VP (F1) (Payment Services Client)

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

***Our headquarters is in Stamford, CT. We are open to hybrid work (3 days a week in the office) in one of our office locations – Stamford, New York City, Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago and Miami. We will also consider a remote-based working arrangement for qualified candidates with East Coast working hours as a prerequisite.

If you are looking to work in the epicenter of sports marketing and sponsorship consulting with an innovative client who operates as a true partner with our agency, consider this opportunity to join us as our newest VP.

Our client is an award-winning global payment technology brand known for its iconic brand marketing position and initiatives. Their sponsorship programming covers a wide variety of ambassadors, properties, and segments, showcasing their diversity and market strength. As VP, you will lead the Americas Motorsports strategy and execution while successfully contributing to the future growth of our client's sponsorship portfolio.

This position requires a strong background in the F1 and partnership marketing space, providing leadership to our team’s delivery of intuitive client service, concept/presentation development, project management, asset utilization, agency integration, and measurement of sponsorship initiatives.

Our VP should be someone with experience leading and activating in the F1 space, coupled with a customer-centric mentality possessing the social savvy required to work across multiple marketing teams.

THE WORK YOU’LL DO

• Work with Octagon global F1 sponsorships team to identify and build out NA market opportunities
• Work with the Head of Experiences/SVP and the Octagon Global F1 team to strategically plan, develop and implement staffing and resourcing models across multiple events 
• Assist with the development and execution of integrated sponsorship activations, initiatives, and campaigns using the client’s sponsorship portfolio and assets
• Collaborate with the Octagon organization managing the F1 team relationship to establish outstanding collaboration and identify efficiencies in delivering work across cross-functional and cross-border teams.
• Collaborate with internal and external hospitality teams
• Be a team leader cultivating an inclusive environment for all team members
• Build and nurture positive client relationships
• Lead day-to-day project management for the region
• Own the development of key documents to include senior executive presentations, strategy documents, competitive reports, best practice guides, and case studies
• Oversee multiple sponsorship project work-streams from development through execution
• Become an authority on our client's business and the Financial Services category
• Help identify, analyze, navigate, and negotiate sponsorship marketing opportunities for clients
• Collaborate with agency team and global partners on sponsorship activation and campaign content creation (e.g. digital, social, video)

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 Omnicom 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

• 10+ years of experience in working in sports sponsorship, prior experience in F1 is a strong preference
• Project management background a requirement (CPM experience a plus)
• Payment Services industry experience/knowledge a plus
• Prior strategy work: ability to be a key contributor to the strategic direction by supporting the creation and implementation of marketing strategy and program development
• Shown success in building and maintaining trusted client and partner relationships
• Experience in developing successful integrated sponsorship activations, initiatives, and campaigns
• Experience developing presentations for internal/external senior executives
• Validated ability to work as part of a team and to tackle problems effectively and independently in a fast-paced environment
• Is used to be the senior point of escalation for internal NAM client teams, solving problems and advising on best strategies forward.    
• Self-starter who will take initiative with new projects and work with a variety of people
• Capacity to become an expert on the client’s brand and the state of the client’s industry
• Experience with the development and maintenance of project-tracking tools
• Experience working with a global inter-agency team 
• Understanding of B2B programming around global tentpole events and hospitality
• Ability and flexibility to travel domestically and regionally in the Americas (US, CAN, MEX, and BRA) up to 40%

The base range for this position is $140,000 – 160,000. 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