Olympic & Paralympics Rights Management Manager, US Sponsorships

About This Role

Manage rights, approvals, and compliance for Deloitte's US Sponsorships portfolio, focusing on the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic sponsorship. This role involves guiding internal teams, overseeing approval processes, and educating stakeholders to maximize sponsorship value and ensure brand consistency.

Responsibilities

• Become a subject-matter expert on rights, usage guidelines, terminology, and visual assets for the LA28 sponsorship
• Guide internal teams on leveraging the sponsorship in activations, ensuring alignment with Deloitte and LA28 requirements
• Lead and coordinate marks and rights approvals for branded content and materials, acting as the primary point of contact for compliance
• Design, implement, and manage an internal brand tracking process for approvals, feedback, and submissions
• Proactively advise and educate internal stakeholders on how Olympic and Paralympic intellectual property can be utilized
• Identify and communicate risks, conflicts, or opportunities within submitted assets; deliver proactive, compliant recommendations
• Update and develop toolkits and brand guidelines for cross-team collaboration on approved sponsorship activations
• Work closely with internal Risk Management to interpret and enforce brand guidelines and requirements
• Ensure all creative submissions and marketing materials meet Deloitte's risk and compliance standards
• Collaborate with creative teams to review digital, print, video, and social media assets associated with sponsorships

Requirements

• Minimum 10 years of experience in sponsorship, sports marketing, or activation management
• In-depth knowledge of the Olympic & Paralympic Movement, including direct experience with property reviews and approvals
• Demonstrated brand, creative, and project management capabilities
• Strong creative thinking and problem-solving skills
• Proven ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects and meet deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Solid attention to detail
• Passion for brand, marketing, and sports sponsorship
• Strong aptitude for stakeholder collaboration
• Comfortable managing ambiguity, shifting priorities, and understanding how to drive projects in a virtual/team environment
• Resourcefulness and adaptability in a fast-paced, evolving environment

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience in sponsorship, sports marketing, or activation management