Senior Sponsorships Strategy Lead – CEMEA

Visa; Dubai; Hybrid; AED 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global payments technology company seeks a Senior Director for Sponsorships in Dubai. This full-time hybrid role involves leading sponsorship strategies with renowned sports events and athletes, ensuring impactful partnerships across the CEMEA region. The ideal candidate possesses extensive experience in sponsorship marketing, strong leadership capabilities, and excellent communication skills. This position requires strategic thinking and collaboration with various stakeholders to maximize the effectiveness of sponsorship programs, alongside a Bachelor's degree in Business or Marketing, with an MBA preferred.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in sponsorships and marketing.
• Proven leadership with the ability to create a vision.
• Strong strategic thinker with results orientation.
• Great collaborator with productive relationship-building.
• Effective communicator with executive presence.

Responsibilities

• Lead creation of activation platforms for sponsorships.
• Manage relationships with sports bodies and ambassadors.
• Collaborate with global teams on sponsorship activities.
• Explore and recommend new partnership opportunities.
• Measure and track key metrics to optimize programs.

Skills

Sponsorship Marketing

Leadership

Strategic Thinking

Collaboration

Communication Skills

Financial Acumen

Planning and Organization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or Marketing

MBA (preferred)

Job description

A leading global payments technology company seeks a Senior Director for Sponsorships in Dubai. This full-time hybrid role involves leading sponsorship strategies with renowned sports events and athletes, ensuring impactful partnerships across the CEMEA region. The ideal candidate possesses extensive experience in sponsorship marketing, strong leadership capabilities, and excellent communication skills. This position requires strategic thinking and collaboration with various stakeholders to maximize the effectiveness of sponsorship programs, alongside a Bachelor's degree in Business or Marketing, with an MBA preferred.