Senior Sports Marketing Manager

Resolve conflicts and troubleshoot issues quickly, maintaining strong partnersatisfaction andretention.

Proactively manage up by keeping leadership informed of partnership plans and requests, aligning expectations, potential risks and providing timely updates on key initiatives.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Strong strategic acumen and the ability to connect partnerships to the broader business strategy.

Collaborate with Product, Global Marketing Teams, Global Business Units, Regional Account Marketing Teams, Creative Channels and Communications to operationalize and scale partner initiatives.

Work with integrated marketing channels to formulate the consumer journey, media plan, retail strategy and social rollout for signature collections and player capsules to internal and external stakeholders.

Formulate detailed recaps with internal channels to communicate campaign wins and growth opportunites in connection to signature franchises, key initiatives and events.

Partnership Management

Led the day-to-day partnership management with PUMA Basketball athletes. This includes but is not limited to:

Ensure athletes have a constant flow of the right product. This includes both on court and off court product.

Work with each athlete to understand their performance basketball product needs as well as their off the court style preferences.

Build and maintain relationships with talent management representatives and industry contacts.

Handle assigned athletes’ servicing needs such as invoice processing, securing product, contractual budget planning, travel bookings, etc.

Organize athlete product meetings virtual and in-market for footwear and apparel development connected to signature collections and player capsules, owning environment, agenda and hosipitality at a word-class level.

Coordinate and attend brand photoshoots and appearances with assigned athletes to manage ambassador requests at brand initiatives.

Ensure that PUMA is fulfilling our contractual obligations to each athlete.

Work with the athletes to identify and support their charitable initiatives

Ensure athletes are posting on engaging with the brand on social media in a natural and authentic way.

YOUR TALENT

Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field of study

5+ experience in sports marketing, athlete servicing, partnerships, etc. in high-growth or global brand environments

Strong organizational, problem solving, time management skills.

Proven ability to manage multiple projects effectively and with desired end results is important

Proven leadership experience with cross-functional teams.

Ability to work collaboratively with multiple stakeholders

Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; strong executive presence and stakeholder management experience with athletes, agents, and senior leaders

Extensive knowledge on the basketball community—from grassroots to professional

Passionate about sport and sport culture

Domestic & International Travel - 40%

The hiring range base pay for this position is $74,500 - 101,120 + Bonus + Benefits

(Benefit Summary Corporate) ​

Pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

PUMA provides equal opportunities for all job applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex,

gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or disability. Equality for all is one of the core principles at

PUMA and we do not tolerate any form of harassment or discrimination.

At PUMA, every application is reviewed by real people who are committed to fairness, transparency, and equal

opportunity - no matter your background, identity, or experience.To ensure our process stays true to these values, no automated systems or AI tools are used to make hiring decisions. Every decision is made by real people -with real judgment and accountability. We may use functions supported by Artificial Intelligence (AI) to carry out isolated organizational steps, such as scheduling interviews. These functions have no influence on decisions in the application process. We believe in creating spaces where everyone is welcome, celebrated, and empowered to contribute authentically. Because at PUMA, whoever wants to play, can play.

PUMA is a global sports brand creating footwear, apparel, and accessories that inspire athletes and everyday movers. The PUMA Group owns PUMA, Cobra Golf, and stichd, operates in 120+ countries, and has around 22,000

employees worldwide.

PUMA is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of PUMA to prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type and to afford equal employment opportunities to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, gender, physical or mental disability, veteran-status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.For additional information, please contact: us-hrrecruiter@puma.com