Partner Manager, Sports
Roblox
Every day, tens of millions of people come to Roblox to explore, create, play, learn, and connect with friends in 3D immersive digital experiences– all created by our global community of developers and creators.
At Roblox, we’re building the tools and platform that empower our community to bring any experience that they can imagine to life. Our vision is to reimagine the way people come together, from anywhere in the world, and on any device. We’re on a mission to connect a billion people with optimism and civility, and looking for amazing talent to help us get there.
A career at Roblox means you’ll be working to shape the future of human interaction, solving unique technical challenges at scale, and helping to create safer, more civil shared experiences for everyone.
Roblox is seeking a Partner Manager to join the Sports Partnerships vertical to deliver services to each of our partners. In this role, you'll work closely with brands to develop and/or enhance their presence on Roblox and achieve sustained success on the platform. The Partner Manager will collaborate with large strategic brands from initiation to launch, partnership management and post-launch wrap-up. This is a partner facing role requiring industry expertise and a proven ability for executing large partnerships with premium brands.
You will help current and prospective partners find long-term success by providing strategic guidance, product/policy expertise, up-to-date resources/best practices, and coordination between partners and internal Roblox teams. For key strategic partners, you will anticipate and navigate blockers while managing internal communications and stakeholders.
Successful candidates will bring curiosity and strategic vision into the workplace, and be adept at navigating complex internal networks and ever-evolving policy considerations, while working with a vibrant creative community of developers.
This role is full-time and located at our headquarters in San Mateo, California or New York City (remote) and will report to the Group Director.
You will:
- Support the partnerships team across the Sports vertical, broader partnerships team projects, and vertical specific initiatives (eg, Halloween)
- Serve as subject matter expert for high-touch vertical products (Ads, Marketplace, Experience Guidelines, Moderation) navigating policy and coordination with other product teams
- Drive operations and technical solutions for external partners and agencies
- Collaborate internally with Roblox's Marketing, Communications, Developer Relations, Economy, Ecosystems, Moderation, and Legal teams to help support partnership launches
- Ideate creative ways for brands and talent to enter into the metaverse in an authentic way and create presentations to represent this to potential partners
- Support the broader Partnerships team by helping with organizational elements, such as streamlining processes, pipeline, confluence, and other internal communication documents
- Work with the Insights team to pull partnership metrics and help optimize partner activations
- Keep up with social media and gaming trends by consuming content and thinking about how it could apply to our partners
- Coordinate and manage internal and external production schedules
You have:
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university or equivalent experience
- 5+ years experience as an account manager or in a similar role
- Experience working with Sports partners in a Marketing or Brand Partnerships capacity; and/or working in social media/digital marketing in a partner-facing role
- Exceptional project management skills
- Have experience creating and delivering presentations to all levels
For roles that are based at our headquarters in San Mateo, CA: The starting base pay for this position is as shown below. The actual base pay is dependent upon a variety of job-related factors such as professional background, training, work experience, location, business needs and market demand. Therefore, in some circumstances, the actual salary could fall outside of this expected range. This pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. All full-time employees are also eligible for equity compensation and for benefits.
Roles that are based in our San Mateo, CA Headquarters are in-office Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional in-office on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).
You’ll Love:
- Industry-leading compensation package
- Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage
- A rewarding 401k program
- Flexible vacation policy (varies by exemption status)
- Roflex - Flexible and supportive work policy
- Roblox Admin badge for your avatar
- At Roblox HQ:
- Free catered lunches five times a week and several fully stocked kitchens with unlimited snacks
- Onsite fitness center and fitness program credit
- Annual CalTrain Go Pass
Roblox provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Roblox also provides reasonable accommodations for all candidates during the interview process.
