Overview

As an executive member of our Global Partnerships team, the Senior Vice President of Global Partnerships will be responsible for the management of driving new business development across the NY Islanders and UBS Arena as well as managing a full sales, activation and solutions staff.  This position will be work hand in hand with the President and Executive Vice President of OVG Global Partnerships to build sponsorship strategy and cultivate c-level relationships to bring value and profitability to OVG. We are looking for hard-working, creative individuals who have a passion for sports and entertainment.

Suitable for the role are commercially aggressive professionals who have a track record in the sponsorship space of delivering high value deals with creative activation strategies intertwined. Strong candidates will possess high level commercial relationships across North America amongst brands, agencies, leagues and properties utilizing them to expand OVG’s business interests. In this start-up environment, candidates who can demonstrate entrepreneurial prowess will be favorable.  This person will also need to have demonstrated managing teams of professionals in the sponsorship, activation, and solutions disciplines. 

This role will pay a salary of $250,000 to $350,000.

For FT roles: Benefits: Health, Dental and Vision insurance, 401(k) savings plan, 401(k) matching, and paid time off (vacation days, sick days, and 11 holidays).

job expires 6/30/2024

Responsibilities

• Act as the leader and key stakeholder in OVG Global Partnerships commercial sales process for the OVG NY office and serve as the lead Commercial Officer for the NY Islanders and UBS Arena.
• Work with President and Executive Vice President of OVG Global Partnerships to develop a strategic plan to drive revenue for UBS Arena and the NY Islanders. 
• Manage a team of sales and marketing professionals to drive revenue across the UBS Arena, NY Islanders.
• Prospect, develop and sell new integrated business partnerships to accomplish individual sales goals.
• Maintain a high level of knowledge of all OVG GP Clients and OVG properties/initiatives and be able to work toward integrating, aligning, and executing the Global Partnerships team sales goals.
• Work with the Global Partnerships team to identify and create partnership assets for designated OVG properties; Develop innovative platforms and programs to drive incremental revenue for OVG; Take leadership in the creation of sales materials.
• Create and effectively maintain reporting documents in an organized manner; Develop and track new revenue pipeline to present to senior leadership, ownership, etc. on a weekly/monthly basis.
• Monitor relevant market developments in the entertainment/sporting industry.
• Attend networking and promotional events to develop and maintain contact with potential clients and professional partners.
• Must have the ability to network and create relationships while working efficiently in a fast-paced sales environment.
• Minimum 20% travel expected.
• Performs all other duties as required.

Qualifications

The qualifications listed below represent the credentials necessary to perform the essential functions of this position. To be successful in this position, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor’s degree required. MBA preferred.
• 12-15 years of professional sponsorship experience in a high-performance sales environment; Sports, Entertainment and/or Arena Industry experience preferred.
• Self-motivated with the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Must be dynamic, forward-thinking, extremely analytical and well organized.
• Must have strong strategic thinking and planning skills.
• Strong natural selling skills with proven experience in pitch and strategic positioning.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word); Adobe Creative Cloud suite (InDesign, Photoshop, etc.) experience a plus.
• Familiarity with Salesforce and Kore
• Must have the presence, visibility and record of accomplishment which will enable him/her to immediately establish credibility both within the organization and with individuals outside.
• Must possess problem solving capabilities to address and resolve issues that face a growing enterprise. When necessary, he/she will be a strong and effective negotiator, comfortable in both complex negotiations as well as sophisticated business situations.
• Must be comfortable engaging in a variety of different communicative modes (verbal, non- verbal, and written) and being attuned to others through strong active listening skills.
• Must produce results and be bottom-line oriented yet will possess sensitivity towards people and values.
• Professional appearance, attitude and communication skills as well as the ability to work with others are required.
• Experienced with the development and execution of dynamic and effective platforms.
• Familiarity with the standard demographic research & analytics tools (i.e.- Scarborough, Repucom, Zoominfo, SponsorUnited, You Gov, etc.) and ability to derive insights from the data.
• Must have high level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations and information.