Commercial Intelligence Senior Specialist

Commercial Intelligence Senior Specialist

Key Responsibilities

• Lead comprehensive market benchmarking both nationally and internationally to establish best-in-class pricing models, sponsorship structures, and partnership standards.
• Analyze the Club’s partnership asset inventory and map it against market demand and competitor positioning to identify gaps and growth opportunities.
• Define and prioritize target sectors and potential partners based on opportunity sizing, strategic fit, and revenue potential.
• Build detailed partner profiles and develop sector-specific value propositions that clearly articulate the Club’s commercial offering.
• Prepare ROI reports, partnership performance dashboards, and post-campaign analyses to measure the effectiveness and return on each partnership.
• Provide ongoing analytical support for partner communications, renewal discussions, and upselling strategies.
• Work in lockstep with the Senior Sales Manager and Sales Manager to ensure pipeline decisions are rooted in data and market intelligence.
• Monitor industry trends, fan engagement metrics, and macro-economic indicators to continuously refine the Club’s commercial positioning.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Finance, Data Analytics, or a related field.
• 5–7 years of experience in business intelligence, market research, or commercial analytics ideally within sports, entertainment, or media industries.
• Proven track record of producing actionable insights that directly influenced commercial strategy or deal-making.
• Experience working with CRM platforms, data visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau), and Excel at an advanced level.
• Previous exposure to partnership or sponsorship environments is highly desirable.

Skills

• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with the ability to translate complex data into clear, compelling narratives.
• Excellent presentation and report-writing abilities comfortable presenting findings to senior leadership.
• Proficiency in data visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or equivalent platforms.
• Advanced proficiency in data analysis tools and platforms.
• Strong attention to detail with a proactive, solution-oriented mindset.
• Effective communicator who can bridge the gap between data teams and commercial stakeholders.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-performance sports environment.
• Fluency in Arabic and English is required.