Partnership and Activation Manager at Microsoft | Redmond, WA | $68K/yr – $151K/yr

Microsoft

Partnership and Activation Manager

Redmond, WA (Hybrid)

$68K/yr – $151K/yrMid LevelFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive partnership activations and cross-functional delivery for Microsoft sports partnerships, aligning internal teams and external partners to deliver measurable outcomes.

Own activation planning and rights management to drive partner outcomes.
Must-have: Experience in sponsorship activation or integrated marketing and cross-functional collaboration.
Standout: Budget management and procurement policy adherence signals operational scale.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Support external relationships with sports organizations ensuring effective delivery of partnership objectives.
Collaborate with internal engineering teams or agencies to deliver transformational technology with the partner.
Develop activation plans to drive awareness of partnership and build product consideration/adoption through storytelling and tech engagement.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Economics, Public Relations, or related field
OR equivalent experience.
Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Economics, Public Relations, or related field AND 1+ year(s) integrated marketing (e.g., digital, relationship, social media, campaign), event management, marketing strategy, business planning, marketing operations, or related work experience
1+ year(s) sponsorship activation, integrated marketing (e.g., digital, relationship, social media, campaign), event management, marketing strategy, business planning, marketing operations, or related work experience
Partnership or Sponsorship management experience
Campaign development and execution experience with a focus on measurable impact analysis
Project management experience
Experience collaborating cross-functionally

Preferred

Campaign development and execution experience with a focus on measurable impact analysis
Project management experience
Experience collaborating cross-functionally

Microsoft

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