Sports Sponsorship Executive

About the Role:

We’re hiring Sports Sponsorships Sales Executives to build and scale our sponsorship business across India. You’ll own both sides of the marketplace—supply (sports properties/IPs) and demand (brands/sponsors)—and run the full sales cycle from prospecting to servicing.

What You’ll Own (End-to-End):

• Pipeline leadership: Build & manage the dual-sided pipeline—onboard sports properties and acquire sponsor brands.
• Full sales cycle: Prospect → qualify → pitch → proposal → negotiation → close → handoff to client servicing.
• CRM & reporting: Maintain a clean, current CRM; stage hygiene; weekly and monthly revenue forecasts.
• Account growth: Handle supply and brand accounts, drive renewals, upsell/cross-sell, and open new categories.
• Target delivery: Own monthly sponsorship revenue targets with disciplined activity & conversion metrics.
• Activation oversight: Coordinate with internal teams/vendors to ensure deliverables & on-ground fulfilment.
• Market intelligence: Track categories, competitor benchmarks, and rate cards; refine our go-to-market.

Domain Tracks (pick one or more strengths):

• Common Sports: Cricket, Football, Kabaddi
• Luxury Sports: Golf, Polo
• Community Sports: Pickleball, Marathons/Walkathons, Fitness events

Must-Have Skills & Experience:

• Minimum 1-2 years of experience in sponsorship or B2B partnerships sales (sports, media, events, or allied).
• Demonstrated success closing multi-lakh sponsorship or marketing deals in India.
• Strong network with brand marketers and/or sports properties, and comfort with senior stakeholder conversations.
• Excellent prospecting, proposal building (PPT/Keynote), negotiation, and closing skills.
• Fluency with sales CRMs (Zoho/HubSpot/Pipedrive), Excel/Sheets, and basic financials/ROI logic.
• Clear communication (written & verbal), presentation chops, and high ownership.

Good to Have:

• Experience selling into BFSI, Auto, FMCG, Consumer Tech, Fitness/Health, or Luxury.
• Understanding of sponsorship valuation, inventory mapping, and fulfilment/reporting.
• Event operations coordination experience (brand activations, on-ground rights).
• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA/PG preferred but not mandatory.

KPIs You’ll Track:

• Monthly sponsorship revenue vs target
• Pipeline coverage (≥3× target), meetings booked, proposals sent, win rate
• Time-to-close, collection timeliness, and renewal rate
• CRM hygiene & on-time client servicing/activation delivery

Location:

Hauz Khas, South Delhi (Onsite)

How to Apply:

Apply via LinkedIn Easy Apply or email your CV to gaurav@unifiedsports.in

with subject: “SSC— Hauz Khas — Your Name”.

Kindly include: current CTC, notice period/availability, preferred domain track (Common/Luxury/Community).

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: ₹40,000.00 - ₹50,000.00 per month

Application Question(s):

• Are you Based in Delhi/NCR?
• What is your Current CTC?
• How many total years of experience do you have in Sports Sponsorship?
• How soon can you join us? (In days)

Work Location: In person