Executive Director - Sapphire Lounge Marketing, Digital and Guest Experience

New York City, NY (On-site)

$147K/yr – $260K/yrDirector/Executive10+ years expFull time

Posted 1 month ago

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Job Summary

Ownership of end-to-end lounge marketing and guest experience. Drive cross-functional delivery of digital concepts for travel benefits and partner events.

  • Lead cross-functional delivery of the in-lounge guest experience, digital concepts, and travel-benefits programs.
  • Align experiences with brand guidelines and experiential strategy across events and partnerships.
  • Build long-term roadmaps and influence prioritization across internal teams and external partners.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead the strategy and execution for Sapphire Lounge marketing, digital experience, and in-lounge guest experience to deliver new travel benefits.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams across digital, travel, marketing research, brand, and analytics to define and deliver the end-to-end customer experience.
  • Align the in-lounge guest experience to Sapphire brand guidelines, experiential strategy, and talent collaborations, pop-ups, and special events.
  • Lead and support guest experience, operations, and marketing teams to deliver a differentiated and memorable lounge experience.
  • Build and leverage relationships across lines of business and external partners to deliver in-lounge and digital experiences that advance lounge objectives.
  • Partner with digital product owners and third parties to lead digital concept development and implementation for travel benefits.
  • Own long-term roadmap planning and influence prioritization across internal stakeholders and partners.
  • Develop internal and external marketing strategy for new travel benefits, including industry awareness and communications.

Requirements

  • Ten or more years of digital, marketing, or experiential experience in the travel or financial services industry.
  • Strong understanding of digital experience, digital channels, and end-to-end project management.
  • Proven track record developing and managing large-scale, customer-facing programs.
  • Demonstrated cross-functional leadership, partnership, and influencing skills.
  • Direct people leadership experience.
  • Outstanding relationship management and ability to work within a highly matrixed structure.
  • Exceptional critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to influence decisions.
  • Excellent communication skills, including the ability to translate data into insights and recommendations.
  • Proactive, action-oriented, and results-driven, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple complex initiatives.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred

  • Master of business administration preferred.
  • Hospitality industry experience.

Benefits

  • We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location.
  • Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions.
  • We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility.
  • Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

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