Sports Sponsorship Consultant

About the Role: We’re hiring Sports Sponsorships Sales Consultants 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 s ponsorship 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).