Turkish Sports Partnerships & Growth Manager

SkillCorner SAS; Fatih; Remote; TRY 200,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

SkillCorner SAS is seeking a Business Development Manager to grow our football and basketball business in Turkey. Remote in Turkey, Istanbul preferred for customer access, with regular domestic and occasional international travel.

You will develop the market, build long-term relationships across the professional sports ecosystem and manage opportunities from first conversation through contract, onboarding and expansion.

Qualifications

• Proven business development or B2B sales experience.
• Strong knowledge of the Turkish professional football and/or basketball landscape.
• Fluent Turkish and strong professional English.
• Excellent presentation, negotiation and relationship-building skills.
• Comfort working with data-led products and travelling regularly.

Responsibilities

• Create and execute a territory plan for professional clubs, leagues, federations, agencies and partners in Turkey.
• Generate, qualify and convert new opportunities through targeted outreach, referrals and industry relationships.
• Deliver consultative discovery sessions, demonstrations and commercial proposals.
• Own negotiation, contracting, forecasting and CRM discipline across the sales cycle.
• Cultivate senior relationships and identify partnership opportunities that can accelerate market access.
• Work with Customer Solutions to support successful onboarding, adoption, renewal and upsell.
• Represent SkillCorner at relevant football, basketball and sports-technology events.

Job description

SkillCorner SAS is seeking a Business Development Manager to grow our football and basketball business in Turkey. Remote in Turkey, Istanbul preferred for customer access, with regular domestic and occasional international travel.

You will develop the market, build long-term relationships across the professional sports ecosystem and manage opportunities from first conversation through contract, onboarding and expansion.