Account Director - Partnerships - FIFA World Cup

CompanyWasserman

LocationLondon, England, United Kingdom

Posted At12/28/2025

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Marketing, sales and advertising directors

Occupation Code Skill LevelHigher Skilled

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£87,300 (£44.77 per hour)

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Description

Wasserman operates at the epicenter of sports, music and entertainment, serving talent, brands and properties on a global scale. Our brands and properties division works with iconic brands and rights holders, supporting business growth through all marketing disciplines. We're a trusted partner to every major league, team and venue, building meaningful connections between brands, properties and fans.

Headquartered in Los Angeles, Wasserman's presence spans 28 countries and more than 70 cities, including New York, London, Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Madrid, Mexico City, Toronto, Paris and Sydney. For more information, please visit www.teamwass.com.

Fixed Term Contract (start ASAP Jan 2026 – end Aug 2026)

London Based

We are looking for an experienced Partnerships Director to manage teams responsible for delivering multiple, complex workstreams in a fast-paced environment. This role is ideal for someone with strong leadership skills, deep brand partnership expertise, and experience working within major football tournaments and global rights frameworks.

Looking after a key Wasserman client, this role is pivotal in the delivery of a high profile partnership campaigns for the FIFA World Cup 2026.

You will be responsible for overseeing client and team management across global partnerships. This role with entail management of the global account team - and working closely with the senior leadership team to identify exponential growth opportunities.

What You Will Be Doing

Work closely with the Senior Director to lead the account team to deliver first class client service and delivery
Responsible for all elements of programme execution, budget planning and tracking, and client success
Campaign Management - Oversee and ensure successful delivery of client campaigns – campaign planning, resourcing, multi-stakeholder management, rights delivery, reporting.
Client Management: - Lead client comms across on-going workstreams
Develop and continue to foster a strong relationship with brand team
Develop strong relationships and work closely with key rights holders as required
Account Team Management: - Provide strategic guidance and insight to the team to ensure that brand and business objectives are met
Ensure that the day-to-day management of the account continues to function seamlessly from a top-down/bottom-up perspective.
Oversee resourcing and team workloads across campaign and rights delivery.
Develop strong relationships with all account leads and be main day to day contact
Ambassador/talent management: Oversee the client’s global ambassador agreements - working closely with dedicated talent resource

Work across the detail of contracts and working with the talent and legal teams across contractual nuances (markets, talent/agents ways of working, commercial conflicts etc.)

What You Need

Proven experience managing teams delivering multiple workstreams in a complex environment, with a track record of success across Account Management, Brand Planning and Brand Activation
Strong background in brand partnerships and rights delivery planning
Experience advising clients on partnership activation strategies
Football tournament experience is highly desirable, ideally working with challenging global rights holders such as FIFA, UEFA, or similar organisations
Excellent organisational, communication, and stakeholder management skills

Wasserman does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.