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Director, F1

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The Director, F1 will manage WHOOP's partnerships in Formula 1, developing strategies and executing activations. This role involves overseeing contractual obligations, coordinating with teams, and tracking performance metrics.
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RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Own the strategy and day-to-day management of WHOOP's F1 integrations, serving as the primary point of contact for external stakeholders and partners in the sport
  • Develop annual partnership plans for F1, mapping key race calendar moments to brand, media, and content strategies across owned, earned, and paid channels
  • Ensure all contractual deliverables are tracked, satisfied, and maximized — including brand exposure, content rights, hospitality, digital inventory, and activation entitlements — while maintaining compliance with partner approval processes and guidelines
  • Manage the P&A approval process end-to-end, ensuring activities are submitted within required timelines and meet brand guidelines
  • Track and report on partnership KPIs and deliverables, including quarterly reviews per contractual requirements
  • Manage licensed footage rights and image usage in compliance with brand frameworks
  • Lead planning and execution of F1 activations across the race calendar — trackside experiences, Fan Zone programs, track runs, hospitality, and market-level amplification around race weekends
  • Support #WHOOPLive executions, where applicable, coordinating with production and media teams to explore biometric integrations across qualifying and race coverage
  • Brief and collaborate with Creative, Brand Media, and content teams to develop F1-specific assets — driver storytelling, race-day content, and campaign creative for tentpole moments
  • Partner with existing Sports & Talent partnership managers to shape and execute the F1 marketing strategy across team and talent partnerships, working closely on day-to-day planning, activation, performance tracking and post-campaign analysis
  • Partner with Brand Media to align F1 media investment with the broader media plan, including pre-committed buys, contextual targeting, and DMA-level amplification around race weekends
  • Work with Country Marketing Managers to localize F1 activations across priority markets
  • Coordinate with PR, social and Communications on partnership announcements, race-week press engagement, and earned media opportunities
  • Interface with Legal and Finance on contract compliance, payment schedules, and rights management

QUALIFICATIONS

  • 8+ years of experience in sports marketing, partnerships, or sponsorship management, with meaningful time in motorsport or global sports properties

  • Experience managing complex partnership agreements with multiple external stakeholders, including contractual rights, approvals, and deliverables

  • Experience with tier-one global sports properties is required with Formula 1 strongly preferred.

  • Proven ability to translate partnerships into impactful activations and content — from strategy through on-the-ground execution

  • Strong cross-functional leadership skills, with experience influencing senior stakeholders and collaborating across creative, media, and commercial teams

  • Experience building and developing teams, with a track record of mentoring junior talent

  • Requirement to travel globally and work non-standard hours aligned with race schedules

  • Based in Boston or Dublin

  • Passion for motorsport, health, fitness, and the intersection of sports and technology

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

  • Strong commitment to embracing and leveraging AI tools in day-to-day work

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