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Business Development Manager - Communications & Growth Partnerships

icon building Company : Sporty Group
icon briefcase Job Type : Full Time
icon remote-alt Remote / Work from Home

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Job Description - Business Development Manager - Communications & Growth Partnerships


About the role


Sporty Group is looking for a Communications & Growth Partnerships Lead to own customer communications and regional marketing partnerships. This role blends channel optimization, localization, and commercial partnerships to drive growth at scale.


 


What you'll be doing



  • Identify, negotiate, and manage marketing partnerships across Africa & LATAM

  • Optimize WhatsApp, SMS, and email performance (delivery, open, CTR, cost)

  • Align communications with marketing, product, and lifecycle campaigns

  • Work closely with Marketing, Prod and Ops for localization of messaging, creatives, and campaigns per market

  • Plan and track regional activations and partnerships - including but not limited to strategic billboards, payment partnership campaigns, affiliate marketing etc

  • Measure ROI and performance across owned and partner channels

  • Onboard new communication channel partners, and manage existing Bulk SMS, email, and communication partners for cost optimization


 


What you'll bring



  • 6+ years in growth, communications, or partnerships

  • Hands-on experience with messaging platforms and lifecycle marketing

  • Strong commercial and negotiation skills

  • Experience working across multiple regions and cultures

  • Comfortable to travel for local activations and market studies in existing and emerging markets for sporty

  • Data-driven and execution-focused

  • Fluency in both written and spoken English is essential


 


What's in it for you



  • Sporty is a remote first company in pursuit of sustainability

  • A competitive salary + individual performance based bonuses every quarter

  • 28 days paid annual leave

  • Referral bonuses & flash bonuses

  • Top of the line equipment

  • Annual company retreats to provide great internal networking opportunities


 













If you're interested, we encourage you to apply! Every application is reviewed by a member of our team (AI is not used in our recruitment process), and we aim to respond within 48 hours.













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