Partnerships Manager (fmd)

We are looking for a Sydney-basedPARTNERSHIPS MANAGERto secure lead and nurture high-value brand relationshipsfor (2) key projects launching in 2026.

You willown client partnerships end-to-end ensuring excellence in delivery while alsoidentifyingnew pathways for collaboration growth and cultural impact. You are the connector the relationship architect and the strategic voice that ensures our partners feel deeply supported and culturally elevated.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and develop relationships with senior partnership stakeholdersand decision makers
• Lead day-to-day relationship management for key partners across sport entertainmentfashion tech and culture
• Identifycollaboration opportunities that deepenpartnerrelationshipsand expand ours/our clients footprint
• Oversee partnership roadmaps annual calendars workstreams and strategic milestones
• Lead negotiations renewals scope shaping and commercial conversations confidently
• Build relationships with community leaders creators athletes collectives and industry collaborators
• Ensure cultural insight diversity and relevance are embedded across all partnership activity
• Represent act.3 at industry events panels cultural moments and partner touchpoints
• Lead or support proposals pitch strategy and commercial structuring for new partners

Client & Partner Coordination

• Act as the primary strategic contact for senior stakeholders
• Provide counsel grounded in cultural intelligence audience insights and business objectives
• Maintain project and relationship health through regular check-ins reporting accountability and transparent communication
• Lead budgets forecasting and commercial documentation for all partnership accounts
• Strengthen internal systems and operational workflows to support partnership excellence
• Contribute to internal capability-building by sharing best practice tools and insights

Project Delivery

• Oversee partnership-led activations from concept to completion
• Ensure clarity across timelines roles responsibilities and production milestones
• Manage budgets QA processes and delivery excellence across multi-stakeholder environments
• Partner with creative and production teams to translate partnership goals into standout cultural moments

• Contribute to creative strategy and partnership storytelling across culture sport lifestyle and community

Real impact comes from real people and real stories and your story looks a little like this:

• Experienced Partnerships Leader:57years in partnerships brand strategy experiential or cultural marketing
• Relationship Builder:Enjoysthe sales and partner building process. You come in with your own network and are inspired tobuild onthis for our projects.Trusted by clients and collaborators;youareable toinfluence advise and problem-solve with ease
• Strong Operator:Confident managing multiple workstreams with clarity structure and commercial awareness
• Culturally Connected:You live and breathe sport entertainment culture and community
• Story-Driven Thinker:You understand audiences and craft partnership narratives that land
• Team Player:You foster collaboration support junior talent and lift the room through attitude and action
• Purpose-Led:You care deeply about impact sustainability equity representation and social change

• act.3 on tour:join our community and work in an exciting international and interdisciplinary environment with over 18 community bases spanning 6 continents.
• Community moments & celebration:regular community events & get-togethers including our annual global community summit and festival; .
• Learning & education:access to training workshops and custom personal development programs via our .
• Our way of acting:inspiring office design and set-ups and opportunities for flexible work arrangements.
• Culture Clubs:create or be part of platforms for passions and shared interests.
• Feel good management:open accessto drinks and healthy buffets in our community bases.
• Recharge:annual vacation-leave to recuperate.

We are a community of real people who turn our passion into impact. We shape the future of brands through people community and culture. We make ideas happen.

We began our journey as an exclusive partner of adidas UEFA and FC Bayern in 2012 from our headquarters in Herzogenaurach Germany. Since then we have continued to push the boundaries of human interaction. We understand what society and our world need.

Our purpose is to enable each other and brands to create real change in peoples lives ultimately making our world a happier place. Community and culture are therefore a core part of our work. We approach marketing holistically and have expertise in strategy creative and experiences. We are now a global community with over 250 individuals in 18 global offices spanning 6 continents. We collaborate with handpicked partners all over the world to bring beauty to the spheres of sport culture and sustainability.