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Race Promoter Manager

About the role

• Develop and execute a sponsorship sales strategy for the SailGP event in Germany to meet and exceed revenue targets
• Identify, prospect, and close new sponsorship and partnership opportunities across priority categories
• Build and manage a pipeline of prospective partners using CRM tools to track activity, manage opportunities, and forecast accurately
• Develop tailored sales proposals and presentations communicating SailGP's value proposition and commercial opportunities
• Lead presentations of SailGP event propositions to key brands
• Support the global sales team in global partnership opportunities arising from the German market
• Collaborate with the global corporate hospitality sales team to generate local hospitality interest and sales opportunities
• Secure corporate bookings for event hospitality packages
• Identify emerging opportunities, category whitespace, and competitive dynamics in the German market
• Support the Events team in identifying new inventory opportunities and partnership integrations
• Represent SailGP at industry events, conferences, and networking forums to build relationships, generate leads, and increase commercial awareness
• Interact with the German SailGP Team to maximize commercial opportunities from the German market

• 5+ years of experience in sports sponsorship, commercial sales, business development, media sales, events, or a related field, with a proven track record of delivering revenue
• Demonstrated experience managing the full sales cycle and closing sponsorship or partnership deals
• Strong knowledge of German sports, sponsorship, and brand marketing landscape
• Existing relationships with senior contacts across German brands, agencies, and/or media partners
• Strong presentation, negotiation, communication, and relationship-building skills
• Highly organized with strong pipeline management and forecasting skills
• Comfortable working independently while collaborating across a fast-paced, international organization
• Passion for sailing, sport, entertainment, or premium/international brands a plus
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience preferred

• Contractor engagement for an initial period of 12 months, subject to agreed contractual terms
• Equal opportunity workplace committed to diversity, equity and inclusion