Events and Partnerships Manager- Salt Lake City

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Zions Bank has just opened an opportunity for an Events and Partnerships Manager, with a focus on the technology sector, in the Salt Lake City Corporate Banking Group. We are seeking a motivated and engaging individual focused on making connections. If your passion is technology start-ups or the venture ecosystem, let's talk.

Ideal candidates will have the skills and experience necessary to:

• Create engaging and meaningful events and experiences for clients, prospects, and other industry stakeholders such as Venture Capital partners.
• Manage and oversee the bank's sponsorship contributions to benefit the community and technology sector, with specific focus on entrepreneurial innovation.
• Analyze requests for support, recommend decisions and manage program budgets, providing applicants with technical assistance on contribution requests as needed.
• Connect startups to resources within Zions Bank and the larger entrepreneurial ecosystem.
• Gather data to be used in the selling process and assist prospective clients in completing loan and services applications.
• Understand the broader technology ecosystem and know how to identify appropriate candidates that fit the Bank's risk appetite.
• Work with a strong sense of urgency and commitment to our growth goals.
• May be asked to perform other duties.

Who should apply?

We want someone who has:

• Requires a Bachelors in marketing, communications, business or related field and 2+ years experience in community relations and development, business development or other directly related experience.
• At least three years or significant experience working in the venture capital and/or technology ecosystem.
• Excellent customer relations, negotiation, and communications skills; preference for candidates with experience working in the venture capital and technology sectors.
• Ability to manage sponsorship relationships to ensure a maximization of benefit to both the bank and the community organizations.
• Expert relationship management skills with companies and other stakeholders within the technology sector.
• Ability to organize events with limited oversight.
• Understanding of changing risk profiles of clients and ability to communicate this information and assessment to key stakeholders (internal and external).
• Understanding of banking products and services and how they benefit companies.
• Working knowledge of community and economic activities, sales techniques, banking products and services.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with various communities and businesses.
• Must be able to use various word processing and spreadsheet software.

You must want to be part of an elite and driven team and work with respected leaders. We need someone who is proactive, has a great attitude, is confident and wants to inspire others to achieve bank initiatives and drive growth.

What's in it for you?

• Competitive base salary.
• Additional compensation based on favorable portfolio metrics and achievement of growth goals along with increased profitability of the portfolio.
• Backing of one of the most successful community focused banks in the western U. S.

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance - START DAY ONE!
• Life and Disability Insurance, Paid Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
• Health Savings (HSA), Flexible Spending (FSA) and dependent care accounts
• Paid Training, Paid Time Off (PTO) and 11 Paid Federal Holidays
• 401(k) plan with company match, Profit Sharing, competitive compensation in line with work experience
• Mental health benefits including coaching and therapy sessions
• Tuition Reimbursement for qualifying employees
• Employee Ambassador preferred banking products