About the Role
NBAT2 is seeking a highly organized Senior Project Manager, Partnerships to join the Integrated Marketing & Sales team. This role focuses on day-to-day project management, stakeholder coordination, and proactive problem-solving to drive successful project outcomes and client partnerships.
Responsibilities
- Lead internal project management for active sponsor partnerships from start to finish
- Coordinate internal and external kickoff call processes and manage recaps
- Build and manage project timelines with key stakeholders
- Track deliverables, budgets, content and legal approvals, and asset delivery
- Manage day-to-day communications between internal and external parties
- Monitor programs to ensure adherence to KPIs and metrics
- Maintain wrap reports to ensure client satisfaction
- Support the RFP process by updating pitches with pre-sale activity
- Assist in building timelines and pre-pro documents to ensure smooth transitions to production
Requirements
- 5-7 years of project or account management experience in sports, publishing, or digital advertising
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent programs with competing deadlines
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Experience leading external partner calls and managing internal stakeholders
- Proficiency in project management and collaboration tools
- Exceptional attention to detail and a proactive, solutions-oriented mindset
- Ability to build complex timelines and hold cross-functional teams accountable
- Must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 for onsite work in New York and New Jersey offices
Skills
- Project management
- Account management
- Stakeholder coordination
- AirTable
- Figma
- SharePoint
- Slack
- Google Suite
Location
- New York
- New Jersey
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 5-7 years
Salary/Compensations
- $120,000 - $135,000 base salary
Benefits
- Annual discretionary performance bonus
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Life/AD&D insurance
- Short- and long-term disability
- Fertility and family-forming assistance
- Wellbeing allowance
- Educational assistance
- Mental health coaching/therapy
- Tax advantaged accounts (HSA, FSAs)
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Unlimited PTO
- Commuter benefits
About the Company
- The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a global sports and media organization with the mission to inspire and connect people everywhere through the power of basketball.
- Operates five professional sports leagues: NBA, WNBA, NBA G League, NBA 2K League, and Basketball Africa League.
- Global presence with games and programming in 214 countries and territories.
- NBA Cares is the global social responsibility platform addressing education, inclusion, youth and family development, and health and wellness.
Equal Opportunity
- NBAT2 is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive environment.
- The company considers applicants on the basis of merit, qualifications, and business needs without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, age, disability, alienage or citizenship status, ancestry, marital status, creed, genetic predisposition, sexual orientation, veteran status, familial status, or any other status protected by law.
