Commercial Strategy & Insights Manager - CFCW
JOB TITLE: Commercial Strategy & Insights Manager, CFCW
DEPARTMENT: Commercial, CFCW
LOCATION: Stamford Bridge, London
CONTRACT: Permanent, Full Time
Closing date: 24th November
We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. In the event that we receive a large number of applications, the position may be filled before the listed closing date. To avoid missing out, please submit your application at your earliest convenience.
JOB FUNCTION
- The Commercial Strategy & Insights Manager will be an integral member of the Chelsea FC Women commercial team, leading on key strategic initiatives that support and strengthen the club’s commercial partner programme.
- The role will own and develop the use of data and insights across the commercial function, with particular focus on the pitching process for new business and renewals, and on evidencing the value of partnership with one of the world’s fastest-growing women’s football clubs.
- Responsible for the maintenance, implementation, and ongoing improvement of tools and platforms used to support commercial data and insights provision across the team.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead Chelsea FC Women’s partner brand tracking programme, driving efficiencies and building compelling data narratives that demonstrate the tangible impact of partnership with the club.
- Identify the best data sources, both internal and external, and act as the key point of contact for the commercial partnerships team in surfacing and applying this data.
- Develop the use of data and insights to build persuasive, evidence-led business cases for prospective Chelsea FC Women partners, positioning the club as a market-leading investment in women’s sport.
- Contribute to the broader commercial strategy by translating audience, performance, and media data into clear, actionable commercial narratives for partner conversations and internal stakeholders.
- Support the development and learning of junior team members, helping to build in-house insights capability across the commercial department.
MEASURES OF PERFORMANCE
- Consistent and high-quality delivery of data and insights to key commercial stakeholders across new business, renewals, and partner management.
- Maintenance of best-in-class use of data within commercial conversations, positioning Chelsea FC Women to win and retain significant partnerships.
- Tangible growth in the commercial team’s in-house insights capability, functionality, and overall sophistication of data use.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
- Strong commercial background with 3+ years of experience within the sports industry; experience in women’s sport or a fast-growth commercial environment is highly desirable.
- Demonstrable experience delivering strategic commercial projects, processes, and data-led narratives to senior stakeholders.
- Ability to work with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, translating complex data into clear commercial insight.
- A genuine interest in and understanding of the women’s football landscape, including its commercial growth trajectory.
- Advanced user of Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel.
Our Expectations
To embody the club’s BLUE behaviours (Brave, Lead, Unity, Edge) in the approach to work and interaction with others To adhere to the club’s policies and procedures, including Health & Safety, Financial Authorisation, Confidentiality and GDPR. To act as an ambassador for diversity, equality, and inclusion, and demonstrate a positive commitment by treating others fairly in line with our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Policy and reporting any acts of discrimination through appropriate channelsTo create a safe environment and act to protect all young people and vulnerable adults that are either in your care or attending club premises, and report any concerns to the Safeguarding LeadTo report any misconduct or suspected misconduct to the HR Department
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
At Chelsea we recognise that the diversity of our people is one of our greatest strengths and we are taking positive action to ensure our existing colleagues and job applicants can fully be themselves and bring their own unique experiences and perspectives to Chelsea FC. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.
If you need reasonable adjustments made to the recruitment process, please reach out to your recruiter, who will be able to advise and support you.
Chelsea FC is fully committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of all children, young people and adults at risk (vulnerable groups). We therefore require all successful applicants to complete a DBS Check prior to starting employment. Depending on the role, successful applicants may also be required to undergo other child protection screening where appropriate.
This Job Description is not intended to be exhaustive; the duties and responsibilities may therefore vary over time according to the changing needs of the Club.