Commercial Operations Manager (Women's RWC England 2025 LOC)

We are looking to appoint a Commercial Operations Manager to ensure the Commercial Rights of the various RWC stakeholders are delivered at the selected RWC venues (to include Official RWC Fan Activation locations). This role will be responsible for all venues in the lead up to the Tournament and will then become Commercial Venue Manager at one or more venues during the Event. They will form part of a broader delivery team responsible for managing the commercial rights and contracts for the RWC 2025 Commercial Partners.
This role will sit in the Venue Operations team within the LOC and will report directly into the Head of Venues and Tournament Operations.

What you'll be doing:

• Work closely with the Commercial Operations Manager at World Rugby to understand the deliverables of all partners.


• Work alongside the Image and Look manager and supplier to review all commercial branding items to ensure they reflect commercial agreements.


• Manage the exclusive category rights delivery of commercial partners eg.pourage and payment systems.


• Manage the successful planning and delivery of Commercial Partner Unique Promotions during the tournament both in venues and in our official host locations.


• Work with the accreditation manager to coordinate requirements for all commercial partners throughout tournament time.


• Liaise closely with venues and cities to ensure stakeholder commercial compliance across the tournament.


• Recruit and manage a team of Commercial Venue Managers and Coordinators to work across the venues at tournament time.


• Be part of the venues and tournament operations team and take on other responsibilities as required during planning and delivery.


• Coordinate commercial partner requirements at matches to include parking/ catering
  
  Significant experience in a similar role involving planning and delivering venue and event operations


• Understanding and delivery of quality client service


• Experience managing senior-level relationships and varied teams on complex projects


• Ability to operate in a dynamic working environment, handling multiple tasks within a multicultural environment


• Ability to build strong and authentic working relationships


• Persuasive and articulate with good communication and presentation skills


• Positive, solutions-focused mindset


• IT literate, with a good knowledge of Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook


PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:

• A passion for sport and to contribute to the further growth of the women's game.


• Role-models World Rugby's values of Discipline, Respect, Integrity, Passion, and Solidarity.


• A positive, 'can-do' attitude; someone who is resilient, flexible, curious, and delivery focused.


• Adept at working under pressure in a fast-paced environment, delivering work to deadlines and honouring commitments.


• A collaborative team player, who builds strong relationships with colleagues and a diverse range of stakeholders.


• Excellent planning and organisational skills, managing multiple workstreams at once; meticulous attention to detail.


• Can navigate ambiguity and cut through complexity, taking a logical and creative approach to problem-solving.
  
  Women's Rugby World Cup England 2025 (Women's RWC 2025) will be the 10th edition of the women's tournament. World Rugby, in partnership with the Rugby Football Union (RFU) and UK Sport, have formed a Local Operating Company to plan and deliver the event.


Ambitions for the tournament are at an all-time high as women's rugby is one of the fastest growing team sports in the world. Women's RWC 2025 will be the ultimate stage for the best players, teams and coaches from 16 nations across the globe and is set to be the biggest and most widely watched women's rugby event ever. If you are interested in being a part of a tournament that will celebrate a generational moment for global rugby, apply today!