Senior Manager, Sponsorship Sales — Global Conferences

3 нед. назад

149k–199k USD / годСШАSeniorHybrid

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Lead strategy, sales, and execution of sponsorship programs for 's global conferences.

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Build and manage the sponsorship revenue plan, pipeline, and forecast for DASH, reporting progress against targets to Events and Marketing leadership while supporting sponsorship strategy and sales for global Summits.
Develop and evolve tiered sponsorship packages across branding, speaking opportunities, booth space, digital assets, lead generation, and other offerings based on sponsor needs and event capacity.
Manage the full consultative sales cycle, including prospecting, qualification, pitching, negotiation, closing, renewals, and expansion with new and existing sponsors, while maintaining accurate CRM and sales activity reporting.
Serve as the primary commercial relationship owner for sponsors from contract through onsite delivery, orchestrating the end-to-end partner journey while Event Marketing and agency partners manage fulfillment.
Collaborate with Events, Marketing, Sales, Partner Marketing, Community, and Finance on event inventory and logistics, sponsorship positioning, account strategy, invoicing, and revenue planning.
Represent DASH and the sponsorship program in sponsor meetings, at industry events, and onsite at conferences while identifying opportunities to improve sponsorship products, pricing, and sales processes.

You have 5+ years of experience in sponsorship, media, advertising, or B2B partnership sales, ideally supporting technology events or conferences.
You have a demonstrated track record of owning and achieving significant sponsorship or partnership revenue targets, ideally including portfolios of $2M+.
You have experience managing a consultative sales cycle from prospecting through close with senior marketing, partnership, or business stakeholders.
You have experience developing and pricing sponsorship packages rather than solely selling from an established rate card.
You bring strong CRM, pipeline management, forecasting, written communication, and executive-level presentation skills.
You are willing to travel and work onsite during DASH and global Summit events; established relationships across relevant technology partner ecosystems are a plus.
values people from all walks of life. We understand not everyone will meet all the above qualifications on day one. That's okay. If you’re passionate about technology and want to grow your skills, we encourage you to apply.

Generous and competitive benefits package
New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan
Continuous career development and pathing opportunities
Employee-focused best in class onboarding
Internal mentor and cross-departmental buddy program
Friendly and inclusive workplace culture
Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with .
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offers a competitive salary and equity package, and may include variable compensation. Actual compensation is based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, offers a wide range of best in class, comprehensive and inclusive employee benefits for this role including healthcare, dental, parental planning, and mental health benefits, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off, fitness reimbursements, and a discounted employee stock purchase plan.
The reasonably estimated yearly salary for this role at is:
$149,000 — $199,000 USD

The Senior Manager, Sponsorship Sales will own the strategy, sales, and execution of the sponsorship program for DASH, ’s flagship annual conference, while also supporting sponsorship strategy and sales for global Summits. You will manage the full sponsorship sales cycle, from developing packages and prospecting through negotiation, closing, renewal, and partner experience. This role carries a sponsorship revenue target and partners closely with Events, Partner Marketing, Community, Sales, Finance, and leadership to build a scalable sponsorship program. You will have the opportunity to shape how packages, positions, and grows sponsorship offerings across its global conference portfolio.
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