Sponsorship & Partnerships Manager (f/m/d)

About Us

We are building a global platform of mass participation events and active lifestyle brands. With strong traction in the U.S.

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Your Role

We are looking for a hands-on dealmaker based in Cape Town who can: • Build sponsorship pipelines in USA (priority), South Africa and Australia. • Approach brands and agencies directly • Close sponsorship deals end-to-end

This is a hunter role, not an admin role.

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Requirements (STRICT)

You MUST have: • Minimum 2+ years experience in sponsorship / partnerships • Proven track record in closing deals • Experience in: • Sports events / mass participation / lifestyle brands • Strong ability to: • Pitch • Negotiate • Close • Based in Cape Town OR willing to relocate

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What We Don’t Want • Pure account managers without sales responsibility • Event coordinators without deal experience • “I supported partnerships” profiles • You must have closed deals yourself

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Compensation • Base salary (ZAR) + aggressive commission model • Upside linked directly to sponsorship revenue

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Positioning

You will play a key role in scaling international sponsorship revenue across multiple brands and markets.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: R360 000,00 - R900 000,00 per year

Application Question(s): • Describe the last 3 sponsorship deals you personally closed • What was the largest deal you personally closed? • How do you approach a completely cold brand with no prior relationship? • Are you able to work across time zones (US / SA/Australia)? Any restrictions?

Experience: • Sponsorship Aquistion : 2 years (Preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Claremont, Western Cape