Director of Operations & Activation, Priority Commer

Job title: Director of Operations & Activation-Priority Commerce Sports

Reports to: SVP Commercial Partnerships Priority

Department: BRG-Business Resource Group

Location: Alpharetta, GA or Remote

Grade: 22

About Priority: 

Priority Technology Holdings, Inc. is a leading financial technology company on a mission to deliver a personalized, easy-to-adopt financial toolset that accelerates cash flow and optimizes working capital for businesses. Our vision is to eliminate the barriers to unlocking revenue - empowering businesses to grow faster and operate smarter.

We achieve this through the Priority Commerce Engine, an innovative platform that combines payables, acquiring, and banking and treasury solutions. This unified approach allows businesses to streamline financial operations, reduce unnecessary costs, and uncover new revenue opportunities.

At Priority, we're driven by results. We expect our people to be known for results - bringing expertise, momentum, and relentless focus to every challenge, helping our clients and each other thrive.

About the Role:

Priority Commerce is seeking a highly organized, collaborative, and driven Director of Operations & Activation, Priority Commerce Sports to support the continued growth of our Sports & Entertainment division. This individual will play a critical role in planning and executing strategic initiatives, managing partner activations and events, and ensuring operational excellence across the vertical.

Working directly with the SVP, Priority Commerce Sports, this position serves as the operational backbone of the Sports & Entertainment team - coordinating cross-functional initiatives, managing project timelines, supporting client and partner engagement, and helping bring Priority Commerce's partnerships to life.

The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, is capable of managing multiple priorities simultaneously, and possesses a passion for sports, relationship management, and delivering exceptional experiences and successful outcomes.

Responsibilities: 

• Lead the planning, coordination, and execution of strategic projects supporting the Sports & Entertainment division.

• Manage sponsor activations, events and experiences from planning through execution in coordination with Marketing.

• Serve as the primary liaison between the Sports & Entertainment division and internal Marketing, Creative, Communications, Events, and other cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and timely execution.

• Support the operational needs of the SVP, Priority Commerce Sports, including contract onboarding, project management, meeting preparation, internal coordination, and strategic initiatives.

• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, timelines and deliverables while ensuring deadlines are consistently met.

• Coordinate logistics for key executive meetings and team/industry conferences.

• Track project milestones, identify potential risks, and proactively communicate updates to stakeholders.

• Assist in the development of presentations, activation plans, event recaps, sponsor measurement and internal reporting.

• Continuously identify opportunities to improve operational processes, increase efficiency, and enhance the overall partner experience for Priority.

• Represent Priority Commerce Sports professionally at industry events and partner engagements.

• In the future state, we envision this role leading a team of Activation Managers as the business segment continues to grow.

What Success Looks Like:

The successful candidate is someone who enjoys making