VP, Global Brand Partnerships

About the role

We are seeking a rare kind of operator — a VP, Global Brand Partnerships to architect and own Nova Sky Stories' global brand revenue engine. This role sits at the center of how Nova scales — transforming our drone light shows into one of the most premium, in-demand brand storytelling platforms in the world. You won't just grow sponsorship revenue; you'll redefine what brand partnerships look like in experiential media.

Responsibilities

• Define Nova’s Role in Culture
• Shape where and how Nova shows up across the global cultural landscape, embedding the platform into high-impact experiential moments
• Originate relationships with global brands, agencies, and partners — positioning Nova as a must-have platform before formal deals exist
• Create the strategic framework for brand participation, including category exclusivity, partnership tiers, and brand standards that protect long-term premium positioning
• Lead Enterprise & Strategic Partnerships
• Originate, structure, and close Nova’s most strategic global deals — including multi-market, multi-year, and category-defining partnerships
• Build the narrative, data, and performance storytelling that translates cultural relevance into measurable brand impact
• Define, build, and evolve Nova’s shows into scalable global “properties” with clear positioning, audience, and long-term brand value
• Build the team & function
• Build and lead a high-caliber, senior partnerships team, expanding across regions and categories as the business scales
• Design an organization that supports both enterprise deal-making and global sponsorship execution
• Establish a culture of commercial excellence, accountability, and strategic thinking

Requirements

12–15+ years of progressive experience in brand partnerships, business development, or commercial leadership — within agencies, brand-side organizations, or properties that have built partnership models from the ground up

A proven track record of building and scaling multi-market or global revenue streams, ideally across experiential, live entertainment, sports, media, or adjacent industries

Demonstrated success structuring and closing large-scale, multi-year, multi-market partnerships with global brands, agencies, or enterprise clients

Deep, senior-level relationships with CMOs, global brand leaders, agency executives, and key decision-makers — with the ability to originate opportunities and accelerate deal cycles

Experience operating at the intersection of brand, media, IP, and live/experiential environments, including complex, multi-stakeholder ecosystems

Strong commercial systems thinking — with the ability to design and scale pricing models, sponsorship architecture, deal governance, and revenue operations

Executive-level commercial acumen, with ownership or significant influence over $10M+ revenue streams, pipelines, or portfolios

Proven ability to lead through influence across cross-functional teams (creative, production, operations, legal, finance) in high-stakes deal environments

Experience building and leading high-performing partnerships or commercial teams, ideally across regions or global markets

Sharp strategic judgment — able to balance long-term platform building with near-term revenue delivery

Comfort operating in a fast-moving, global environment, with frequent travel and senior external engagement