Account Executive, Partnerships Services

Founded in 1992, CF Montréal is a Canadian soccer team. Evolving over the years, the club has been a Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise since 2012, a professional league comprising the elite of Canada and the United States. With over 130 permanent employees and more than 300 during the match season, CF Montréal is a pioneer in the Canadian soccer scene. CF Montréal boasts a dynamic and passionate team working in a stimulating and ever-evolving environment! Are you an ambitious individual looking to help build the new face of professional soccer in Montreal, Quebec? Join our team today!

Through the Montreal Impact Foundation, which celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2023, CF Montréal is deeply involved in the community. Its mission is to organize and support activities aimed at improving the quality of life for children and families from vulnerable backgrounds. In particular, it provides sports facilities to promote physical activity and social inclusion.

A PROFESSIONAL SPORTS CLUB, BUT MUCH MORE!

Founded in 1992, CF Montréal is a Canadian soccer team. Evolving through the years, the club is to this day a franchise of the Major League Soccer (MLS), the elite championship of Canada and the United States. With more than 130 permanent employees and more than 300 during the season, CF Montreal is a pioneer in the Canadian soccer community. CF Montréal represents a dynamic and passionate team evolving in a stimulating and always evolving work environment! Are you an ambitious person, wanting to help build the new face of professional soccer in Montreal and Quebec? Join our team now!

Through the Montreal Impact Foundation, which celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2023, CF Montréal is deeply involved in the community. Its mission is to organize and support activities to improve the quality of life of children and families from underserved communities. In particular, it provides sports facilities to promote physical activity and social integration.

A PROFESSIONAL SPORTS CLUB, AND MUCH MORE!

The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and maintaining exceptional business relationships with our partners. As the primary point of contact, this individual will ensure the proactive execution of partnership agreements between the Club and its partners, guaranteeing impeccable customer service. They will support management in developing and implementing visibility and activation strategies to maximize impact and increase partner satisfaction. Furthermore, you will act as a liaison between partners and the various relevant departments within the organization. A high degree of flexibility is required, as the position involves working days, evenings, and weekends depending on home and away game schedules.

Main responsibilities

• Ensuring the long-term loyalty of our partners;
• Building and maintaining positive relationships by encouraging regular exchanges and meetings and by making appropriate follow-ups;
• Evaluate the requests and needs of partners and manage activations and visibility in order to meet common objectives, and ensure the proper management of negotiated agreements;
• Manage the execution of projects, budgets, timelines, deliverables and their visibility;
• Collaborate closely with the various departments, particularly marketing, operations, communications and legal, to ensure open communication and a consistent and efficient workflow;
• Attend all local matches and various special Club events: welcome partners and their guests, guide them and support their experience;
• Monitor and make the necessary adjustments to the agreements and ensure compliance with reciprocal commitments in terms of implementation and conformity with partners and the various departments of the Club, as well as with external suppliers;
• Maintain an up-to-date inventory of our partner properties;
• Implement and use monitoring tools and performance indicators to measure the value and impact of partners;
• Produce post-mortems, retrospective analyses and various required reports;
• Ensure understanding and follow-up of the Major League of Soccer (MLS) “Commercial Guidelines”;
• Proactively contribute to upsells and renewals of business partners and assist senior managers in creating new properties for potential partners;
• Formulate recommendations on possible improvements;
• All other related tasks.

Job description

The person in this position will be responsible for offering and maintaining an exceptional business relationship with our partners. As the main point of contact, this individual will ensure the proactive execution of partnership agreements established between the Club and its partners, while providing impeccable customer service. The person will support management in the development and implementation of visibility initiatives and activations to maximize impact and increase partner satisfaction. Additionally, you will act as a liaison between partners and the various departments within the organization. A high degree of flexibility is required, as the position involves working days, evenings, and weekends depending on home and away games.

Main responsabilities

• Ensure long-term partner loyalty and satisfaction;
• Build and maintain positive relationships by encouraging regular communication and meetings, and by conducting appropriate follow-ups;
• Assess partner needs and requests, manage activations and visibility initiatives to meet shared objectives, and ensure proper execution of negotiated agreements;
• Oversee project delivery, including budgets, timelines, deliverables, and visibility components;
• Collaborate closely with various departments—especially Marketing, Operations, Communications, and Legal—to ensure open communication and a smooth, efficient workflow;
• Attend all home games and special Club events: welcome partners and their guests, guide them, and support their overall experience;
• Monitor and adjust agreements as needed, ensuring mutual commitments are respected by both the Club and its partners, as well as by external vendors;
• Maintain an up-to-date inventory of partnership assets;
• Implement and use tracking tools and performance indicators to measure the value and impact of partnerships;
• Produce post-mortem reports, retrospective analyses, and other required documentation;
• Ensure understanding and compliance with Major League Soccer (MLS) Commercial Guidelines;
• Proactively contribute to upselling and partner renewals and assist senior managers in developing new assets for potential partners;
• Make recommendations for potential improvements;
• Perform any other related duties as required.

• The personality! Creative, innovative, proactive, autonomous, solution-oriented, with a great sense of customer service;
• Hold a university degree in marketing, communications or other related field;
• Possess a minimum of 2 years of experience in client management, sponsorship and/or partnership management or other equivalent field;
• Knowledge and experience in the world of sport is an asset;
• Strong ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, independently, and to work under pressure and tight deadlines;
• Demonstrate dynamism, leadership and flexibility and have good communication skills;
• Perfect command of French and English, spoken and written; the person will have to establish business relationships inside and outside Quebec;
• Good knowledge of the Microsoft 365 suite;
• Training in project management and/or sales is an asset.

Required qualifications

• The personality! Creative, innovative, proactive, autonomous, solution-oriented, with a strong sense of customer service;
• University degree in marketing, communications or related fields;
• A minimum of 2 years' experience in customer management, sponsorship operations and/or partnerships, or other related fields;
• Knowledge and experience in the world of sports is an asset;
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, work independently and under pressure with tight deadlines;
• Demonstrate dynamism, leadership, flexibility and good communication skills;
• Proficient oral and written French and English; the individual will be required to establish business relations both inside and outside Quebec;
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft 365 suite;
• Training in project management and/or sales is an asset.

Additional information

CF Montréal thanks all those who have expressed interest by submitting their applications. However, only those whose applications are selected will be contacted. CF Montréal's values ​​and mission are based on the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion. Interculturalism defines not only our sport, but also our Club. We are therefore committed to applying these principles in our recruitment processes and in our work environment. For any further questions regarding CF Montréal's initiatives, please do not hesitate to contact us.

CF Montréal thanks those who express an interest by submitting their application. However, only successful candidates will be contacted. CF Montréal's values and mission are the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion. Interculturalism defines not only our sport, but our Club. We are therefore committed to applying these principles in our recruitment processes as well as in our work environment. For more questions about the actions taken by CF Montreal, do not hesitate to contact us.