Global Brand Partnerships Manager - Speedo

London, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level

Posted 1 month ago

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Job Summary

Own partnership strategy and activation for Speedo, turning brand goals into global collaborations with cultural relevance and audience-driven value.

  • Partnership Strategy & Evaluation: Define global partner opportunities aligned with brand ambition and audience priorities.
  • Activation & Execution: Plan and deliver partnership programs with clear objectives, timelines, and stakeholder inputs.
  • Cross-Functional & Governance: Align with Product, PR, Legal and regional teams and track performance for learnings.

Job Description

  • Support the Senior Global Brand Marketing Manager in developing Speedo’s global brand partnership strategy, ensuring alignment with brand ambition, audience priorities and growth objectives.
  • Identify, evaluate and develop global partnership and collaboration opportunities that build brand relevance, consideration and cultural credibility.
  • Support the development of partnership frameworks and evaluation criteria, including brand fit, consumer relevance, commercial value and executional feasibility.
  • Monitor cultural, sport, lifestyle, retail and consumer trends to identify partnership opportunities and emerging spaces of relevance.
  • Build compelling partnership proposals and narratives that clearly articulate mutual value, brand fit and activation opportunities.
  • Coordinate partnership planning and delivery, including objectives, KPIs, key messages, timelines, approvals, deliverables and stakeholder inputs.
  • Manage day-to-day relationships with external partners, agencies and internal teams, ensuring activity progresses on time and to the agreed standard.
  • Work closely with Product Marketing and Product Creation teams on selected product-led collaborations, ensuring concepts are rooted in consumer value and strong storytelling.
  • Partner with PR, Social & Community and regional teams to ensure partnership moments are communicated clearly and amplified through the right channels.
  • Ensure partnership activity is aligned with brand guidelines, contractual requirements, legal approvals and financial processes.
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Pentland Brands

Pioneering brands that make life better. We are Pentland Brands, a global family business bringing some of the most loved sports, outdoor and lifestyle brands to millions of people around the world.We own Speedo, Berghaus, Canterbury of New Zealand, Endura, ellesse, Red or Dead, KangaROOS and Mitre. We’re also the UK footwear and apparel licensee for Kickers.All our brands have their own unique identities and every one of them is powered by Pentland. We're a truly global business, with 21 offices in four continents. We’re always on the lookout for talented, enthusiastic people to help shape our future. We celebrate difference and give everyone the freedom to innovate and develop, be it through creative working environments or learning opportunities. Our brands are there in the moments that matter - being there for more people, in more of those moments, drives everything we do.To find out more go to www.pentlandbrands.com or follow us @pentlandbrands on Twitter or Instagram.

Founded in 1932
London, England, GBR
2.3K employees (402 in marketing)