Sr. Manager Marketplace Integrations

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

At adidas, we have a very clear mission: “to be the best sports brand in the world”; and a very passionate purpose: “Through sport, we have the power to change lives.” These guiding principles shape how we operate as a company, how we collaborate with our partners, how we create our products, and how we connect with our consumers. Our values represent essential behaviors, reflecting a winning mindset we strive to see in every team member.

The Sr. Manager Partner Program Integrations will oversee the LAM portfolio of new Partner Program integrations and enhancements, maximizing revenue growth across the region. The role ensures a best-in-class Project Management Office (PMO) by prioritizing projects based on sound business cases, securing global and LAM resources, and maintaining top-tier project management practices to deliver projects on time and in full. Partner Program is our stream that manages marketplaces (Digital Wholesale).

Key Responsibilities:

• Own the regional Partner Program integration roadmap across 6 LAM markets, leading annual prioritization cycles and business case submission to the LAM SLT and global to secure the resources needed.
• Drive regional expansion by delivering first-of-kind integration capabilities across new markets and business models, including fulfilment and new logistics model, building the regional playbook for new partner models.
• Design and maintain program and portfolio governance frameworks, establishing structured tracking of progress, risks, dependencies and budget consumption to ensure visibility and on-time delivery across all workstreams.
• Assess the technical feasibility and commercial potential of Partner Program integration opportunities, consolidating market demand and translating business priorities into structured roadmap proposals with clear sequencing and trade-off recommendations.
• Drive cross-functional alignment across business, technology and operations teams to ensure the right regional and local resources are in place to deliver integration programs on time and in full.
• Feed marketplace realities, trends and account insights back to the Global Partner Program business development teams to fine-tune and evolve the global Partner Program integration framework.
• Run a best-in-class Project Management Office to deliver integration projects on time and in full.
• Drive continuous innovation towards full automation of Partner Program operations, exploring new business models and integration capabilities in line with evolving marketplace dynamics and consumer experience needs.
• Define business and operational requirements for each integration capability, coordinating end-to-end delivery across business, technology and operations teams and validating go-live readiness against agreed standards.

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Key Relationships:

• Global Partner Program and Global Digital Partner Commerce (DPC) Business Development teams
• Country DPC and Market teams
• Market Consumer Experience, Operations and Finance teams
• Global and Market IT Partner Program teams
• Digital Sales Solutions (DSS)
• Regional and local marketplace partners
• Regional middleware and integration platform providers

Knowledge, Skills and leadership abilities Senior Managers:

EXCEL

• Live your passion for the brand: Acts as a confident brand ambassador, spreading enthusiasm for adidas, its culture, products, and consumers. Shares brand updates, understands diverse consumer needs and adapts accordingly.
• Act like it’s your own company: Balances global strategy with local needs, aligns team goals, seeks process improvements, and drives sustainable growth and profitability.
• Think Bigger and Beyond: Anticipates change, embraces ambiguity, and encourages innovation. Supports calculated risks, challenges the status quo, and drives continuous improvement.

EMPOWER

• Build a diverse team & foster inclusion: Creates diverse, high-performing teams in an inclusive, fair environment. Encourages open dialogue, values different perspectives, and celebrates individual and team achievements.
• Engage and inspire: Connects and energizes the team with clear vision and motivating communication. Guides through challenges and promotes well-being and resilience.
• Develop talent: Identifies and creates development opportunities, provides fair access to growth, and fosters a culture of trust and continuous feedback.

ELEVATE

• Deliver results: Sets clear, achievable goals, prioritizes value-driven actions, ensures resources, and exemplifies a hands-on mentality to overcome challenges.
• Promote accountability: Owns decisions with transparency, communicates expectations clearly, addresses conflicts constructively, and takes confident actions, even in challenging situations.
• Continue to grow yourself: Seeks feedback, reflects to increase self-awareness, embraces a learning mindset, and pursues growth beyond the comfort zone while promoting development within the team.

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• University degree in Business Administration, Industrial Engineering or a related field, with 5+ years of professional experience, including 2+ years in e-commerce.
• 5+ years leading digital marketplace integration programs in a regional or multi-market scope.
• Proven experience owning and delivering multi-project digital integration portfolios with direct accountability for Net Sales enablement targets.
• Proven experience as a direct people manager with a track record of building and developing high-performing teams in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
• Exceptional communication skills, able to present complex topics to stakeholders at all organizational levels, both in person and remotely.
• Proficiency in MS Office and AI tools; fluency in Spanish and English (Portuguese is a plus).