Chief Brand & Partnerships Officer The Football Factory · Europe (hybrid, with regular travel to Portugal and Italy)

About The Football Factory The Football Factory (TFF) is building a new model for football: integrated Football Citadels where a club, an academy, real estate, hospitality and technology grow together as one ecosystem. Our first Citadel is taking shape in Ovar, Portugal, around FC Florgrade, a club rooted in its community and built stone by stone.

TFF rests on three pillars: sport, real estate and technology. Our leadership team brings experience from some of the most respected organisations in football, real estate and technology.

The role

We are looking for a Chief Brand & Partnerships Officer to own TFF’s brand and its strategic partnerships across the group. Reporting directly to the Founder & CEO and sitting on the leadership team, you will shape how TFF is seen by fans, families, partners and investors, and turn that brand into lasting commercial relationships.

What you will do

- Define and lead TFF’s brand strategy, positioning and identity across the group, the Citadel and FC Florgrade.
- Build and manage the partnerships and sponsorship portfolio, from structuring the offer by tier to negotiating, activating and renewing agreements.
- Turn every partnership into visible value: joint storytelling, campaigns, events and on-site activation at the Citadel.
- Lead marketing across digital, content and community, with a clear plan and measurable results.
- Shape brand and narrative materials for investors and strategic stakeholders, in close coordination with the CEO, CFO and Communications.




- Build and lead a lean team and network of agencies and freelancers as the project grows.

What we are looking for

- 5+ years in brand, marketing or partnerships, with senior leadership experience in sport, entertainment, lifestyle or premium consumer brands.
- A proven track record of building and closing sponsorship or brand partnerships with recognised companies.
- Strategic vision combined with hands-on execution: comfortable in the boardroom and on the ground.
- An entrepreneurial mindset, at ease in a fast-moving, international scale-up environment.
- Fluent English; Italian and/or Portuguese a strong plus.
- A genuine passion for football and its power to transform communities.

Compensation

Please read this section carefully before applying.
- Initial phase: equity only. Until TFF completes its first successful institutional fundraising round, this role is compensated exclusively in company equity. There is no salary or fixed cash compensation during this phase.
- After the first successful round: the role will move to a market-aligned cash package, agreed at that point, alongside the equity already earned.

This role is designed for a senior professional who wants to build a company from its foundations and share directly in the value they help create.

Why join us

- A C-level seat in a project with a unique and replicable model, at the moment it moves from vision to execution.
- Founder-level ownership: an equity stake in the company you help build.
- The chance to build a brand from its foundations, together with an exceptional international team.
- Real impact: your work will shape a club, a territory and a community.

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