Business Development Manager – Communications & Growth Partnerships

About the 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.

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