Account Manager, Partnerships

Company Description

 

160over90 is an award-winning global marketing agency which forges stronger human connections and creates shared moments where people feel something real. With over 600 thinkers, doers, and makers across every cultural corner of the world, the agency offers a full-service, channel-agnostic approach and a deep connection to the people, places, and properties that drive the conversation of tomorrow. 160over90 works with leading brands including AB InBev, Coca-Cola, Macy’s, Marriott International, McDonald’s, Verizon and Visa.160over90 is part of Publicis Groupe. Follow our story at 160over90.com

Overview

The Account Manager, Partnerships plays a pivotal role within 160/90, sitting within the Client Services team in Singapore. This role is responsible for leading day-to-day client management, driving account growth, and ensuring the seamless delivery of best-in-class sports and entertainment partnership campaigns across Asia-Pacific.

 

You will act as a trusted partner to clients, translating briefs into effective campaigns. You will drive the planning and delivery of campaigns from concept through to execution, managing internal teams and external partners to deliver impactful work with measurable results.

 

You will also play a key role in shaping account direction, identifying opportunities for growth, while maintaining the highest standards of operational excellence. You will work closely with teammates across markets, regions, and functions to deliver integrated activations that meet and exceed client objectives.

Responsibilities

• Manage key client relationships, acting as the primary day-to-day contact. Build trust through proactive communication, strategic counsel, and consistent delivery of high-quality work

• Identify the right initiatives, resources, and partners required to deliver against client briefs and campaign objectives

• Drive the end-to-end campaign delivery, as a partner to the Account Director and the first-line manager and guide for the executives

• Drive the development and execution of partnership campaigns across multiple workstreams, ensuring alignment from planning through to on-site delivery

• Maintain oversight of timelines, budgets, and deliverables to ensure seamless execution

• Support the Account Director with internal processes including project management, procurement, legal, and finance

• Coordinate effectively across internal teams and regional stakeholders to ensure smooth delivery.

• Contribute to new business and organic growth

• Build a strong understanding of client brands, industries, and audiences to advise on what will and won’t work, with counsel grounded in insight and understanding

• Build and maintain effective working relationships across teams, markets, and functions to ensure a connected and collaborative approach to delivery

• Maintain a strong understanding of social, digital, and cultural trends, as well as the evolving sports and sponsorship landscape across APAC, applying this knowledge to client work

• Monitor client feedback and proactively identify ways to enhance service delivery, strengthen relationships, and improve overall account performance.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years relevant agency, client-based experience across Partnerships (experience in events delivery is favourable) 

• Knowledge and expertise across a variety of sports

• Understanding of how to build a client relationship and understand their business needs

• Proven ability to manage a high volume of client-service deliverables through critical path planning and time/resource management to maintain high quality output

• Strong understanding of regional cultural landscape

• Organised and detail oriented in a fast-paced, client service environment

• Excellent time management, written and oral communication skills

Additional Information

Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

 

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

 

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact USMTTACompliance@publicis.com.

 

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

 

Compensation Range: USD $60,000.00 - SGD $75,000.00/NA. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 11/27/2026.