Sr. Marketing Manager, Sponsorships

At Early Warning, we’ve powered and protected the U.S. financial system for over thirty years with cutting-edge solutions like Zelle®, Paze℠, and so much more. As a trusted name in payments, we partner with thousands of institutions to increase access to financial services and protect transactions for hundreds of millions of consumers and small businesses. Positions located in Scottsdale, San Francisco, Chicago, or New York follow a hybrid work model to allow for a more collaborative working environment. Candidates responding to this posting must independently possess the eligibility to work in the United States, for any employer, at the date of hire. This position is ineligible for employment Visa sponsorship. Overall Purpose The Senior Marketing Manager, Sponsorships leads the development, execution, and optimization of sponsorship marketing strategies to enhance brand visibility, drive customer engagement, and reinforce market leadership. This is a strategic and hands‑on role that blends creative partnership thinking with data‑driven decision‑making. Essential Functions Sponsorship Strategy & Planning: Develops and owns the company’s sponsorship strategy, ensuring alignment with broader marketing and business objectives. Opportunity Identification & Evaluation: Researches, evaluates, and recommends sponsorship opportunities across sports, entertainment, technology, fintech, and cause-based platforms. Contracting & Negotiation: Leads sponsorship negotiations, working closely with Partnerships, Legal, Finance and agencies as needed to secure favorable terms and strategic value. Campaign Development & Activation: Designs and executes integrated marketing campaigns that leverage sponsorship assets across media, events, digital, social, and experiential channels. Performance Measurement & Optimization: Establishes clear KPIs for sponsorship activations; analyzes performance and return on investment; makes strategic adjustments as needed. Stakeholder & Partner Collaboration: Coordinates across internal teams (Brand, Media, Product Marketing, Comms, Legal) and manages external agencies, vendors, and rights holders. Budget Management: Oversees the sponsorship and partnership marketing budget; ensures efficient use of resources and financial accountability. Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's degree in marketing, Communications, Business, or related field. 7-10 years of experience in brand or sponsorship marketing, with direct experience leading sponsorships at scale. Proven ability to manage high-impact partnerships (e.g., with sports teams, major events, or media platforms). Track record of developing and scaling brand activations across digital and physical channels. Strong project management and negotiation skills. Deep understanding of brand marketing and consumer engagement tactics. Familiarity with the financial services or payments industry is a strong plus. Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills. Data-driven mindset with experience using marketing analytics to drive decisions. Preferred Qualifications MBA. Experience working with sponsorship agencies, rights holders, and cross-functional marketing teams. Experience in designing Sponsorship activations (preferably in with financial services brand or payments). Passion for emerging technology and the evolving payments ecosystem. Physical Requirements Working conditions consist of a normal office environment. Work is primarily sedentary and requires extensive use of a computer and involves sitting for periods of approximately four hours. Work may require occasional standing, walking, kneeling and reaching. Must be able to lift 10 pounds occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently. Requires visual acuity and dexterity to view, prepare, and manipulate documents and office equipment including personal computers. Requires the ability to communicate with internal and/or external customers. Employee must be able to perform essential functions and physical requirements of position with or without reasonable accommodation. Candidates responding to this posting must independently possess the eligibility to work in the United States at the date of hire. The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow instructions and perform other related duties as assigned by their supervisor. The base pay scale for this position in: New York, NY/ San Francisco, CA in USD per year is: $154,000 - $180,000. Additionally, candidates are eligible for benefits. This pay scale is subject to change and is not necessarily reflective of actual compensation that may be earned, nor a promise of any specific pay for any specific candidate, which is always dependent on legitimate factors considered at the time of job offer. Early Warning Services takes into consideration a variety of factors when determining a competitive salary offer, including, but not limited to, the job scope, market rates and geographic location of a position, candidate’s education, experience, training, and specialized skills or certification(s) in relation to the job requirements and compared with internal equity (peers). The business actively supports and reviews wage equity to ensure that pay decisions are not based on gender, race, national origin, or any other protected classes. Early Warning Services, LLC (“Early Warning”) considers for employment, hires, retains and promotes qualified candidates on the basis of ability, potential, and valid qualifications without regard to race, religious creed, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, protected veteran or disability status or any factor prohibited by law, and as such affirms in policy and practice to support and promote equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and municipal laws. The company also prohibits discrimination on other bases such as medical condition, marital status or any other factor that is irrelevant to the performance of our employees. Early Warning Services, LLC (“Early Warning”) considers for employment, hires, retains and promotes qualified candidates on the basis of ability, potential, and valid qualifications without regard to race, religious creed, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, protected veteran or disability status or any factor prohibited by law, and as such affirms in policy and practice to support and promote equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and municipal laws. The company also prohibits discrimination on other bases such as medical condition, marital status or any other factor that is irrelevant to the performance of our employees. Early Warning Services® aims to make our recruitment process accessible to any and all users. If you have a disability or a special need that requires accommodation to navigate our website or complete the application process, please email View email address on click.appcast.io for an assistance request. View supplemental EEO is the law poster Early Warning has developed and maintains a written AAP and upholds pay transparency nondiscrimination. Early Warning Services LLC is a proud participant in E-Verify, a federal program to help ensure a legal and authorized workforce. As part of our hiring process, we electronically verify the employment eligibility of all new hires through E-Verify. For more information on your rights and responsibilities under E-Verify please visit Home | E-Verify. Early Warning Services® delivers innovative payment and risk solutions to financial institutions nationwide. For over 25 years, Early Warning has been a leader in technology that helps protect and advance the financial system. We serve a diverse network of approximately 2,500 financial institutions, government entities and payment companies. Our product solutions enable real-time funds availability for a variety of payment types through our payments network. Early Warning Services, LLC (“Early Warning”) considers for employment, hires, retains and promotes qualified candidates on the basis of ability, potential, and valid qualifications without regard to race, religious creed, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, protected veteran or disability status or any factor prohibited by law, and as such affirms in policy and practice to support and promote equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and municipal laws. The company also prohibits discrimination on other bases such as medical condition, marital status or any other factor that is irrelevant to the performance of our employees. Early Warning Services LLC is a proud participant in E-Verify, a federal program to help ensure a legal and authorized workforce. As part of our hiring process, we electronically verify the employment eligibility of all new hires through E-Verify. For more information on your rights and responsibilities under E-Verify please visit Home | E-Verify. #J-18808-Ljbffr Early Warning Services