Business Development Manager

Company Description

SportConn is Nigeria’s leading digital sports marketplace, connecting athletes, coaches, referees, and sports enthusiasts in one vibrant community. The platform helps sports professionals and players grow their careers, discover new opportunities, and stay engaged with the game they love. Users can network, find and join pick-up games, and quickly book sports venues across the country. SportConn also provides tools and resources that support training, competition, and long-term success. Its mission is to empower Nigeria’s sports ecosystem by bridging connections, driving development, and creating equal opportunities for all participants.

Role Description

The Business Development Manager is a full-time, remote role responsible for driving growth and strategic partnerships for SportConn. This role involves identifying and developing new business opportunities with sports organizations, venues, brands, and community partners across Nigeria and beyond. Day-to-day tasks include prospecting and outreach, managing sales pipelines, conducting market analysis, preparing proposals, and negotiating partnership agreements. The Business Development Manager will collaborate closely with product, marketing, and operations teams to align business initiatives with platform goals and user needs. The role also includes tracking performance metrics, optimizing revenue-generating activities, and representing SportConn at virtual and in-person industry events when required.

Qualifications

• Candidates should possess strong business development and sales skills, including lead generation, pipeline management, relationship building, and negotiation.
• Candidates should possess strategic and analytical skills, such as market research, opportunity assessment, data-driven decision-making, and commercial acumen.
• Candidates should possess communication and collaboration skills, including clear written and verbal communication, presentation abilities, stakeholder management, and cross-functional teamwork.
• Candidates should possess marketing and partnership skills, such as understanding of digital platforms, brand positioning, partnership activation, and customer engagement.
• Candidates should ideally have experience in the sports, tech, or marketplace sectors, familiarity with the Nigerian sports landscape, and a track record of meeting or exceeding growth targets.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience) is preferred.
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment, manage multiple priorities, and use CRM and productivity tools effectively.