Senior Account Manager (Running & Endurance)(Payment Services Client)

THE JOB / Senior Account Manager (Running & Endurance)(Payment Services Client)

CLIENT SERVICES / Responsible for leading Octagon’s client business and day-to-day management of client programs.

***Our headquarters are in Stamford, CT, but the location of this position can be flexible with a preference for working in one of our office locations - - Stamford, CT, New York, NY, Charlotte, NC, Los Angeles, CA or Atlanta, GA.***

Are you a collaborative self-starter looking for your next opportunity as an agency lead on a major Endurance partnership? As a Senior Account Manager within Octagon’s Client Services team, you will lead day-to-day management of a long-term partnership between a global brand and a large-scale, mission-driven sports organization, overseeing year-round programming tied to a robust calendar of endurance events! This role balances strategic partnership management with hands-on execution, ensuring the brand’s objectives are integrated seamlessly into high-profile events, community initiatives, and participant experiences. The position requires exceptional client leadership, operational rigor, and the ability to navigate multi-stakeholder environments that include nonprofit partners, municipal agencies, and internal cross-functional teams.

THE WORK YOU’LL DO

• Leads and supervises the day-to-day communication of the client’s major Endurance sponsorships
• Build and cultivate relationships with clients, property, talent, and vendors
• Handle talent contracts, assets, and on-site responsibilities
• Lead client and vendor/partner status calls, providing relevant updates, ensuring strict timelines are met, and clarifying next steps
• Provide POVs and recommendations for activation and partnership opportunities
• Collaboration across multiple internal and external departments
• Oversee key programming elements from planning to execution
• Lead finance trackers, budgets, and program reconciliations
• Create activation plans, event guidebooks, recaps, and other event-related documents
• Oversight and management of direct reports, while also supporting career development
• Oversee quality control of all results
• Other related duties/projects as reasonably assigned
• Travel to partnership events managing the client’s onsite programming - including non-traditional hours, nights, and weekends

THE BIGGER TEAM YOU’LL JOIN

Recognized as one of the “Best Places to Work in Sports”, Octagon is the global sports, entertainment, and experiential marketing arm of the Interpublic Group.

We take pride in being Playmakers – finding insightful, bold ways to create play in our work, our lives, and in the world. We believe in the power of play to create big ideas and unlock potential for our clients and talent.

We can put ourselves in the shoes of fans because we ARE fans – of sports, entertainment, and culture at large. This expertise allows us to continually evolve the fan experience across sports and entertainment alongside some of the biggest brands and talent in the world.

The world needs play more than ever. Are you a Playmaker?

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR

• 5-6 years of relevant sponsorship and/or agency experience, proven experience in endurance and running industry highly preferred, but not required
• A strategic problem solver with demonstrated ability to work as part of a team to solve problems efficiently and independently
• Strong organizational and leadership skills, with a dedication to developing talent underneath and around you
• Experience delivering integrated sponsorship activations and campaigns
• Outstanding project management and organizational skills with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks simultaneously and produce quality work within strict timelines
• Exceptional financial competence, including building, managing, and reconciling budgets
• Superior verbal and written communicator - able to scale and adapt communications for different audiences to optimally and succinctly articulate agency positioning and expertise
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Software (PowerPoint, Excel, and Word)
• Flexibility and willingness to travel domestically and work weekends or holidays as needed. Anticipated travel level: Moderate (20-45%)

The base range for this position is $65,000 – 75,000. Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; market considerations; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee’s/applicant’s background pertinent experience, and qualifications

Octagon is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.