About Visa:
Common Purpose, Uncommon Opportunity. Everyone at
Visa works with one goal in mind making sure that Visa is the best way to pay
and be paid, for everyone everywhere. This is our global vision and the
common purpose that unites the entire Visa team. As a global payments
technology company, tech is at the heart of what we do. CyberSource, a Visa
company, has been and continues to be a pioneer within the e-Commerce Payment
Management world. Our VisaNet network is capable of handling over 65,000
transaction messages per second for people and businesses around the world,
enabling them to use digital currency instead of cash and checks.

We are also global advocates for financial inclusion, working with partners around the
world to help those who lack access to financial services join the global
economy. Visa's sponsorships, including the Olympics and FIFA, World Cup,
celebrate teamwork, diversity, and excellence throughout the world. If you have
a passion to make a difference in the lives of people around the world, Visa
offers an uncommon opportunity to build a strong, thriving career. Visa
is fueled by our team of talented employees who continuously raise the bar on
delivering the convenience and security of digital currency to people all over
the world. Join our team and find out how Visa is everywhere you want to
be.

Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with
criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of Article 49 of
the San Francisco Police Code.

DESCRIPTION

Visa is a global payments technology company that connects consumers, businesses, financial institutions and governments in more than 200 countries and territories, enabling them to use digital currency instead of cash and checks. Visa empowers the lives of countless millions of people around the world by providing choices and innovation.

Visa does not issue cards, extend credit or set rates and fees for consumers. Visa's innovations enable its bank customers to offer consumers choices: Pay now with debit, ahead of time with prepaid or later with credit products. From the world's major cities to remote areas without banks, people are increasingly relying on digital currency along with mobile technology to use their money anytime, make purchases online, transfer funds and access basic financial services. All of which makes their lives easier and helps grow economies.
Behind the Visa brand are talented employees who continuously raise the bar with innovative solutions and products that deliver the convenience and security of digital currency to more people all over the world.

THE POSITION

This role will support the Global Sponsorship leads who manage the Olympics & FIFA verticals primarily and NFL (in non-Olympic/FIFA World Cup years). Each of these cornerstone platforms are leveraged across the Visa business and require day to day interaction with multiple stake holders both internally and externally. The Global Sponsorship Marketing Manager role will be responsible for the following:

Visa’s global Olympic partnerships include the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in place for 30 years, National Olympic Committees (such as the USOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the US Ski and Snowboard Association and 40+ athletes that make up Team Visa.

Visa’s global FIFA sponsorship includes day to day management of Tier II events which are activated throughout the world each year. In FIFA Confederations Cup and FIFA World Cup years this role will play a key support in delivering the marketing management and use of our FIFA rights as well as onsite activation support of key Visa programs at the tournaments.

Reporting to the Head of Olympics (primary manager) and Head of FIFA (secondary manager), this motivated professional will become a recognized face across the Visa business both internally and externally. The scope of work includes (a) working across a broad team of agency partners, Visa stakeholders, and properties in the management and implementation of the Visa rights implementation in the host countries of major future events and (b) serving as a champion of these assets for how to best leverage and activate our Global Olympic and FIFA sponsorships. Additionally this role will have key interactions with the Properties themselves and relationship building is a key qualification for this role.

This global marketer will partner with the Visa Global Brand, Product and Innovation marketing team to ensure delivery of Visa’s marketing campaigns, and work hand in hand with regional counterparts to strengthen strategic alignment and integration of all sponsorships. There will be accountability for meeting established ROI and marketing effectiveness measures across all areas.

RESPONSIBILITY SCOPE
• Sponsorship Management:
o Support sponsorship acquisition, sponsorship portfolio management, event operations & Hospitality.
o Support contract negotiations with prospective partners and renegotiations with existing ones interacting with Legal and representing the business point of view, driving alignment and across the organization.
o Serve as the key contact for property rights usage management, activation and approvals across the Olympics and FIFA
o Lead the coordination in host countries of the infrastructure of the events. Liaise with the Organizing Committees and the Host Country Project Manager to ensure smooth delivery of Visa’s contractual assets and provide oversight to insure rights are protected.
o Matrix work: comfortably and continuously present high performance on a matrix organization where multiple Global, Regional and Local constituents converge towards the same event.
o In non-Olympic and FIFA World Cup years, provide management support to the NFL vertical within GSM
o Project tracking of key GSM deliverables including budget oversight.
• Sponsorship Marketing:
o Work collaboratively with the Global Brand, Product and Innovation marketing team on the development of all Olympics and FIFA consumer, client and partner communications including but is not limited to: development of core creative idea, visual identity systems, promotions, digital strategy and plans including social media, on the ground activation at event time including the onsite activation, advertising, media strategy, etc.
o Provide centralized management of the Team Visa talent program across all three verticals: Olympics, FIFA and NFL (secondary support).
o Support and project track our innovation initiatives alongside both properties
o Asset marketing activation support and onsite execution at the Olympics and FIFA World Cup
o Center of Excellence for Visa clients, merchant and brand activation and utilization of pass-through rights for Visa client network
o Drive Global client, product and activation strategies and asset allocation to maximize use of Sponsorship Platforms

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.