Strategic Partnerships & Events Manager

SEO (Sponsors for Educational Opportunity); New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 71,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

SEO (Sponsors for Educational Opportunity) in New York, NY is seeking a Client Services Manager to serve as the strategic liaison to SEO's alternative investment partners and the AICON program. You will manage end-to-end partner relationships for 50+ sponsors, coordinate meetings, track needs, and support the planning of the SEO Alternative Investments Conference.

This exempt, full-time role is hybrid, requiring three days per week in the office at 55 Exchange Place.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 3+ years of professional work experience in client services, account management, partnerships, and/or program management, including experience as a point of contact in a client-facing role.
• Direct experience in nonprofit or educational program management is a plus.
• Event planning and coordination experience for large-scale conferences is a plus.
• A background in or working knowledge of financial services, private equity, or corporate staffing is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Act as the client contact support for the Director, Partnership Management, across a portfolio of 50+ alternative investment partners.
• Support the Associate Director, AICON and E&F in managing and maintaining conference sponsorships.
• Attend partner meetings, documenting meeting notes and action items.
• Coordinate the internal partner access process, sharing candidate resumes/profiles with partners, tracking responses, and measuring outcomes.
• Create partner registration forms for SEO events using tools such as Monday.com and Google Docs.
• Manage and update the SEO partner portal.
• Create, distribute, and track contribution invoices and letters for partners and Sponsors.
• Attend program and partner in-person events outside of business hours as needed.

Skills

Client services

Account management

Partnerships

Program management

Event planning

Customer service

Relationship building

Strategic communication

Initiative

Data analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Monday.com

Google Docs

Zoom

MS365

Box

Salesforce

Job description

SEO (Sponsors for Educational Opportunity) in New York, NY is seeking a Client Services Manager to serve as the strategic liaison to SEO's alternative investment partners and the AICON program. You will manage end-to-end partner relationships for 50+ sponsors, coordinate meetings, track needs, and support the planning of the SEO Alternative Investments Conference.

This exempt, full-time role is hybrid, requiring three days per week in the office at 55 Exchange Place.