Senior Hospitality Director (Payment Services Client)

USA (Hybrid)

$90K/yr – $120K/yrSenior Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive multinational hospitality sponsorships and experiential programs for B2B/B2C audiences, coordinating Motorsports, Golf, and Entertainment properties across the Americas while leading a regional team and shaping event experiences that convey client messaging.

  • Americas Hospitality Programming oversight across Canada, US & LATAM and multiple properties
  • Integrate client products and services into sponsorship programs and craft experiential messaging
  • Lead Americas-based team, manage events, and oversee executive onsite delivery

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Americas Hospitality Programming sponsorship oversight across Canada, US & LATAM
  • Oversee Motorsports, Golf and Entertainment properties within Americas programming
  • Collaborate with Americas team to manage multi-property relationships
  • Client liaison for Americas/B2B Hospitality and Product Service Integration
  • Lead Americas-based team to plan and execute high-profile B2C/B2B events
  • Integrate client’s products and services into sponsorship programs
  • Serve as experiential expert to ideate innovative event messaging and hospitality concepts
  • Oversee B2B programming and Executive onsite management
  • Manage finance trackers, budgets, and program reconciliations
  • Develop sales decks and presentations for internal and external audiences
  • Support the agency experiences team with hosting and hospitality insights
  • Spanish speaker required, Portuguese is a plus

Requirements

  • 7–10-year(s) work experience in hospitality or experiential marketing and proven experience managing VIP and executive groups
  • Spanish speaker required
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
  • Willingness to travel domestically and internationally – a valid passport required
  • Willingness to work non-traditional hours including weekend/holiday travel
  • Flexibility and willingness to travel domestically and internationally, and work weekends or holidays as needed. Anticipated travel level: High (45%-65%)
  • Ability to lead client meetings, staff planning and keep all parties on task, on time and on budget
  • Strong leadership presence, with the ability to communicate concisely, persuasively and effectively, across multiple mediums

Preferred

  • Experience working internationally or as part of a global team is a benefit, as too if you have first-hand experience working at a major event such as Formula 1, Olympics, FIFA World Cup etc would be valued
  • Portuguese is a plus
  • Experience leading and hosting in Motorsports, Golf and Entertainment
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We are Octagon. A global agency in sports, entertainment, and culture. We strike deals. Set the pace. We’re playmakers. A group of creative thinkers and energetic doers inspiring and helping brands and talent to step up and stand out. Octagon is the world’s largest creative marketing and sponsorship consulting practice, and a pioneer and leader in athlete and personality representation and management. With our fingers firmly on the pulse, we set out a clear vision for the future. Our passionate team of 800+ around the world are relentlessly committed to helping you force fate and push forward. We work with hundreds of blue-chip corporate clients, more than 1000 Athletes & Personalities, and manage more than 10,000 events per year. Leading stakeholders in the sports and entertainment world continue to look to Octagon to provide leadership in understanding fans’ passions and how these insights can build more effective, efficient, and measurable marketing programs.

Founded in 1983
Stamford, Connecticut, US
1.3K employees (204 in marketing)
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