Manager, Sponsorships and Hospitality

Description and Requirements
Position Summary:
Do you thrive on creating unforgettable experiences that leave people talking long after the moment is over? Are you passionate about the power of partnerships and how to maximize every asset-across channels-to drive both brand and business growth? If so, MetLife has an exciting opportunity for you.
We're seeking a Manager of Sponsorships & Hospitality to join our dynamic Partnership Marketing team. In this role, you'll lead the strategy and execution of high-impact client entertainment programs and brand sponsorship activations across the enterprise. You'll serve as both a creative thinker and operational expert-bringing together internal and external partners to deliver best-in-class experiences that showcase MetLife's value and purpose.
This role sits within the Global Marketing and Communications department and is an essential team member that will collaborate with key corporate function stakeholders and business units to ensure various programs are well integrated across brand and business needs. This person will be responsible for developing and fostering relationships to create unique customer engagement opportunities, deliver exceptional sales enablement programs and demonstrate the superiority of our products and services by leveraging the combined assets of our partners and our enterprise.
This is an ideal opportunity for a marketing professional with a background in sponsorships, event planning, or hospitality who is ready to take their career to the next level in a global, purpose-driven organization.
Key Responsibilities:

• Lead development and execution of MetLife's partnership marketing programs and premium hospitality experiences, ensuring all activations authentically reflect MetLife's brand values and reinforce our purpose.
• Collaborate with brand and enterprise strategy teams to identify experiential marketing opportunities that align with MetLife's transformation agenda and drive measurable impact.
• Develop and implement brand experience standards for hospitality touchpoints, ensuring consistent delivery of our brand promises across every customer and stakeholder interaction.
• Use sponsorship platforms as incubators for new brand experience ideas, measuring impact and scalability across markets.
• Design and deliver hospitality programs that support sales enablement, relationship building, and customer retention in key markets.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal business stakeholders and external partners, including rights holders and venue operators.
• Oversee the activation of sponsorship assets-including suite experiences, golf programs (e.g. The Players Championship), and signature events-ensuring flawless execution and alignment with brand standards.
• Serve as a day-to-day lead on event planning and execution, ensuring high-touch service, on-brand presentation, and operational excellence.
• Manage MetLife's suite at MetLife Stadium, with direct oversight of ticket distribution, track usage, and evaluate ROI.
• Develop year-end hospitality and ticketing performance reports with strategic recommendations for future investments.
• Lead budget tracking, vendor invoicing, chargebacks, and monthly reconciliation across programs.

Qualifications & Competencies:

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, business, or related field
• 5-7 years of relevant experience in partnership marketing, event planning, and/or corporate hospitality
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across all levels of the organization
• Strong project management skills and proven ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Meticulous attention to detail and a commitment to excellence in execution
• A creative thinker and problem solver who thrives in fast-paced environments
• Professionalism, poise, and adaptability when interacting with senior leadership and external partners

The expected salary range for this position is $105,200 - $140,100. This role may also be eligible for annual short-term incentive compensation. All incentives and benefits are subject to the applicable plan terms.
Benefits We Offer
Our U.S. benefits address holistic well-being with programs for physical and mental health, financial wellness, and support for families. We offer a comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision, dental insurance, and no-cost short- and long-term disability. We also provide company-paid life insurance and legal services, a retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife and 401(k) with employer matching, group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home, pet, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance, as well as Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and digital mental health programs, parental leave, volunteer time off, tuition assistance and much more!
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the 2025 "World's Most Admired Companies", Fortune World's 25 Best Workplaces™ for 2024, as well as the 2025 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For ®, MetLife , through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world's leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by empathy, we're inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it's #AllTogetherPossible . Join us!
MetLife is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions are made without regards to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status (although applicants and employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States), uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law ("protected characteristics").
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MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.
$105,200 - $140,100
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