Senior Specialist, Partnership Marketing (FTC)

McLaren Racing was founded by New Zealand racing driver Bruce McLaren in 1963. The team entered its first Formula 1 race in 1966, and since then McLaren has won 23 Formula 1 World Championships, more than 200 Formula 1 grands prix, the Le Mans 24 Hours at its first attempt and the Indianapolis 500 three times. 

Brand Marketing:  

The Brand Marketing team is responsible for bringing McLaren Racing’s story to life. We translate strategy into campaigns and activations that build our brand, engage fans around and deliver impact for our partners.   

We do this by creating integrated, multi-channel campaigns in collaboration with our partners and bringing together cross-functional teams to ensure McLaren shows up consistently and with impact across every touchpoint. 

Purpose of the role 

Partnership Marketing Senior Specialist – Brand Marketing will be responsible for supporting our team on our biggest campaign of 2026; McLaren’s 1000th GP in Formula One.  

Immediate availability is required for this role, as we need someone who can join us and make an impact right away. The FTC will finish at the end of May.

The successful candidate will work be responsible for managing the activations of our key partners on this campaign, working collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary team across McLaren Racing to ensure that we deliver results for both the partner and McLaren Racing.  

Role Dimensions: 

• Support partners and their agencies in developing activation concepts for the 1000th GP.

• Support partners in managing the execution of their activations, ensuring they have the input needed from other McLaren teams and our production agency.

• Be a key point of contact, alongside partner managers, for the partners on this campaign.

• Ensure partner activations are seamlessly integrated into the overall campaign and fan experience.

• Support the overall delivery of the campaign for the McLaren Racing brand.

• Some support on additional campaigns may be required.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience: 

• Extensive experience in the sports or marketing industry 

• Experience managing partnership activations in sport and entertainment, ideally across experiential and content. 

• Proven experience managing projects and campaigns in a fast-paced, demanding environment. 

• Proven experience managing clients or partners at different seniority levels.  

• Excellent collaboration skills, with the ability to work with multiple stakeholders and functions. 

Role Breakdown 

Activation concept development (c.20%) 

Partner activation management (c.60%) 

Campaign planning and support (c.20%) 

What can McLaren offer?

We constantly strive to be better tomorrow than we are today. Our ambition is to be the most pioneering and exhilarating racing team in the world, and our collective task is to set the standards for high performance in sport. We show up every day with energy and enthusiasm, ready to play our part.

We encourage and support diversity, equity and inclusion. We will actively promote a culture that values difference and eliminates discrimination in our workplace.

McLaren Racing is based at the iconic McLaren Technology Centre (MTC) near Woking. Here at McLaren, we offer hybrid working.

Our state of the art, sustainable campus offers many facilities including a gym, restaurant and indoor and outdoor break-out areas, as well as direct access to park and common land. The MTC is connected to Woking mainline station via regular shuttle buses, from which London Waterloo is a 30 minute train ride.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including private healthcare, car schemes, life insurance and generous pension contributions.