Sr. Sponsorships Manager, Executive Hospitality

About the role

The Sr. Sponsorship Manager, Executive Hospitality, will lead the planning, development and execution of C-level hospitality and executive engagement programs across priority strategic sponsorship platforms and tentpole moments. This role is responsible for translating business objectives and executive priorities into thoughtfully curated, high-touch experiences that strengthen relationships and drive business outcomes with enterprise partners and customers, industry leaders, and influential media.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of C-level and media hospitality programs across priority sponsorship tentpoles, ensuring alignment to defined business objectives and executive priorities.
• Translate enterprise relationship goals into curated guest strategies and bespoke executive engagement experiences that drive meaningful connection, business outcomes, and influence.
• Own end-to-end program management for executive-hosted engagements, including experience design, executive briefings, run-of-show creation, budget management, and onsite leadership.
• Partner with Sales and Executive stakeholders to recommend guest prioritization and ensure hosting supports relationship progression and measurable business impact.
• Support long-term planning and execution for global platforms, including LA28, by developing integrated hospitality plans and coordinating cross-functional workstreams.
• Serve as senior lead for executive and media hosting at tentpole programs, ensuring white-glove standards, discretion, and operational excellence.
• Oversee agency partners, vendors, venues, and hospitality providers, managing scope, budgets, timelines, and delivery standards.
• Track and report program KPIs, guest engagement outcomes, and post-event insights to inform continuous improvement and leadership visibility.
• Partner closely with Communications and PR teams to integrate executive visibility and media engagement into hospitality programming.
• Continuously refine executive hospitality processes, experience standards, and cross-functional coordination to elevate program consistency and effectiveness.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in executive hospitality, strategic events, sponsorship marketing, communications, or related field.
• Proven experience designing and executing high-touch, C-suite-level engagement programs.
• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in highly visible, executive-facing environments with discretion and professionalism.
• Strong cross-functional leadership skills with experience partnering across Marketing, Communications, PR, Sales, and Executive teams.
• Exceptional organizational and program management capabilities, with the ability to manage multiple complex initiatives simultaneously.
• Experience managing agencies, vendors, and premium hospitality partners.
• Strong financial acumen, including budget management, forecasting, and performance tracking.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the development of executive briefings and presentations.
• Strategic mindset with strong relationship management skills and attention to detail.
• Strong ability to manage timelines, dependencies, and cross-functional inputs.
• Experience working within large-scale enterprise organizations preferred.
• General understanding of the North American sports and sponsorship landscape.
• Familiarity with the wireless/technology industry and partnership integrations preferred.
• Experience utilizing program management and workflow tools (e.g., Asana, Airtable, Smartsheet, Monday.com) to drive cross-functional coordination and program visibility.

Benefits

• Healthcare Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents healthcare coverage through BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois.
• Dental Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents a dental plan through MetLife.
• Vision Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees vision insurance through VSP.
• 401(k) Plan: The Synectics Inc. Investment Savings Retirement Plan.