Senior Manager, Brand Partnerships (m/f/x)

Job description

At Avolta (SIX: AVOL), our people are at the driving force behind our success. With a team of over 76,000 individuals representing more than 150 nationalities, we are a truly global company driven by passion, innovation, and excellence. Born from the combination of Dufry and Autogrill, Avolta is redefining the travel experience through the dedication and expertise of our diverse workforce. Across 73 countries and 1,000 locations, our teams bring energy, creativity, and commitment to delivering world-class travel retail and food & beverage experiences. We operate across multiple channels - including airports, motorways, cruise ships, ports, railways, and more - offering endless opportunities for collaboration and growth. Our people are empowered to make an impact, supported by a culture that values teamwork, development, and innovation. Sustainability and social responsibility are embedded in our strategy, ensuring we grow in a way that benefits both our employees and the communities we serve. Are you looking for a dynamic, international career where your contributions truly matter? Join Avolta and be part of a team that’s shaping the future of travel - together. PURPOSE OF THE ROLE As Senior Manager, Brand Partnerships, you own Avolta's most important brand-advertiser relationships in your territory and shape how the world's leading brands invest in travel as a media channel. This is a strategic, senior individual-contributor role — you build durable, multi-year partnerships at the most senior levels of the brand and act as the commercial architect for your portfolio, carrying a significant revenue and partnership-value mandate. RESPONSIBILITIES Owns and grows Avolta's strategic relationships with priority brand advertisers, positioning travel media at the center of their marketing and commerce agenda Sets the account strategy and multi-year growth roadmap for your portfolio, and build the senior relationships — across marketing, media, and commerce leadership — that underpin it Co-creates multi-year joint business plans that turn one-off campaigns into always-on, strategic partnerships Shapes Avolta's proposition, packaging, and pricing by bringing category and market intelligence back from the front line Carrys and grows a revenue and partnership-value mandate for your portfolio Works with Advertising Solutions and delivery teams to convert strategy into outcomes that compound into renewal and growth Represents Avolta Advertising credibly at senior levels across the brand and travel-media ecosystem WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR 8+ years in media/advertising at a senior level, ideally including retail media, OOH/DOOH, digital media, or premium publishing A track record of owning strategic, multi-year advertiser relationships and a meaningful revenue number, direct-to-advertiser Established senior relationships with brand marketing, media, and commerce leadership in your market A strategic, consultative operating style — you build commercial architecture and JBPs, not one-off buys Executive-grade presence and the credibility to operate at senior client level Nice to have Travel retail or travel media experience Category depth with major advertisers (beauty, luxury, spirits, tech, finance, travel) Experience shaping a proposition or business line in a scaling commercial environment Due to certain email system settings, some of our messages may occasionally land in your junk or spam folder. To ensure you don’t miss any important updates regarding your application, please check these folders regularly and mark our emails as ‘Not Spam’ if needed. We look forward to connecting with you soon!