Manager, Airport Affairs

CLEAR - Corporate • New York, NY

7d • $115,000 - $140,000 • Onsite

About The Position

CLEAR is building THE secure identity company of the future. Our mission is to make experiences safer and easier—physically and digitally. With more than 38 million Members and a growing network of partners across the world, CLEAR's secure identity platform is transforming the way people live, work, and travel. Whether it’s at the airport, stadium, or throughout your everyday life, CLEAR unlocks the magic of frictionless experiences.
The Manager, Airport Affairs plays a critical role in powering CLEAR’s airport growth strategy. Sitting at the intersection of executive leadership, commercial partnerships, and operational execution, you will architect the governance, contract discipline, and cross-functional coordination that enable CLEAR’s airport footprint to scale nationwide. This is a high-visibility role supporting multi-million-dollar public-private partnerships and shaping how CLEAR expands across the aviation ecosystem.

Requirements

• 3–5+ years of experience in operations, business development, public sector administration, consulting, or partner management
• Working with contracts, reporting requirements, or compliance tracking
• Managing multiple workstreams with high attention to detail
• Creating structure in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
• Influencing stakeholders through clarity, organization, and data
• Strong proficiency in Hubspot / Google Workspace / AI Agents

Nice To Haves

• Supporting enterprise or public-sector partnerships preferred

Responsibilities

• Own the operational infrastructure behind CLEAR’s airport portfolio — ensuring contracts, compliance, reporting, and renewals are executed flawlessly and proactively
• Partner directly with the VP, Airport Affairs & Business Development to prepare executive-level materials that support strategic negotiations, renewals, RFP responses, and airport board engagements
• Build scalable governance frameworks that strengthen long-term airport relationships and institutionalize best-in-class partnership management
• Serve as the central coordination point across Legal, Finance, Product, Operations, and Marketing to ensure airport commitments translate into seamless execution
• Deliver real-time relationship intelligence through CRM rigor, stakeholder mapping, and actionable reporting that informs growth strategy

Benefits

• At CLEAR, we help YOU move forward - because when you’re at your best, we’re at our best. You’ll work with talented team members motivated by our mission of making experiences safer and easier. Our offices are bright and energetic with an open concept and plenty of conference rooms and casual co-working spaces. We also offer catered lunches every day and have fully stocked kitchens. Outside of the office, we invest in your well-being and learning & development with stipends and reimbursement programs.
• We offer holistic total rewards, including comprehensive healthcare plans, family-building benefits (fertility and adoption/surrogacy support), flexible time off, annual wellness stipend, free OneMedical memberships for you and your dependents, a CLEAR Plus membership, and a 401(k) retirement plan with employer match.
• The base salary range for this role is $115,000-140,000, depending on levels of skills and experience.
• The base salary range represents the low and high end of CLEAR’s salary range for this position. Salaries will vary depending on various factors which include, but are not limited to location, education, skills, experience and performance. The range listed is just one component of CLEAR’s total compensation package for employees and other rewards may include annual bonuses, commission, Restricted Stock Units
• CLEAR provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities or protected needs. Please let us know if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or perform your job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include, but are not limited to, time off, extra breaks, making a change to the application process or work procedures, policy exceptions, providing documents in an alternative format, live captioning or using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.
• We are committed to a transparent and secure hiring process. All communications related to this role will come directly from a CLEAR employee through valid CLEAR channels (e.g., a valid @clearme.com email address or verified CLEAR LinkedIn profile). We encourage candidates to remain alert to job scams and to report any suspicious activity.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees