Director of Partnerships – Commercial Strategy

Swiss Paralympic

Director of Partnerships & Commercial Strategy focused on partnership portfolio management and driving revenue growth for the Canadian Paralympic Committee. Leading a high-performing team to deliver exceptional partner experiences and innovative initiatives.

Posted 6/20/2026full-timeOttawa • 🇨🇦 CanadaLead💰 CA$110,000 - CA$145,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the Canadian Paralympic Committee's Partnerships and Business Development functions.
Drive revenue growth, strengthen partner value, and advance CPC's strategic priorities through innovative commercial opportunities.
Provide strategic leadership across partnership portfolio management, business development, and commercial strategy.
Lead a high-performing team responsible for delivering exceptional partner experiences.
Secure sustainable revenue growth and maximize the value of CPC's commercial assets.
Shape CPC's commercial strategy and identify opportunities to create value for athletes, partners, and supporters.
Collaborate with the Chief Commercial & Impact Officer and colleagues to transform strategic priorities into innovative initiatives.

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of progressive experience in partnerships, sponsorship, business development, commercial strategy, or related disciplines.
Relevant post-secondary education and/or equivalent professional experience.
Demonstrated success managing partnership portfolios, commercial growth, and strategic renewals.
Experience leading and developing high-performing teams.
Experience working with senior executives and managing complex stakeholder relationships.
Exceptional communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills.
Strong strategic thinking, commercial acumen, and project leadership abilities.
Experience developing athlete-centred commercial opportunities and working with athletes, athlete representatives, agents, or talent managers is considered a strong asset.
Experience developing commercial opportunities via social and digital platforms is considered a strong asset.
Experience developing, delivering, and measuring social impact programs.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Remote work environment
Travel for occasional in-person meetings
Opportunity to impact inclusive communities

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Hard Skills & Tools

partnership managementbusiness developmentcommercial strategyrevenue growthportfolio managementstrategic renewalssocial impact programsdigital platformsathlete-centred opportunitiesproject leadership

Soft Skills

strategic thinkingcommunication skillspresentation skillsrelationship-buildingteam leadershipstakeholder managementcollaborationinnovationcommercial acumenhigh-performance team development