About the Role
This role involves managing a portfolio of key partners, building strong relationships, and contributing to the delivery of brilliant experiences across Australian Cricket. You will work closely with partners, agencies, broadcasters, venues, and internal teams to ensure contractual benefits are delivered, activations are executed successfully, and commercial outcomes are maximized.
Responsibilities
- Own delivery of partnership agreements and maximise contractual value.
- Develop activation plans aligned to partner and commercial goals.
- Build strong partner, agency and stakeholder relationships.
- Deliver proactive, high-quality partner servicing.
- Support retention and renewals through insights and value creation.
- Turn market and partner insights into growth opportunities.
- Lead match day rights delivery and partner activations.
- Contribute to a collaborative, high-performance culture.
- Interstate travel may be required for match day delivery and partner activity.
Requirements
- Experience in a commercial partnerships, sponsorship, account management or agency environment.
- Strong relationship management, interpersonal and negotiation skills.
- A proactive, service-oriented approach and commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes.
- Excellent organisation, planning and attention to detail.
- Sound commercial judgement and an interest in developing your career in global sport.
- The ability to think strategically, identify opportunities and support partner value creation.
- Confidence working with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Strong presentation and communication skills.
- The ability to adapt in a fast-paced and changing environment.
- A curious mindset with a willingness to learn and hit the ground running.
Skills
- Commercial partnerships
- Sponsorship
- Account management
- Client-facing
- Relationship management
- Interpersonal skills
- Negotiation skills
- Organisation
- Planning
- Attention to detail
- Commercial judgement
- Strategic thinking
- Presentation skills
- Communication skills
- Adaptability
Location
- Australia
Work Type
- Flexible working environment
Experience Level
- Professional
Education Level
- Relevant tertiary qualifications will be highly regarded.
Benefits
- An additional week of leave at the end of the season
- Tickets to the Cricket for you to take your friends and family
- Discounts from our partners such as ASICS
- Salary packaging options
- Paid parental leave
- Volunteer leave
About the Company
- Working for Cricket Australia means that you become a part of Australia’s proud history and help us look toward the future.
- Our players and teams are successful, inspiring and reflect the values and aspirations of the community they represent.
- As an organisation, we are seeking to drive bold, transformative change in digital experiences, junior participation, culturally diverse inclusion, gender equality and sustainability, whilst also reimagining the W/BBL, building player connection through storytelling and playing our part in developing the game globally.
- Our purpose is clear; to unite and inspire everyone to love and play cricket.
- Cricket is so much more than just a game; it brings people together and binds us all through our shared experiences.
- This is your opportunity to join a purpose led organisation that truly makes a difference to Australians.
Equal Opportunity
- Cricket is a sport for all Australians and our workplace reflects that.
- We recognise our differences are our strength and a diverse and inclusive workforce is fundamental to our success.
- We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people of colour, gender, LGBTIQ+ people, people with diverse religious beliefs and people with a disability to apply.
- Our culture is founded on our values: Aspire Respect Lead together
- Australian Cricket, including Cricket Australia, is committed to being a child safe organisation and requires all team members to hold a valid Working with Children Check.
