Events & Partnerships Manager

Airpay Payment Services; Pune District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Airpay Payment Services Pvt. Ltd. in Pune seeks an Events & Partnerships Manager to lead our event presence and strategic collaborations across fintech ecosystems.

You will own planning, vendor management, on-site execution, and post-event reporting to reinforce Airpay’s position as a full-stack payments infrastructure leader. The role emphasizes relationship-building, end-to-end event delivery, ROI assessment, and cross-functional collaboration with marketing, product, and sales teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 4–5 years in event marketing, partnerships, or sponsorships.
• Willingness to travel frequently, including on short notice.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy and planning for events, conferences, and sponsorships.
• Develop partnerships with industry bodies, banks, fintechs and partners.
• Own end-to-end event execution from planning to on-site delivery and post-event reporting.
• Manage budgets, vendor contracts and ROI tracking.

Skills

Event marketing

Partnerships

Negotiation

Project management

Budgeting

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing/Communications/Business Administration

Tools

Excel/Sheets

Project trackers

Job description

Job Title: Events & Partnerships Manager

Job Level: Mid - Level

Report to: Medha Trivedi.

Department: Marketing.

Organization: Airpay Payment Services Pvt. Ltd

Location: Pune.

Job Summary

We are looking for a proactive, relationship-driven Events & Partnerships Manager to lead airpays event presence and strategic collaborations across the fintech and payments ecosystem. Youll be hands-on across strategy, vendor and stakeholder management, on-site execution, and post-event reporting - ensuring every activation reinforces airpays position as a full-stack payments infrastructure leader.

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategy & Planning

• Identify and evaluate event, conference, and sponsorship opportunities relevant to B2B verticals.
• Travel to and attend events under consideration for airpay sponsorship to validate fit, audience quality, and ROI potential before commitment.
• Identify collaboration and co-marketing opportunities with industry bodies, banks, fintech associations, and technology partners.
• Build a rolling calendar of events and partnership opportunities aligned to airpays business priorities and seasonal campaigns.

2. Partnership Development

• Source, pitch, and negotiate partnerships and sponsorships that expand airpays visibility with merchants, banks, and channel partners.
• Manage relationships with industry associations, event organisers, media partners, and co-sponsors.
• Coordinate with the partnerships and business teams to align event/partnership plans with pipeline and revenue goals.

3. Event Execution & Operations

• Own end-to-end execution of airpay-hosted and airpay-sponsored events - from planning and vendor coordination through on-ground delivery.
• Manage logistics including venue, travel, branding/collateral, standees, giveaways, and on-site staffing.
• Coordinate speaker/panel participation, fireside chats, and masterclasses featuring airpay leadership.
• Liaise with design, content, and product marketing teams to ensure event collateral and messaging are on-brand and shoot-ready in time.

4. Budget, Vendor & Stakeholder Management

• Manage event budgets, vendor contracts, and negotiations to maximise ROI on sponsorship and hosting spend.
• Track and report on event performance - leads generated, engagement, brand visibility, and partnership outcomes - to leadership.
• Maintain a repository of past events, partners, and learnings to inform future planning.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Marketing, Communications, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 4-5 years of experience in event marketing, partnerships, or sponsorships (experience within consumer tech, fintech, or a fast-moving environment strongly preferred).
• Willingness and ability to travel frequently, including on short notice, for event scouting and execution.

Skills and Experience

• Proven track record of planning and executing B2B events, conferences, or sponsorship activations end-to-end.
• Strong relationship-building and negotiation skills, with experience managing vendors, sponsors, and industry partners.
• Sound commercial judgement to assess event/partnership opportunities against cost, audience fit, and expected ROI.
• Excellent project management skills - able to juggle multiple events and partnership conversations in parallel against tight timelines.
• Comfortable working cross-functionally with content, design, product marketing, and sales teams to align messaging and collateral.
• Working knowledge of the payments/fintech ecosystem (payment aggregators, banks, merchant acquiring) is a strong plus.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, including comfort briefing senior stakeholders and representing airpay externally.
• Proficiency with budgeting, event-management, and reporting tools (e.g., Excel/Sheets, project trackers).

Travel Requirement

• Regular domestic and occasional international travel