Senior Vice President, Sports Marketing

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Momentum is looking for an incredible Senior Vice President, Sports Marketingto join one of the fastest growing teams in Momentum’s history.The SVP willlead and grow key client relationships through best-in-class sports partnerships and integrated experiential marketing programs. This role sits at the intersection of partnership strategy and account leadershipleading thedevelopmentofanecosystemaround passion points ofsportsfans.TheSVP will serve as the senior day-to-day business lead, responsible for driving growth, ensuring operational excellence, and delivering impactful sponsorship and experiential programs.The ideal candidate brings deep agency experience, strong business acumen, and a proven ability to lead cross-functional teams in developing and activating integrated campaigns that drive measurable results. You are equally comfortable shaping partnership strategy, negotiating with properties, leading integrated execution, and serving as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders.

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL DO (RESPONSIBILITIES)

• Serve as the senior business lead and trusted advisor for assigned account and clients
• Responsible for growth and profitability,attainingannual revenue and contribution margin targets.
• Lead high-impact client presentations and confidently articulate strategic recommendations.
• Brand champion,leadingpartnershipstrategy developmentfor assigned account(s)-demonstratespassion for the best creative product
• Troubleshootsconflictswith senior clients and team members.
• Demonstrates working knowledge of Momentum’s core disciplines, withexpertisein one or more discipline, and is proactive in growing client business across the agency.
• Foster strong relationships across the senior client marketing team, ensuring our teams function in alignment without fear of the tough conversations needed along the way
• Drive growth for the agency and the team through compellingclientand new business presentation capability.
• Actively contributes to new business efforts working in conjunction with senior management and external agency partners,mayleadnew business pitches and RFPs.
• Actively is oncutting edgeof industry trends with the goal of cross-selling new agency services toclient.

Partnership & Experiential Leadership

• Guide the development of sponsorship, partnership and experiential strategies aligned to client business objectives
• Provide oversight across property evaluation, negotiation, assetmanagementand activation execution
• Lead the creation of integrated channel plans spanning experiential, content, social, digital, influencer,mediaand hospitality
• Ensure programs are executed seamlessly from strategic development through in-market delivery and post-program analysis
• Establish clear performance measurement frameworks and ROI methodologies

Integrated Team Leadership

• Lead cross-disciplinary and multi-agency teams to deliver fully integrated marketing programs
• Partner closely with strategy, creative, production,mediaand analytics leads to ensure cohesive execution
• Institute consistent processes that drive efficiency,clarityand accountability acrossthe entire team
• Proactively troubleshoot challenges and remove barriers to success

Talent Development & Culture

• Lead and develop Business Leadership team members
• Foster an environment of partnership,accountabilityand strategic thinking
• Provide clear performance feedback,mentorshipand growth opportunities
• Model and support agency values and collaborative culture

HERE’SWHATWE’RELOOKINGFOR(QUALIFICATIONS&REQUIREMENTS)

• Bachelor’s degree, preferred
• 12+ years related experience in marketing
• 10+ years agency experience preferred,heavily weighted toward partnership marketing and account management
• An entrepreneurial attitude. Pro-active thinking. Ability to drive thoughtful dialog, own a room and roll with the punches 
• Demonstrated experience leading large-scale sponsorships and experiential activations
• Experience overseeing property negotiations and asset management within sports or entertainment partnerships
• Proven ability to manage complex, integrated programs across multiple channels.
• Strong commercial acumen with experience managing revenue targets,budgetsand staffing plans
• Exceptional client management skills with experience engaging senior marketing stakeholders
• Strategic thinker who can connect businessobjectivesto partnership and experiential solutions
• Confident presenter with strong verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated success leading multi-disciplinary teams and developing senior talent
• Ability to perform in fast-paced environments and manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Keen ability toidentifyopportunities and resolve challenges
• Experience managing/training/mentoring more junior team members
• Experience building and managing budgets
• Organized with the ability to multi-task, prioritize, and manage time efficiently between accounts and projects