Senior Manager, Partnership Development

Los Angeles, CA (Hybrid)

$90K/yr – $105K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 1 day ago

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Job Summary

Own the full sales cycle for Allied Sports partnerships from prospecting to closing, building client relationships, generating a robust pipeline, and delivering forecasts to leadership.

  • Lead prospecting, ideation, pitching, and negotiation to close deals
  • Develop presentations and materials aligned with unique brand needs

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for identifying, developing, and closing new business partnerships across Allied Sports’ diverse roster of property partners
  • Manage the creation of sales presentations, proposals, and applicable materials by identifying unique brand needs in collaboration with Allied Sports Partnership Solutions lead
  • Lead all elements of the sales cycle, including prospecting, ideating, pitching, and negotiating to close
  • Build strong relationships with property clients and internal stakeholders at Allied Sports
  • Maintain a robust pipeline of qualified prospects for assigned property clients and consistently meet or exceed individual revenue targets
  • Spearhead creation of prospect lists for applicable property partners, jointly with Partnership Solutions lead
  • Deliver regular sales forecasting and pipeline reporting for Allied Sports internal leadership and property clients

Requirements

  • Proven track record in driving multi-year partnerships with leading brands and sports properties
  • Established connections with decision makers at companies across a wide range of industries and geographies
  • Ability to work cross-functionally across the agency
  • Ability to problem-solve independently and in a group, team environment
  • Strong ability to multi-task, managing multiple clients and projects simultaneously
  • Excellent time management, relationship, written, and oral communication skills
  • Ability to travel and work non-traditional hours as needed (which could include weekends)

Preferred

  • Deep understanding of the Sports & Entertainment landscape with sports property / league and/or agency experience preferred
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Allied Sports

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Allied Sports launched in 2019 with a singular mission – to lead modern marketers in the undeniable shift from Sponsor to StorytellerTM. Today, we are an independent, full-service agency operating from the Allied Global Marketing network. Led by industry veterans with a rookie spirit, our award-winning team helps buyers and sellers in sports find, negotiate, and activate high-performing partnerships. Sports Business Journal named Allied Sports one of the Best Places to Work in Sports in 2023 and 2024, and Front Office Sports named the agency among the Best Employers in Sports for 2024.

Founded in 2019
New York, New York, USA
75 employees (19 in marketing)
100% recommend to a friend

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
28.6%
Direct
46.7%
Referral
5.8%
Social
17.3%
Paid
1.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~75

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
17 (23% of company)
Median Career Experience
17.5 years
Median Tenure
4.1 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
7