Business Development Manager – Communications & Growth Partnerships

About the role

Sporty Group is looking for a Communications & Growth Partnerships Lead to own customer communications and regional marketing partnerships. This role blends channel optimization, localization, and commercial partnerships to drive growth at scale.

What you'll be doing

• Identify, negotiate, and manage marketing partnerships across Africa & LATAM
• Optimize WhatsApp, SMS, and email performance (delivery, open, CTR, cost)
• Align communications with marketing, product, and lifecycle campaigns
• Work closely with Marketing, Prod and Ops for localization of messaging, creatives, and campaigns per market
• Plan and track regional activations and partnerships - including but not limited to strategic billboards, payment partnership campaigns, affiliate marketing etc
• Measure ROI and performance across owned and partner channels
• Onboard new communication channel partners, and manage existing Bulk SMS, email, and communication partners for cost optimization

What you'll bring

• 6+ years in growth, communications, or partnerships
• Hands-on experience with messaging platforms and lifecycle marketing
• Strong commercial and negotiation skills
• Experience working across multiple regions and cultures
• Comfortable to travel for local activations and market studies in existing and emerging markets for sporty
• Data-driven and execution-focused
• Fluency in both written and spoken English is essential

What's in it for you

• Sporty is a remote first company in pursuit of sustainability
• A competitive salary + individual performance based bonuses every quarter
• 28 days paid annual leave
• Referral bonuses & flash bonuses
• Top of the line equipment
• Annual company retreats to provide great internal networking opportunities

If you're interested, we encourage you to apply! Every application is reviewed by a member of our team (AI is not used in our recruitment process), and we aim to respond within 48 hours.