Sponsorship & Licensing Specialist
- Application Deadline: Dec. 12, 2025
- Nyon
- Hybrid
Job information
Unit: Commercial
Contract type: Open-ended
Start date: Asap
Application deadline: 12.12.2025
Main goal
As Sponsorship & Licensing Specialist, you will help shape and deliver commercial partnerships across our global sponsor and licensee portfolio. Working closely with UC3’s agencies – including TEAM Marketing, Relevent Football Partners, and Two Circles – you’ll manage rights delivery, activate partnerships, and ensure value is realised across men’s and women’s competitions. This is a unique opportunity to work at the heart of elite football, driving innovation, servicing major brands, and contributing to the continued growth and global reach of Europe’s top club competitions.
Key responsibilities
- Supporting the execution of sponsorship and licensing agreements across all UEFA Club Competitions, ensuring contractual obligations are met.
- Serving as the key point of contact for sponsor and licensee account teams, ensuring that key updates are disseminated across the organisation.
- Overseeing the delivery of sponsor and licensee activations by coordinating the agency(ies) and delivery teams, ensuring partners receive optimal visibility, engagement opportunities and value.
- Working closely with agencies and internal stakeholders such as UEFA Commercial Operations, Event Operations, Digital content and other relevant units to plan and implement rights delivery across digital, event, branding and content touchpoints.
- Tracking and reporting on partner activity and rights utilisation, identifying opportunities to enhance value.
- Supporting cross-functional commercial projects to improve partner experience and streamline delivery processes.
- Supporting sales efforts across all club competitions, coordinating and collaborating with agencies, UEFA and Clubs.
Great Place to Work
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Join a dynamic team at the heart of UEFA’s elite men’s and women’s club competitions
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Advance your career through impactful projects in an innovative environment
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Enjoy competitive benefits including staff discounts and support for sustainable commuting
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Thrive in an inspiring environment with access to a campus and workplace culture that promote a healthy lifestyle
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Work flexibly with remote work options
Skills & Requirements
Requirements
Experience
- 6-8 years’ relevant experience in sponsorship, marketing, or brand partnerships within sport, entertainment, or a related industry.
- Experience working cross-functionally, with marketing, events, operations, legal to deliver activations.
- Proven experience in contract delivery, brand activation, or rights management.
- Experience within a major European football club is highly desirable.
Education
- Degree in marketing, business, sports management or related discipline preferred
Languages
- English: business fluent
- Proficiency in other European languages would be an asset
Other requirements
- Excellent partner servicing and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong organisational and project management abilities, with a sharp eye for detail.
- Capacity to coordinate multiple workstreams and maintain high standards under pressure.
- Ability to represent UC3 professionally to senior clients and agency partners.
- Collaborative team player with a solutions-oriented mindset.
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About the company
UC3 is the commercial entity (a joint venture between UEFA and ECA) responsible for managing the long-term marketing and commercial strategy, sales, and delivery of all commercial rights (including media, sponsorship, and licensing rights) for UEFA’s elite men’s and women’s club competitions.
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