VP, Sports Sponsorship & Partnerships Lead

Momentum Worldwide; New York (NY); On-site; USD 170,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Momentum Worldwide is seeking a strategic, results-driven leader to manage a high-profile sports sponsorship activation portfolio for a financial services client. You will lead client partnerships and drive IRL, virtual, and hybrid programs across NFL, NBA and NHL properties.

You will champion team culture, mentor senior staff, and ensure programs deliver brand impact, revenue growth, and strong partner relationships in a fast-paced agency environment.

Qualifications

• 12–14+ years of agency experience, heavily weighted toward partnership marketing, client account management, and multi-disciplinary team leadership.
• Proven track record of leading large-scale sponsorship activations for professional sports and entertainment properties, supported by strong industry relationships
• Demonstrated ability to connect business objectives to creative and experiential solutions while managing complex integrated programs, revenue targets, budgets, and staffing plans
• Exceptional relationship-building, influencing, and client management skills, with extensive experience clients and partners at all levels
• Experienced in strategic thinking and ability to see, articulate and drive to the big picture
• Passionate and solution orientated approach to problem solving
• Agency experience strongly desired
• A passion to help and develop people – making yourself readily available to answer questions and offer support, and the ability to motivate people to succeed

Responsibilities

• Create a team environment that facilitates mutual respect and partnership across functions; quality thinking; appropriate risk taking; strong internal communications; and regular performance feedback
• Oversee the client’s professional sports teams and venues portfolio and strategically guide utilization and optimization of all contractual assets
• Provide sponsorship/partnership expertise and lead the development and activation of strategic solutions (sponsorship activation, event marketing, offers/promotions, and appropriate media support) which build brand equity and deliver results for the client
• Guide cross-functional teams through the development and activation of complex client programs, from strategic briefs through ideation, production, and execution
• Build strong senior client and partner relationships and ability to influence and negotiate in a matrix structure
• Develop rapport with sponsorship partners and partner agencies, troubleshooting conflicts as they arise
• Support agency culture through leadership integrity, transparent communication and presence across the office
• Management and mentoring of all direct reports. Fostering an environment of mutual respect and partnership, strategic thinking, appropriate risk taking, open lines of communication, on-going performance feedback, professional development, and adherence to agency policy
• Supporting Momentum’s Values

Skills

Partnership marketing

Client account management

Multi-disciplinary leadership

Sponsorship activations

Relationship building

Strategic thinking

Presentation skills

Mentoring

Problem solving

Agency experience

Job description

Momentum Worldwide is seeking a strategic, results-driven leader to manage a high-profile sports sponsorship activation portfolio for a financial services client. You will lead client partnerships and drive IRL, virtual, and hybrid programs across NFL, NBA and NHL properties.

You will champion team culture, mentor senior staff, and ensure programs deliver brand impact, revenue growth, and strong partner relationships in a fast-paced agency environment.