This Senior Director role is a key client leader for a SPORTFIVE LA 2028 Global Brand Solutions client, serving in an integration role across multiple client workstreams. The Senior Director acts as an external-facing representative of SPORTFIVE to client business units in the Americas and within the Olympic & Paralympic Movement, extending the client's U.S.-based partnership center of excellence.
Responsibilities
Lead account and provide day-to-day program support
Facilitate engagement with activating markets and centralize oversight of all engagement for the global client team
Lead the team as a center of excellence "one stop shop" on the specifics of the partnership (commercial activation guidelines, contract/category rights, industry trends and developments)
Create, evolve, and update partnership strategy, overview resources, and tools for client activating stakeholders
Develop approach to partnership education tools and ongoing training of new activating stakeholders, client, and agency partners
Present strategy recommendations, education, and training tools to client teams
Identify and manage scope of work process, tracking against current agreements and creating project agreements for new opportunities
Support oversight of Olympic and Paralympic rights activation process on behalf of the client
Build ongoing expertise in Olympic & Paralympic activation guidelines, aiming to be a foremost expert within the agency
Define best practices in support of stakeholder activation from concept to approval; creating, aligning, and managing the education, training, tools, processes, and management of the rights activation discipline
Create, build, and grow strong mutually beneficial working relationships with partner rightsholders (US Olympic & Paralympic Properties, the IOC and IPC)
Manage and streamline ongoing communications model internally to ensure new learnings are tracked and applied universally
Advise on client activation submissions and identify alternate paths for activations stakeholders as necessary
Lead and/or support ongoing training sessions
Deliver ongoing partnership consulting to activating stakeholders in key markets
Serve as point of contact for select markets/activating stakeholders and/or provide senior support to junior team members serving as day-to-day contacts
Develop, refine, and evolve global athlete strategy that guides activating stakeholders on athlete partnership best practices
Create model for integration that drives efficiency amongst team members and tangible value to clients
Support activation plan strategy, development, and execution via partnership, athlete, and rights activation expertise
Collaborate with existing agency teams across all stakeholders, respecting current responsibilities and identifying ways to amplify agency support
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Serve as a resource for direct reports and colleagues serving in similar roles from multiple locations
Build, manage, mentor, and motivate a team of both direct reports and colleagues
Contribute to/help define and grow team and agency culture, creating strategies to "go beyond the screen" to help solve for gaps in working with colleagues remotely
Ensure team compliance to client mandatories
Build relationships, collaborate, and support international SPORTFIVE colleagues in future Games Host Markets, as well as contributing to new business prospects as relevant
Travel for site visits to client headquarters and/or alternate locations as client meetings require
Develop executive-ready presentations, reports, and documentation using Microsoft Office applications, including PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Outlook, and Teams
Organize, maintain, and manage SharePoint content and team resources
Update and maintain templates, tools, and operational documentation as needed
Participate in brainstorming sessions, conducting research, and providing creative ideas and solutions
Perform additional administrative and operational duties as required
Requirements
10-12+ years in sports marketing and agency side client servicing
Proven experience leading teams in support of high-profile sports partnerships (Olympic and Paralympic and/or global partnership experience is preferred)
Experience working in complex, highly matrixed organizations
Demonstrated success working simultaneously with numerous client business units; managing competing priorities
Exceptional executive presence, calm demeanor under high-pressure Games-time environments, and strong cross-functional leadership
Trusted relationship management
Benefits
Comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, and retirement savings
Affordable employee medical premiums starting at $30.90 per month (highest deductible) to $165.77 per month (lowest deductible)
10 vacation days per year (increasing with seniority) plus 20 paid holidays
401(k) with matching up to $4,000 per year
Important Details
Primary Work Location: New York, NY strongly preferred. Remote candidates (EST) may be considered for the right experience.
Support of stakeholders in multiple time zones may require work beyond traditional EST hours
Travel for business meetings and/or client execution may require nights/weekends
An extended on-site role in Los Angeles for the Olympic and/or Paralympic Games is expected in July/August of 2028
About the Company
SPORTFIVE utilizes the unique emotional power of sports to create and enable pioneering partnerships. It is one of the largest global sports marketing agencies, with 1,200 local experts based in 15 countries active in football, golf, e-sports, motorsport, handball, tennis, American football, World Cup, Olympics, and many more. As a market leader with customer centricity and vast data intelligence at its core, SPORTFIVE leads the sports business into the future through its digital solutions and aims to be the most progressive and respected partner in sports.
At SPORTFIVE, we pride ourselves on creating innovative, engaging solutions that are worthy of the incredible sports, athletes and partners we work with, and the passionate fans who follow them.
Our campaigns are built collaboratively, based on trust and transparency, and enabled by our deep understanding of the industry we work in.
The result is groundbreaking sports partnerships that set and redefine standards.
Our relentless desire to keep pushing forward helps us achieve our goal of being the most progressive and respected partner in sports.
