Senior Account Manager (Soccer Partnerships) (Financial Services Client)

Tech Sales Jobs; Stamford (CT); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Octagon is seeking a Senior Account Manager to lead the client services for soccer partnerships. This role supports strategic planning, program development, and day-to-day management of global partnership portfolios, including NWSL, MLS, USL clubs, and US Soccer Federation.

You will work on integrated campaigns with a hybrid office model (3 days a week in the office) across Stamford, NY, Charlotte, LA, Chicago, Miami or Atlanta, with travel 20–45%. East Coast hours are a prerequisite.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of work with an agency, brand, or property on integrated brand campaigns in global sports
• Superior verbal and written communicator able to tailor messages for diverse audiences
• Strategic, collaborative problem solver who can build relationships and influence teams
• Track record of cultivating positive agency, client, vendor, and property relationships
• Strong organizational and leadership skills
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally; weekend/holiday work as needed; passport required

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day strategic planning, program development/execution, and measurement for client club partnerships
• Assist development of strategic plans, activation recommendations, finance trackers, budgets and RFPs
• Contribute to a fully integrated team managing FIFA program across multiple constituencies
• Collaborate with Experiences team to develop/activate programs aligned with client goals
• Manage documents such as budgets, status reports, inventory tracking, meeting agendas and notes

Job description

Senior Account Manager (Soccer Partnerships) (Financial Services Client)

Location: Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America, Los Angeles, California, United States of America, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, New York, New York, United States of America, Stamford, Connecticut, United States of America, Miami, Florida, United States of America, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Remote Type: Hybrid

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Agency:

Octagon

Job Function:

Consulting

Job Subfunction:

Sponsorship and Talent Consulting

Job Description:

CLIENT SERVICES / Responsible for leading Octagon’s client business and day-to-day management of client programs.

***Our headquarters are in Stamford, CT, but the location of this position can be flexible with a priority given to candidates open to hybrid work (3 days a week in the office) in one of our office locations - - Stamford, CT, New York, NY, Charlotte, NC, Los Angeles, CA, Chicago, IL, Miami, FL or Atlanta, GA. East Coast working hours are a prerequisite.

Octagon is searching for a Senior Account Manager to join our team as a leader and playmaker at the intersection of sports/entertainment and experiential marketing.

In this role, you will support a team responsible for the strategic program development of our client’s global soccer partnership portfolio, including NWSL, MLS, USL clubs, and US Soccer Federation.

THE BIGGER TEAM YOU’LL JOIN

Recognized as one of the “Best Places to Work in Sports”, Octagon is the global sports, entertainment, and experiential marketing arm of the Omnicom Group.

We take pride in being Playmakers – finding insightful, bold ways to create play in our work, our lives, and in the world. We believe in the power of play to create big ideas and unlock potential for our clients and talent.

We can put ourselves in the shoes of fans because we ARE fans – of sports, entertainment, and culture at large. This expertise allows us to continually evolve the fan experience across sports and entertainment alongside some of the biggest brands and talent in the world.

The world needs play more than ever. Are you a Playmaker?

THE WORK YOU'LL DO

• Support the day-to-day strategic planning, program development/execution, and measurement for our client's various club team partnerships
• Support the development of strategic plans, activation recommendations, finance trackers, budgets, and competitive documents, and support the development of clients’ scopes of work
• Contributing member to a fully integrated team, dedicated to the development of our client’s FIFA program (including implementation/evolution of management routines across multiple constituencies including clients, internal agency teammates, cross-agency partners, property partners, and vendors)
• Work closely with our Experiences team to develop/activate programs in support of clients’ goals and objectives
• Manage documents such as budgets, status reports, inventory tracking, and meeting agenda and notes

WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• 5-7 years of work with an agency, brand, or property on the development of integrated brand campaigns, specifically within global sports
• Superior verbal and written communicator able to scale and adapt communications for a variety of audiences to optimally and succinctly articulate agency positioning and expertise
• A strategic, collaborative approach to solving problems with ideas – build relationships and influence a range of teams.
• Track record of success at cultivating positive agency, client, vendor, and property relationships
• Strong organizational and leadership skills
• Strategic problem solver - can see possible impacts of a decision on many projects
• Flexibility and willingness to travel domestically (and internationally) and work weekends or holidays as needed. Anticipated travel amount: (20-45%). As such, a valid US passport will be required

The base range for this position is $65,000 – 75,000. Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; market considerations; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee’s/applicant’s background, pertinent experience, and qualifications.

Octagon is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

65000-75000

To the extent permissible by local law, Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in‑office days are directed by their agency or manager.

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