Commercial Strategy & Insights Manager - CFCW

The Commercial Strategy & Insights Manager is an integral member of the Chelsea FC Women commercial team, leading key strategic initiatives that support and strengthen the club's commercial partner programme. The role owns and develops 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. The postholder is also responsible for the maintenance, implementation and ongoing improvement of the tools and platforms used to support commercial data and insights provision across the team.

• 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.
• 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.
• Maintain, implement and continuously improve the tools and platforms used to support commercial data and insights provision across the team.
• Deliver consistent, high-quality data and insights to key commercial stakeholders across new business, renewals and partner management.
• Maintain best-in-class use of data within commercial conversations, positioning Chelsea FC Women to win and retain significant partnerships.

• Strong commercial background with 3+ years of experience within the sports industry.
• 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.
• Commitment to embodying the club's BLUE behaviours (Brave, Lead, Unity, Edge) in the approach to work and interaction with others.
• Adherence to the club's policies and procedures, including Health & Safety, Financial Authorisation, Confidentiality and GDPR.
• Acting as an ambassador for diversity, equality and inclusion, treating others fairly in line with the club's Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Policy and reporting any acts of discrimination through appropriate channels.
• Creating a safe environment and acting to protect all young people and vulnerable adults either in the postholder's care or attending club premises, and reporting any concerns to the Safeguarding Lead.
• Reporting any misconduct or suspected misconduct to the HR Department.
• Successful applicants must complete a DBS Check prior to starting employment, and may be required to undergo other child protection screening depending on the role.

• Experience in women's sport or a fast-growth commercial environment is highly desirable.