Manager, Partnership Sales Operations
Level: Manager
About LOVB (League One Volleyball):
League One Volleyball (LOVB) is reimagining women's sports. Launched in 2019, our company is a mission-led sports performance, training and media enterprise that will change the game of volleyball in the USA and empower new generations of female athletes.
It is a groundbreaking time for volleyball in the US with our historic triple Olympic Gold medals in Women's Indoor, Beach and Sitting Volleyball. Volleyball is already the #1 most played girls' youth sport. There are 38M current and former players today. Of major sports, it's the only one that is women-first (~90% of players are female). But the volleyball market has been almost entirely missed by traditional sports investors, brands, and media.
LOVB will capture this opportunity by creating a strong club business and from that built-in audience and fandom create the best Pro League in the world and use a digital media platform that will connect all aspects of LOVB. This community-up approach will drive participation and fandom, while enabling greater empowerment for girls and young women living this amazing sport.
The Role:
We are seeking a dynamic Partnerships Sales Manager to join our team, where you’ll be instrumental in expanding our network and enhancing our offerings through strategic partnerships. You will own the processes, tools and policies to ensure partnership objectives are met. In addition, you will be responsible for:
- Managing existing relationships, develop new partnerships and oversee the integration and execution of partnership strategies.
- Owning asset sheet/impressions/CPM/Values.
- Owning internal creation of new opportunities for partnerships and activations.
- Conducting analysis and ongoing monitoring of industry trends, market conditions, activities and data to ensure plans are effective, and KPIs and revenue targets are realistic.
- Develop a scalable model for formalizing partnerships.
- Identify, develop relationships, and negotiate deals with new partners.
- Take ownership of partnership reporting and performance.
Qualifications:
- Proven track record in partnership management, exceptional negotiation skills and a keen commercial awareness to identify and develop opportunities into successful collaborations.
- Strong commercial awareness with the ability to identify and develop opportunities.
Personal attributes:
- A clear and friendly communication style with strong listening skills, both written and verbal
- Must be positive, proactive, think outside the box, and an organized team player.
- Ability to think strategically.
- Creative and innovative as it pertains to maximizing revenue opportunities.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, as well as the ability to collaborate closely with a team that is distributed remotely.
- Ability to handle sensitive information with complete confidentiality.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, prioritize appropriately and handle multiple tasks simultaneously with minimal guidance.
- High degree of flexibility and ready to learn as we are a startup, so things are always evolving.
- You’re not just capable of, but excited about learning new systems and skills, and improving existing systems.
Location
- Flexibility to work anywhere in the US, with willingness to travel for regular offsites and other business-related destinations.
- Reports to the Head of Partnerships, located in Orlando, FL.
Compensation & Benefits
Working with the world's best volleyball company isn't enough? Seriously though, we offer a truly competitive compensation package with bonus and stock options grants, plus choices with medical, dental and vision coverage, as well as flexible spending accounts, life insurance and 401(k). And to top it off: remote, flexible work with unlimited time off.
The annual base salary for this role is $85,000-90,000 plus our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based on geographic location, work experience, education and/or skill level, among other things.
LOVB is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes everyone to our team.