Commercial Strategy Industrial Placement

Join the Commercial Department of Mercedes-AMG Formula One Team for a year-long Industrial Placement from June 2026 to July 2027. This role supports the strategic direction of the commercial program, focusing on strategic commercial projects under senior guidance. It offers a unique opportunity to work in elite-level sport, top-tier global sports marketing, and commercial business strategy, contributing to areas like sponsorships, partnerships, merchandise, e-commerce, and sustainability initiatives.

Must Have

• Completed at least one year of undergraduate studies, with at least one year of academic studies left by June 2026
• Confident communicator, highly articulate, and socially dynamic with motivation and resilience
• Proactive approach and ability to work both independently and as part of a broader project team
• Excellent time management skills and ability to prioritise & manage multiple projects and stakeholders
• Able to work in a high-performance environment and deliver against challenging deadlines
• Willingness to learn new approaches and adapt to different working styles
• Support analysis and blue-sky thinking to develop new revenue opportunities
• Conduct strategic, qualitative, and quantitative evaluations of such opportunities
• Report on developments and trends in the global business landscape and partner network
• Benchmark Team against competitors in F1 and other leading sports
• Conduct and identify takeaways and recommendations from internal and external research
• Support sponsorship sales process with sponsor target lists
• Broader research on companies within the sales funnel
• Data-led content that supports sponsorship proposals
• Provide overall administrative support including event planning, gifting and SAP

Good to Have

• Strong MS Excel skills – confident with data analysis
• Strong MS PowerPoint skills for insightful and recommendation-driven presentations
• Quantitative degree from University
• Interest or experience in sports business and/or e-commerce / marketing / digital media/ leisure & entertainment/ sustainability

Perks & Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Generous joining bonus
• World-class wellbeing programme (including a free on-site gym)
• Delicious, subsidised food
• Private medical cover
• Riverside campus powered by 100% renewable energy

Build your skills. Make an impact. Race towards excellence.

Every dream needs a team.

Join the Commercial Department as we take on the challenge of Formula One’s exciting new era of sustainable technical regulations.

By spending your year in industry with us, you will:

• Apply your learning in one of the most technically demanding global sports
• Take on responsibility as you are supported and trained throughout your year
• Join us for a year-long placement from the end of June 2026 to the end of July 2027
• Work in a fast-paced environment at our state-of-the-art factory in Brackley, United Kingdom
• Be an integral part of a cohort of students working across all functions of our team

As an Industrial Placement in Commercial Strategy:

Working with the Commercial team, the Commercial Strategy Industrial Placement will support the strategic direction of the commercial programme of the Mercedes-AMG Formula One Team (and associated properties). The Industrial Placement will support on and take ownership of various strategic commercial projects under the guidance of senior team members.

This is a unique opportunity for someone to work in a high-performance environment in elite-level sport, top-tier global sports marketing and commercial business strategy. This role will support strategy development across the entire commercial business: sponsorships, strategic partnerships, merchandise and licensing, e-commerce and retail, CRM, e-sports, sustainability and ED&I initiatives and leisure & entertainment.

Key Responsibilities:

Support the development of commercial strategy by:

• Supporting analysis and blue-sky thinking to develop new revenue opportunities
• Conducting strategic, qualitative, and quantitative evaluations of such opportunities
• Reporting on developments and trends in the global business landscape and partner network
• Benchmarking Team against competitors in F1 and other leading sports that we compete with (Premier league, NBA, NFL, leading Champions League teams) and broader entertainment industry
• Conducting and identifying takeaways and recommendations from internal and external research

Support sponsorship sales process with:

• Sponsor target lists featuring companies/brands within specific sectors tiered by propensity to sponsor the team (based on financial results, corporate strategy, market fit)
• Broader research on companies within the sales funnel
• Data-led content that supports sponsorship proposals

Provide overall administrative support including:

• Event planning, gifting and SAP

Successful candidates will have:

Essential:

• As a minimum, the successful candidate must have completed at least one year of undergraduate studies, and must have at least one year of academic studies left (undergraduate or postgraduate) at the time of taking up your placement with us in June 2026.
• Confident communicator, highly articulate, and socially dynamic with the motivation and resilience to handle this highly challenging and fast paced environment
• Proactive approach and ability to work both independently and as a part of a broader project team
• Excellent time management skills and ability to prioritise & manage multiple projects and stakeholders at once
• Able to work in a high-performance environment and deliver against challenging deadlines
• Willingness to learn new approaches and adapt to different working styles

Desirable:

• Strong MS Excel skills – confident with data analysis
• Strong MS PowerPoint skills to enable development of insightful and recommendation driven presentations
• Quantitative degree from University
• Interest or experience in sports business and/or e-commerce / marketing / digital media/ leisure & entertainment/ sustainability

Skills you could gain from your placement include:

• Understanding the commercial & marketing landscape of elite sport
• Strategic thinking and experience in strategy development
• Analysing and manipulating big datasets as well as financial analysis and modelling skills
• Crafting compelling storylines and strategic recommendations from data-driven insights
• Project and stakeholder management

Benefits:

When you put the effort in, we give it back. Start with a competitive salary, a generous joining bonus, add in a world-class wellbeing programme (including a free on-site gym), delicious, subsidised food, and private medical cover - all on our riverside campus powered by 100% renewable energy. You’ll have everything you need to thrive both inside and outside of work.

How to apply:

• Submit your CV and cover letter as a single PDF to our Workday portal
• Complete our application form

Our IP programme is designed with the intent to progress into available graduate roles in the future. You will be required to meet the eligibility criteria of the IP programme including any right to work requirements for your application to progress. As these roles are based in the UK, any visa sponsorship must meet current Home Office immigration rules. If you require a visa for this role you will need to be in a position to self-fund candidate costs of the visa process which are typically in the region of £3,000.

Organisation:

Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team