At Red Bull Racing, we live life in the fast lane, and we’re on the hunt for a Senior Technical Partnership Manager who’s ready to hit the accelerator. This is your chance to blend cutting‑edge tech, bold creativity, and high‑octane teamwork to help us build partnerships that don’t just support our success… they propel it.
In this role, you’ll be the engine behind some of our most exciting technical collaborations; turning big ideas into even bigger breakthroughs, championing innovation, and making sure our partners feel the same adrenaline rush we do every race weekend. If you thrive on momentum, love solving complex challenges at pace, and want to bring some serious energy to the paddock, we’ve saved you a spot on the grid.
Job Purpose
The Senior Technical Partnerships Manager is responsible for leading and developing high-value technology partnerships that deliver both competitive performance benefits for the team and commercial value for partners. We’re looking for someone who fosters a culture of collaboration across engineering, commercial, and partner teams, promoting a strong “One Team” mindset throughout all partnership activities. The role will encourage open communication, knowledge sharing, and a proactive, solutions-focused attitude to ensure partnerships deliver maximum performance and commercial impact for the team and partners.
This role acts as the strategic interface between Oracle Red Bull Racing’s engineering departments and global technology partners, ensuring partner technologies are successfully integrated into the team’s race operations, development processes, and innovation initiatives. The position requires a combination of technical understanding, commercial acumen, and stakeholder management across engineering, marketing, and partner organizations.
Additionally, you will work with both internal and external stakeholders to execute outstanding activations and foster more robust relationships. This role is pivotal in ensuring the success of our partnerships and the overall brand. This role will require a deep understanding of technical, performance-led, engineering topics that our Partners wish to promote, and you will regularly work with key engineering stakeholders in the business to develop innovative marketing materials and activations.
Responsibilities
Strategic Partnership Ownership
Own and manage relationships with top-tier technical partners across various sectors
Develop long-term partnership strategies that align partner capabilities with team performance objectives.
Identify opportunities to expand partnerships through co-innovation projects or new technology integrations.
Engineering Integration
Work closely with engineering departments
Lead the process of evaluating and integrating partner technologies
Facilitate technical workshops and innovation sessions between partner engineering teams and Oracle Red Bull Racing engineers
Commercial Value Creation
Ensure partnerships deliver clear value for both team performance and partner marketing objectives
Collaborate with commercial and marketing teams to develop joint innovation case studies, technology storytelling content, thought leadership initiatives
Support sponsorship renewal and upsell opportunities by demonstrating measurable partnership impact
Senior Stakeholder Management & Team Management
Manage relationships with senior stakeholders internally and externally.
Manage the work of Technical Partnership Managers or Executives supporting the partnership portfolio
Essential Experience
Long-term experience in technology partnerships, innovation partnerships, sports marketing, technical account management, agency or similar client-facing role.
Experience managing others as well as working with global brands is strong advantage.
Experience working with enterprise technology partners (manufacturing, engineering software, fuel, automotive, etc.).
Proven ability to manage complex cross-functional projects involving engineering and commercial teams.
Experience in high-performance environments such as motorsport, advanced engineering, aerospace, or technology companies is highly desirable.
Someone who is highly organised and detail-oriented, comfortable working in fast-paced, performance-driven environments with strong communication skills across both engineers and commercial stakeholders.
The role will be based in Milton Keynes, with the requirement to travel to several races where necessary.
Ready to be part of a team that pushes boundaries both on and off the track? At Red Bull Racing, we believe in rewarding excellence and fuelling potential. As part of our Support Functions team, you’ll enjoy a competitive package of benefits, including:
Bonus scheme
Private healthcare
A pension scheme
On-site gym
Free daily food allowance
And many more!
Join us—and help power the team behind the team.