Sports Sponsorship Sales

About the Role :

We’re hiring Sports Sponsorships Sales 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).