Job Title: Events & Partnerships Manager

Job Level: Mid - Level

Report to: Medha Trivedi.

Department: Marketing.

Organization: Airpay Payment Services Pvt. Ltd

Location: Pune.

Job Summary

We are looking for a proactive, relationship-driven Events & Partnerships Manager to lead airpays event presence and strategic collaborations across the fintech and payments ecosystem. Youll be hands-on across strategy, vendor and stakeholder management, on-site execution, and post-event reporting - ensuring every activation reinforces airpays position as a full-stack payments infrastructure leader.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Strategy & Planning

- Identify and evaluate event, conference, and sponsorship opportunities relevant to B2B verticals.
- Travel to and attend events under consideration for airpay sponsorship to validate fit, audience quality, and ROI potential before commitment.
- Identify collaboration and co-marketing opportunities with industry bodies, banks, fintech associations, and technology partners.
- Build a rolling calendar of events and partnership opportunities aligned to airpays business priorities and seasonal campaigns. 2. Partnership Development

- Source, pitch, and negotiate partnerships and sponsorships that expand airpays visibility with merchants, banks, and channel partners.
- Manage relationships with industry associations, event organisers, media partners, and co-sponsors.
- Coordinate with the partnerships and business teams to align event/partnership plans with pipeline and revenue goals. 3. Event Execution & Operations

- Own end-to-end execution of airpay-hosted and airpay-sponsored events - from planning and vendor coordination through on-ground delivery.
- Manage logistics including venue, travel, branding/collateral, standees, giveaways, and on-site staffing.

- Coordinate speaker/panel participation, fireside chats, and masterclasses featuring airpay leadership.
- Liaise with design, content, and product marketing teams to ensure event collateral and messaging are on-brand and shoot-ready in time.

4. Budget,



Vendor & Stakeholder Management

- Manage event budgets, vendor contracts, and negotiations to maximise ROI on sponsorship and hosting spend.
- Track and report on event performance - leads generated, engagement, brand visibility, and partnership outcomes - to leadership.

- Maintain a repository of past events, partners, and learnings to inform future planning.

Required Qualifications:

- Bachelors degree in Marketing, Communications, Business Administration, or a related field.

- 4-5 years of experience in event marketing, partnerships, or sponsorships (experience within consumer tech, fintech, or a fast-moving environment strongly preferred).
- Willingness and ability to travel frequently, including on short notice, for event scouting and execution.

Skills and Experience:

- Proven track record of planning and executing B2B events, conferences, or sponsorship activations end-to-end.
- Strong relationship-building and negotiation skills, with experience managing vendors, sponsors, and industry partners.

- Sound commercial judgement to assess event/partnership opportunities against cost, audience fit, and expected ROI.
- Excellent project management skills - able to juggle multiple events and partnership conversations in parallel against tight timelines.

- Comfortable working cross-functionally with content, design, product marketing, and sales teams to align messaging and collateral.
- Working knowledge of the payments/fintech ecosystem (payment aggregators, banks, merchant acquiring) is a solid plus.

- Clear written and verbal communication skills, including comfort briefing senior stakeholders and representing airpay externally.
- Proficiency with budgeting, event-management, and reporting tools (e.g., Excel/Sheets, project trackers).

Travel Requirement:

- Regular domestic and occasional international travel

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📌 Events & Partnerships Manager (Pune)
🏢 Airpay Payment Services
📍 Pune