Manager, Event Special Projects, Sponsorships
Deel
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United Kingdom
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About the role
- Own cross-functional event initiatives that do not sit within a single region, partner program, or experiential track
- Act as the accountable owner for high-complexity or net-new projects
- Drive alignment across Events, Marketing, Sales, Partnerships, and Leadership
- Take initiatives from concept to execution and retrospective
- Lead Deel’s sporting event sponsorship initiatives, including:
- Sponsorship event strategy and activation planning
- Hospitality, suite, and VIP guest programs
- Executive and customer hosting
- Manage external partners including teams, leagues, venues, and agencies
- Ensure events align with brand, audience, and business objectives
- Partner with global and regional event leads to unblock initiatives that span teams or markets
- Step in as additional leadership support during high-stakes or time-sensitive moments
- Share best practices and learnings across the events organization
- Support ad hoc strategic initiatives tied to company priorities (e.g., new markets, executive programs, flagship moments)
- Pilot new formats or approaches that may later scale into formal programs
- Bring structure and accountability to initiatives that would otherwise remain fragmented
- Own budgets, contracts, and vendor management for assigned projects
- Define success metrics appropriate for sponsorships and special initiatives
- Capture insights and document learnings for future use
Requirements
- 7-10+ years of experience in events, sports marketing, sponsorships, or experiential marketing
- Able to move fast, make decisions, and execute with urgency, especially on high-visibility initiatives with tight timelines
- Proven experience leading non-standard, high-profile initiatives
- Comfortable operating in ambiguity and influencing across teams without direct authority
- Experience working with senior stakeholders and executive audiences
- Strong project management and communication skills
- Calm, organized, and adaptable in fast-moving environments
Benefits
- Stock grant opportunities dependent on your role, employment status and location
- Additional perks and benefits based on your employment status and country
- The flexibility of remote work, including optional WeWork access
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
project managementevent strategysponsorship activation planningvendor managementbudget managementsuccess metrics definitioninsight captureretrospective analysishospitality program managementexecutive hosting
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationorganizational skillsadaptabilitydecision-makinginfluencingcalmness under pressureurgencycollaborationstrategic thinking