Senior Director of Partnerships

We are appointing a Senior Director of Partnerships to lead ABF's most strategic commercial relationships. This is a senior-level role responsible for developing and stewarding long-term partnerships with leading global institutions, Fortune 500 organizations, sovereign entities, and category-defining companies.

The role requires a rare combination of strategic judgment, commercial sophistication, and the ability to engage confidently with the highest levels of leadership across public and private sectors.

You will act as both a commercial leader and a trusted advisor to partners, ensuring ABF remains a critical platform for visibility, influence, and high-level engagement.

• 7-10 years of experience in strategic partnerships, with a demonstrated track record of $60M career sales closed.
• Proven track record of originating and closing complex, multi-stakeholder, high-value partnerships.
• Experience engaging senior executives, institutional leaders, or public sector stakeholders at C-suite or equivalent level.
• Demonstrated ability to operate within long-cycle, relationship-led commercial environments.
• Strong commercial acumen with disciplined pipeline management and forecasting capability.
• Exceptional communication and positioning skills, with the ability to articulate value at both strategic and executive levels.
• Comfort operating in ambiguity, with strong judgment and discretion in high-trust environments.
• Genuine interest in global affairs, economic systems, innovation, and leadership networks.

• Lead the development and execution of ABF's most strategic partnership relationships across global markets.
• Originate and close high-value, multi-year partnerships with senior stakeholders including CEOs, Chairpersons, Ministers, and Global Heads of Function.
• Own a defined annual revenue portfolio, delivering against ambitious commercial targets through a structured and disciplined pipeline strategy.
• Engage in highly consultative, multi-threaded dialogue with partners to design customized partnership frameworks aligned to their strategic priorities.
• Translate complex organizational objectives into tailored partnership solutions across thought leadership, forum participation, brand positioning, and executive engagement.
• Navigate long-cycle, high-stakes commercial processes with precision, discretion, and commercial discipline.
• Collaborate with ABF leadership to shape global expansion priorities, sector focus, and flagship program development.
• Contribute to the ongoing evolution of ABF's partnership architecture, ensuring offerings remain relevant to global institutional needs.
• Represent ABF in select high-level forums, private meetings, and strategic stakeholder engagements.