Vice President, Business Leadership – Financial Services, Sports & Entertainment

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$170K/yr – $180K/yrSenior Level14+ years expFull time

Posted 21 hrs ago

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Job Summary

Own and lead multi-disciplinary sponsorship activations for a major client portfolio, guiding strategic programs from brief to execution while building senior client relationships, managing revenue targets and team performance.

Lead cross-functional teams through complex client programs
Drive strategy, activation, and media support to build brand equity
Achieve annual revenue and margin targets while developing talent

Job Description

Responsibilities

Create a team environment that facilitates mutual respect and partnership across functions; quality thinking; appropriate risk taking; strong internal communications; and regular performance feedback
Oversee the client’s professional sports teams and venues portfolio and strategically guide utilization and optimization of all contractual assets
Provide sponsorship/partnership expertise and lead the development and activation of strategic solutions (sponsorship activation, event marketing, offers/promotions, and appropriate media support) which build brand equity and deliver results for the client
Guide cross-functional teams through the development and activation of complex client programs, from strategic briefs through ideation, production, and execution
Build strong senior client and partner relationships and ability to influence and negotiate in a matrix structure
Develop rapport with sponsorship partners and partner agencies, troubleshooting conflicts as they arise
Support agency culture through leadership integrity, transparent communication and presence across the office
Management and mentoring of all direct reports. Fostering an environment of mutual respect and partnership, strategic thinking, appropriate risk taking, open lines of communication, on-going performance feedback, professional development, and adherence to agency policy
Supporting Momentum’s Values
Deliver against annual revenue and margin targets

Requirements

12–14+ years of agency experience, heavily weighted toward partnership marketing, client account management, and multi-disciplinary team leadership
Proven track record of leading large-scale, memorable sponsorship activations (online/offline) for professional sports and entertainment properties, supported by strong, applicable industry relationships
Demonstrated ability to connect business objectives to creative and experiential solutions while managing complex integrated programs, revenue targets, budgets, and staffing plans
Exceptional relationship-building, influencing, and client management skills, with extensive experience clients and partners at all levels
Experienced in strategic thinking and ability to see, articulate and drive to the big picture
Passionate and solution orientated approach to problem solving
Confident presenter with outstanding verbal and written communication
Leadership & Team Development: Passionate mentor with a track record of inspiring teams, fostering talent, and encouraging high-quality deliverables.
Solution-oriented mindset with the ability to thrive and manage multiple priorities in fast-paced, dynamic environments.
Agency experience strongly desired

Momentum Worldwide

People are no longer satisfied with simply "hearing" a brand's message. Now it's the actual experiences we have with a brand that define its relevance—emotionally, socially and when it's time to buy. That's why Momentum Worldwide helps brands imagine, create, curate and manage their Total Brand Experience. Our job is to create meaning and connections for our clients and their brands.And in today’s world, where people demand corporate transparency and increased sustainability, this approach-redefining all the ways people experience a brand in action-is more important than ever. We integrate sponsorship, shopper, design, technology, social, promotions, PR, digital, entertainment and more in a total brand experience for the modern consumer. Quite simply, our job is to help brands flourish – and we do this as one global agency (within the IPG family of agencies) with 30 offices on five continents and more than 1,300 amazingly talented people—all of us working together, eager to invent, challenge the norm and set the world on fire. To make that possible, we hire people who are ravenous for ingenuity and impatient with the status quo. The biggest asset we have is our talent, and we take that seriously. And it helps that our company works with some incredible brands such as American Express, Coca-Cola, Mondelez, Microsoft, Walmart and William Grant & Sons to name a few.Join us! You could be a member of a growing team of people who love to imagine, concept, create, sculpt, sing, emote and dream in the interests of our clients and communities. We think it’s a special kind of calling. You should answer.

Founded in 1987

New York, New York, USA

1.3K employees (441 in marketing)

www.momentumww.com