Business Development Manager – Communications & Growth Partnerships

<p><strong>About the role</strong></p><p>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.</p><p><strong>What you’ll be doing</strong></p><ul> <li>Identify, negotiate, and manage marketing partnerships across Africa & LATAM</li> <li>Optimize WhatsApp, SMS, and email performance (delivery, open, CTR, cost)</li> <li>Align communications with marketing, product, and lifecycle campaigns</li> <li>Work closely with Marketing, Prod and Ops for localization of messaging, creatives, and campaigns per market</li> <li>Plan and track regional activations and partnerships – including but not limited to strategic billboards, payment partnership campaigns, affiliate marketing etc</li> <li>Measure ROI and performance across owned and partner channels</li> <li>Onboard new communication channel partners, and manage existing Bulk SMS, email, and communication partners for cost optimization</li> </ul><p><strong>What you’ll bring</strong></p><ul> <li>6+ years in growth, communications, or partnerships</li> <li>Hands-on experience with messaging platforms and lifecycle marketing</li> <li>Strong commercial and negotiation skills</li> <li>Experience working across multiple regions and cultures</li> <li>Comfortable to travel for local activations and market studies in existing and emerging markets for sporty</li> <li>Data-driven and execution-focused</li> <li>Fluency in both written and spoken English is essential</li> </ul><p><strong>What’s in it for you</strong></p><ul> <li>Sporty is a remote first company in pursuit of sustainability</li> <li>A competitive salary + individual performance based bonuses every quarter</li> <li>28 days paid annual leave</li> <li>Referral bonuses & flash bonuses</li> <li>Top of the line equipment</li> <li>Annual company retreats to provide great internal networking opportunities</li> </ul><div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <p>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.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>