Business Development Manager - Communications & Growth Partnerships

About this role

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.