Senior Commercial Growth Lead

About the role

We have an exciting new opportunity for a Senior Commercial Growth Lead to join the Broadcast & Commercial department. We're looking for a commercially sharp, strategically minded operator to help shape the future of cricket in Australia. This is a senior role with real influence—driving new sponsorship revenue, building high-impact brand partnerships, and helping position cricket as the most compelling commercial platform in Australian sport. A background in rights-holder sales is not a must-have; you just need the drive and instincts to sell big ideas and turn relationships into results.

As the successful Senior Commercial Growth Lead you will play a critical role in driving new revenue for Cricket Australia by leading the identification, development and conversion of sponsorship opportunities. You'll own the end-to-end sales processes for new partnerships and will also provide high-level support across key account management to support the growth of current partners. Operating as a senior member of the Commercial team, this role will work closely with colleagues across customer experience, legal, strategy and marketing to ensure partnership proposals are compelling, innovative and deliver measurable value. What does success look like in this role? Helping position Cricket Australia as the most appealing and effective sponsorship platform for brands in the country

Responsibilities

• Identify, develop and convert sponsorship opportunities to drive new revenue for Cricket Australia.
• Own end-to-end sales processes for new partnerships and support growth of current partners through high-level account management.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (customer experience, legal, strategy, marketing) to ensure compelling and valuable partnership proposals.
• Shape strategic narratives and manage complex deals or stakeholder relationships from end to end.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in business, commerce, law, marketing or a related discipline.
• At least 10 years of professional experience in a commercial, consulting, legal, finance or strategic role with evidence of strong progression.
• Strong understanding of how businesses operate and make decisions, with the ability to translate this into compelling sponsorship propositions.
• Outstanding communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills; capable of building trust with senior internal and external stakeholders.
• Proven ability to identify commercial opportunities, shape strategic narratives and manage complex deals or stakeholder relationships end to end.
• Highly developed stakeholder management capabilities; able to work cross-functionally and align diverse teams around common goals.
• Ability to adapt in dynamic environments and balance multiple priorities without compromising quality or impact.
• Team-first mindset with strong work ethic and personal accountability.
• Strong written and visual presentation skills; ability to distil complex ideas into clear, persuasive narratives.
• Passion for sport and a desire to position cricket as a valuable and innovative commercial platform in Australian sport.

What's in it for you?

Our employees at Cricket are gifted with an additional week of leave at the end of the season. As a CA employee, you will also have other benefits including:

• Tickets to cricket for you to share with friends and family.
• A flexible working environment that supports balance between what you need and what works for the business.
• Discounts from our partners and salary packaging options.
• A multitude of leave types including paid parental leave and volunteer leave.

Our culture

Cricket is a sport for all Australians and our workplace reflects that. We recognise our differences are our strength and a diverse and inclusive workforce is fundamental to our success. We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people of colour, LGBTIQ+ people, people with diverse religious beliefs and people with a disability to apply. Our culture is founded on our values:

• Aspire
• Respect
• Lead together

Australian Cricket, including Cricket Australia, is committed to being a child safe organisation and requires all team members to hold a valid Working with Children Check.

Please submit your application via the link by 5pm Monday 8th September 2025. We will be reviewing and interviewing applicants during this time, so don't wait In the meantime, follow us on our socials via Instagram @cricketaustralia, via X @cricketaus and via our website https://www.cricket.com.au/