Senior Sponsorships & Corporate Giving Manager

Acrisure; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 114,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

Wellness resources

Paid time off

Job summary

Acrisure, a global fintech leader, seeks a Program Manager, Sponsorships & Corporate Giving in Grand Rapids to drive the execution, governance, and day-to-day performance of enterprise sponsorships, partnerships, naming rights, and charitable programs.

You will partner with Marketing, Communications, Events, Sales Enablement, Finance, Procurement, Legal, HR, and other teams to translate strategy into actionable plans, manage budgets, and deliver measurable business and community impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Business Administration, Public Relations, Sports Management, Nonprofit Management, or related field required.
• Master's degree preferred.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in sponsorship management, brand partnerships, sports marketing, corporate citizenship, marketing, communications, or related disciplines.
• Experience managing enterprise-level sponsorship portfolios, naming rights agreements, sports partnerships, or large-scale corporate giving programs.
• Experience developing business cases, negotiating partnerships, and managing complex stakeholder relationships.
• Prior people leadership experience preferred.
• Experience working within a large, matrixed, global organization preferred.

Responsibilities

• Translate approved sponsorship and corporate giving strategies into actionable plans, priorities, timelines, and workstreams.
• Develop and manage annual activation plans, partnership roadmaps, and program execution schedules.
• Coordinate implementation of sponsorship, naming rights, charitable giving, and community impact initiatives across internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure approved sponsorship and corporate giving investments are executed effectively, on time, and in alignment with enterprise objectives.
• Manage enterprise sponsorships, naming rights agreements, strategic partnerships, and charitable partnerships.
• Serve as primary relationship manager for leagues, teams, venues, nonprofits, agencies, community organizations, and strategic partners.
• Manage contractual obligations, activation plans, asset utilization, hospitality programs, and partner performance.
• Support annual partnership reviews by gathering performance data, stakeholder feedback, utilization insights, and execution recommendations.
• Ensure Acrisure realizes the full value of sponsorship, hospitality, and partnership investments.

Skills

Sponsorship management

Brand partnerships

Stakeholder management

Project management

Budgeting & reporting

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Business Administration, Public Relations, Sports Management, Nonprofit Management, or related field

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Acrisure, a global fintech leader, seeks a Program Manager, Sponsorships & Corporate Giving in Grand Rapids to drive the execution, governance, and day-to-day performance of enterprise sponsorships, partnerships, naming rights, and charitable programs.

You will partner with Marketing, Communications, Events, Sales Enablement, Finance, Procurement, Legal, HR, and other teams to translate strategy into actionable plans, manage budgets, and deliver measurable business and community impact.