Commercial Rights Delivery

Commercial Rights Delivery

Application Deadline: 28 February 2025

Department: Commercial & Marketing

Employment Type: Fixed Term - Full Time

Location: Mexico City

Description
We govern the beautiful game and ensure it's run with transparency and integrity.
Join our team in Mexico City and support us on our mission.

Reporting organisationally to the Head of Rights Delivery and Licensing, the Commercial Rights Delivery Manager will oversee the successful operational implementation and fulfillment of FIFA Commercial Partners' World Cup contractual rights and obligations in Mexico. This role includes managing official, site requirements, stadium preparation, Commercial Partners' activities, and deliverables.

THE POSITION
These are your key tasks:

• • Plan and oversee the operational implementation and delivery of the FIFA World Cup 2026™ Commercial Partners agreements.
  • Work with stadium venue managers, stadium Authorities, and other functional areas to plan and deliver the rights and obligations of the Commercial Partners.
  • Coordinate and deliver all stadium inspections, open days, and Commercial Partners operational visits, in coordination with the functional area, understanding the commercial requirements at the stadium as well as the F&B concessions operations.
  • Manage the implementation of clean site and Commercial Partners exclusivity in the official sites.
  • Ensure the partners recognition program is implemented in all the relevant areas of the stadium as per guidelines provided including in the F&B concession programme.
  • Together with FWC26 project leads and the FIFA Commercial Rights Delivery team, implement specific marketing projects at the stadium e.g., Value-in-Kind, Special Marketing Programmes, and other partners activities, etc.
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for partners, addressing inquiries, resolving issues, and managing expectations throughout the event operation delivery process.
  • Work with marketing suppliers and assist them in the delivery of their obligations.
  • Support the Commercial Rights Delivery team with other projects as required.
  • Support the marketing venue team during the tournament period.
  • Prepare comprehensive reports, guidelines, and presentations on rights delivery progress, highlighting key achievements, challenges, and recommendations for future events.
  • Prepare tournament debrief reports

YOUR PROFILE
We work hard at FIFA.
We are dedicated, ambitious and innovative.

And we respect our values. Always.

For all roles, we seek talented people with an entrepreneurial spirit and a global mindset.

The specific competencies we require for this position are:

• Minimum of ~5 years of work experience in events operations
• Fluent in English and Spanish
• Bachelors Degree
• Proven track-record in managing complex projects
• Ability to adopt a strategic view, take decisions, and act promptly in a high pressure and fast paced environment
• Experience in managing international events or in organizations with international offices/staff
• Innovator and added-value approaches towards rights delivery