Partnerships Senior Manager

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The Senior Manager of Partnerships is responsible for the relationship management and oversight of their team and/or properties within our Sports, Entertainment, and Gaming portfolio in the Atlantic South region and the overall stewardship of these partnerships to maximize their value and deliver against Verizon's strategic objectives.

You will lead the overall partnership management of your properties, focusing on day-to-day relationship management, contract management, budget oversight, and ensuring delivery against holistic ROI goals. You will also drive the strategic roadmap, including marketing, tech, commercial, and consumer goals for the partnership.

You will act as central program manager -- setting and communicating goals and details to other teams and ensuring strong coordination of all efforts relating to the partnership. The manager works closely in collaboration with stakeholder teams including Experiential, Media, Brand, Digital/Social, Communications, Product / Tech, and others to set and drive a comprehensive and cohesive marketing, content, and innovation roadmap for each partner/property to achieve the key KPIs for each. You'll work closely with our local marketing team in the Atlantic South region, bringing national initiatives locally.

Additionally, you will support the execution of new strategies for your partnerships, including developing insights, reviewing/evaluating new opportunities, and providing recommendations on optimizing the vertical area.

Responsibilities include:

• Interact directly with key external partners and act as key liaison and day-to-day relationship lead for Sports & Entertainment partners in the NFL, NBA, NHL and more.

• Assist with stakeholder and agency briefings and presentations to senior management.

• Developing and driving engagement with programs that play off Verizon's Network Superiority and reduce churn via Verizon Access benefits.

• Review agreements, make recommendations, and provide contract negotiation support.

• Analyze customer and fan data and insights for use in program and roadmap development.

• Provide direction and execute on brand guidelines for all creative and other executions related to our partnerships.

• Research and provide analysis of competitive trends and analysis including data gathering, and report creation.

• Partner with the local marketing team to bring team marks to retail.

• Support technology integration and innovation roadmap with team partners including interaction with the internal product team and third-party vendors as appropriate.

• Analyze and review sponsorship proposals and manage any response or follow-up to submitters.

• Communicate and partner with key internal stakeholders to provide strategic direction, and understand objectives and business needs.

• Work with business teams to define and drive commercial and other business growth objectives and facilitate discussions with partners on all business development objectives.

• Track ROI and monitor asset utilization and work to ensure optimal ROI.

You'll need to have:

• Bachelor's degree or four or more years of work experience.

• Six or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training.

• Sponsorship/Partnership management experience working with high-profile brands and properties.

• Willingness to travel up to 25% and potentially work on holidays or weekends during events.

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Advertising, or Communications.

• Related experience in marketing or related communications field.

• Understanding of the wireless industry.

• Strong critical thinking, judgment,t, and decision-making skills.

• Ability to work well in a team environment and autonomously with strong attention to detail in a fast-changing environment.

• Ability to complete important time-sensitive tasks, adapt quickly to last-minute changes, and manage multiple projects simultaneously.

• Strong interest and knowledge in the technology industry.

• Agency management skills.

• Can-do attitude, high energy, and a good sense of urgency.

• Excellent verbal and writing skills including ability to create effective presentations.

• Entrepreneurial self-starter.

• Budget planning experience.

• Proficiency in software programs including Google Suite, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every "even better" qualification listed above.

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