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Microsoft · 5 hours ago

Director of Strategic Partnerships, Sports Partnerships

positionUnited States, New York, New York
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
seniorityLead/Staff, Director/Executive
money$131K/yr - $252K/yr
date5+ years exp

Microsoft is building a Frontier marketing organization focused on establishing diverse partnerships and delivering measurable outcomes. They are seeking a Director of Strategic Partnerships, Sports Partnerships to lead a team in executing impactful storytelling and technology implementations that showcase innovation and achieve business impact.

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Responsibilities

Team management and people leadership
Manage external relationships with sports organizations ensuring effective delivery of partnership objectives
Collaborate with internal engineering teams or agencies to deliver transformational technology with the partner
Develop activation plans to drive awareness of partnership and build product consideration/adoption through storytelling and tech engagement
Execute against rights and assets within partnership agreements
Manage the development and execution of partnership campaigns and activations from briefing to partner engagement to delivery and reporting
Develop briefs
Establish and maintain work back schedules
Manage creative reviews
Facilitate internal and partner approvals
Deliver assets to channels on time
Support reporting and insights delivery
Execute optimizations
Report on partnership activations and campaigns, mapping activities to key KPIs (key performance indicators) and identifying opportunities for optimization and greater impact
Drive visibility internally of partnerships and establish regular cadence of engagement to ensure companywide utilization
Manage a complex budget ensuring adherence to all targets compliance with procurement policies, and efficient use of resources

Qualification

Sponsorship activationIntegrated marketingProject managementPartnership managementCampaign developmentInfluencing skillsCustomer-centric mindsetTeam managementCommunication skillsCreative skills

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Economics, Public Relations, or related field AND 5+ years experience in sponsorship activation, integrated marketing (e.g., digital, relationship, social media, campaign), event management, marketing strategy, business planning, marketing operations, or related work experience
OR equivalent experience

Preferred

Experience managing partnerships or sponsorships, particularly within the National Football League (NFL) and/or Formula 1 (F1)
Team management or people leadership experience
Campaign development and execution experience with a focus on measurable impact analysis
Works with a customer-centric mindset, prioritizing the audience's needs
Proven track record in project management, navigating varying priorities, tight timelines, organizational alignment, measurement, and accountability
Skilled in communicating and collaborating with internal and external executives
Excellent communication, storytelling, creative, and influencing skills
Ability to manage ambiguity with persistent drive, guiding workgroups towards consensus and meaningful outcomes
Experience solving complex business challenges, remaining optimistic and motivating teams to stay focused throughout the process
Ability to operate and prioritize effectively in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment, both independently and as part of a team
Excellent attention to detail, coupled with the ability to maintain a high-level view

Company

Microsoft

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Microsoft is a software corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells a range of software products and services.
dateFounded in 1975
location
Redmond, Washington, USA
people-size10001+ employees
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https://www.microsoft.com

H1B Sponsorship

Microsoft has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (9192)
2024 (9343)
2023 (7677)
2022 (11403)
2021 (7210)
2020 (7852)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$1M
Key Investors
Technology Venture Investors
2022-12-09Post Ipo Equity
1986-03-13IPO
1981-09-01Series Unknown· $1M

Leadership Team

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Satya Nadella
Chairman and CEO
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Vukani Mngxati
Chief Executive Officer - Microsft South Africa
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