Marketing Program Manager - Sports Sponsorship

Who we areAbout StripeStripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies - from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups - use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone's reach while doing the most important work of your career.About The TeamThe Marketing Strategy and Operations (S&O) team creates the systems and rhythms that empower the marketing team to move quickly and work well together. We partner with the CMO and Marketing Leadership Team to set strategy, run operations, plan effectively, and decide how to use resources so the organization can perform at its best. We are executive advisors, masters of scale, and drive accountability to our organization’s stated goals and metrics.What you’ll doWe are looking for a Marketing Program Manager to drive a multi-prong sports sponsorship program. This involves end-to-end program management as we plan, execute, and test and optimize sponsorships across multiple sports teams, global execution, and dozens of sporting events. This high-profile program (internally and externally) sits at the intersection of brand, marketing and communications, and B2B hospitality / pipeline building for an executive facing audience. This is an inaugural program with a multi-year commitment, meaning you will get the opportunity to shape the program from the ground-up into a world-class execution engine. This requires someone who can move fluidly between strategic planning and hands-on execution and can zoom in and out based on the task at hand.ResponsibilitiesLead global end-to-end program management for a multi-year sports sponsorship program across multiple sports teams / events / internal Stripe teams and workstreamsBuild and maintain repeatable playbooks, best practices documentation, and toolkits to efficiently scale our event execution engineCoordinate and manage budget plans in partnership with the accountable leads to ensure spend is on-trackOwn program communications in digestible and exec-ready format, including operationalizing reporting across functions into unified viewsDrive ongoing improvements via process innovation, automation, and the adoption of AI-powered tools to increase productivity and transform workflowsWho you areA tenacious, organized problem-solver who is a self-starter. You bring structure, clarity, and simplicity to complex problems and focus teams with competing priorities into aligned goals and plans. You are equally comfortable presenting to executives as you are clearing tactical roadblocks to the team. You design systems, tools, and AI-first workflows to structure and automate programs and processes. You don’t think 5 steps ahead, you think 100 steps ahead; you lead teams to structure phased milestones to achieve the intended end vision. You proactively anticipate risk and account for risks and dependencies in plans to ensure we are planful and prepared for every foreseeable execution need.We’re looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.Minimum Requirements7-10+ years of project management experience, ideally in brand, marketing, sports, or eventsStrong experience leading complex cross-functional initiativesProven ability to manage multiple stakeholders at the executive and working team level and competing prioritiesExcellent organizational, communication, and follow-through skillsExperience creating playbooks, toolkits, and operational documentation for scaled program maturityPreferred QualificationsExperience with large-scale, high-profile, executive-facing brand hospitality eventsExperience managing projects in Asana (or other project planning software)Experience with Salesforce (e.g. for managing audience building and reporting)Experience partnering with agencies, vendors and third parties to bring consistency and standardsExperience in the Tech industry; financial services, payments, or B2B software a plusAI project management workflow automation East coast preferred, to manage timezones across Pacific and European teamsIn-office expectationsOffice-assigned Stripes in most of our locations are currently expected to spend at least 50% of the time in a given month in their local office or with users. This expectation may vary depending on role, team and location. For example, Stripes in Stripe Delivery Center roles in Mexico City, Mexico, Bengaluru, India, and Dublin, Ireland work 100% from the office. Also, some teams have greater in-office attendance requirements, to appropriately support our users and workflows, which the hiring manager will discuss. This approach helps strike a balance between bringing people together for in-person collaboration and learning from each other, while supporting flexibility when possible.Pay and benefitsThe annual US base salary range for this role is $191,400 - $287,200. For sales roles, the range provided is the role’s On Target Earnings ("OTE") range, meaning that the range includes both the sales commissions/sales bonuses target and annual base salary for the role. This salary range may be inclusive of several career levels at Stripe and will be narrowed during the interview process based on a number of factors, including the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and location. Applicants interested in this role and who are not located in the US may request the annual salary range for their location during the interview process.Additional benefits for this role may include: equity, company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses; 401(k) plan; medical, dental, and vision benefits; and wellness stipends.