Director, Sponsorships, LAC

Our Purpose
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Title and Summary
Director, Sponsorships, LAC
Overview:
The Director, Sponsorships for the Latin America & Caribbean (LAC) region leads the development and execution of consumer- and customer-driven strategies to advance Mastercard's sponsorship marketing. This role is responsible for driving business growth, maximizing asset utilization, and maintaining competitive advantage through innovative activations and strategic partnerships.
Role:
Strategy
-Develop forward-looking, best-in-class sponsorship strategies and activations rooted in consumer and customer insights
-Identify growth opportunities by analyzing sponsorship landscape trends, assessing competition, and recommending areas for development
-Lead operational evolution by establishing efficient, automated engagement methods with sponsorship assets.
-Drive ROI/ROO modeling with internal and external stakeholders to measure impact and optimize investments
Business Development
-Identify and pursue new business and product opportunities within Sports, music, entertainment, dining, and culinary landscapes.
-Develop strategic asset proposals and business cases for Mastercard across key passion points in the region, leveraging platforms such as Priceless.com
Expertise
-Demonstrate deep understanding of the LAC regional landscape and audience nuances.
-Ideally, possess an established network around sponsorship properties across LAC
All About You:
-Strategic thinker with strong analytical skills and ability to assess market trends.
-Proven experience in sponsorship marketing, business development, and partnership management.
-Expertise in regional operations and stakeholder engagement across Latin America & Caribbean
-Strong planning and executional discipline with attention to detail
-Bachelors Degree in Marketing, Communications, Business Administration or related field
Mastercard is a merit-based, inclusive, equal opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We hire the most qualified candidate for the role. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact [email protected] and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.
Corporate Security Responsibility
All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:

• Abide by Mastercard's security policies and practices;
• Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;
• Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and
• Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines.

In line with Mastercard's total compensation philosophy and assuming that the job will be performed in the US, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive base salary and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. The base salary offered may vary depending on multiple factors, including but not limited to location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Mastercard benefits for full time (and certain part time) employees generally include: insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance); flexible spending account and health savings account; paid leaves (including 16 weeks of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave); 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time, 25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire; 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays; 401k with a best-in-class company match; deferred compensation for eligible roles; fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities; eligibility for tuition reimbursement; and many more.
Pay Ranges
Miami, Florida: $135,000 - $216,000 USD