakeholders.
• Ability to build and deliver on innovative media rights strategies. 
• Exceptional communication and management skills with a clear focus on maintaining the highest industry standards.
• Strong attention to detail, rigorous in approach and ability to problem solve complex issues.
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills, comfortable building relationships with a broad international client base.
• Strategic mindset and deep global knowledge of sports media trends, both established and emerging.
• Analytical and numerate.
• Professional services background in either Legal or Accountancy advantageous.
• Fluency in multiple languages advantageous.

Personal Qualities

• Driven, ambitious, positive and hardworking, with a proactive approach.
• Growth mindset and resilient, with a strong drive to succeed.
• Ability to cope with pressurised situations and tight timeframes whilst maintaining a professional approach.
• Strong executive presence, comfortable operating with senior stakeholders, both internal and external.
• Innovative mindset, with demonstrable experience of contributing to revenue growth.
• Equally high IQ and EQ.
• Strong intercultural communication skills and capability to act as an ambassador for the organisation.
• A global citizen that is culturally sensitive and naturally comfortable working across multiple international markets and cultures.
• High levels of integrity and confidentiality.
• Mission driven, committed and aligned to Relevent’s values.
• Trusted advisor with a reputation for discretion and sound judgment in sensitive matters.
• Ability to influence and collaborate.

What Relevent Offer

• A high-impact role shaping the strategy of one of the most prestigious sports properties in the world.
• Work with a dynamic team of industry experts in a fast-paced, high-impact environment.  
• Competitive compensation package, including performance-based incentives.
• Global exposure and the opportunity to influence the future of the sports media rights landscape.