About the role
SPEED & SPIRIT is what we look for in our candidates, defined by some simple values that inspire us to BE DRIVEN in our performance, BE VIBRANT in our sporting legacy, BE TOGETHER in our team spirit, and to let our individual talent and experience shine. Applying for a job at PUMA is easy.
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YOUR MISSION
As the Senior Manager Sports Marketing Basketball, you will lead the strategy and execution of key athlete partnerships, ensuring athletes are amplifying brand and product priorities authentically for the global basketball business unit. This role will deliver a best-in-class brand experience to cultivate high-value partnerships that drive revenue, customer acquisition, and brand awareness.
S trategic Leadership
- Build and maintain a comprehensive activation plans for athlete partners for ongoing engagement around milestones, key brand moments, global events, product launches and seasonal priorities.
- Resolve conflicts and troubleshoot issues quickly, maintaining strong partner satisfaction and retention .
- 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
