Account Executive Sales Manager

Performance Lab; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Commission-based compensation

Remote and flexible working conditions

Early-team influence

Path to salaried role

Job summary

Performance Lab is recruiting for a commercial role to help scale The Athlete Playbook across sports clubs, academies, agencies, and consulting firms. You’ll drive discovery, build strategic alliances, and close deals to bring practical, career-long athlete support under client brands.

You’ll collaborate with the founders on offers, positioning, and go-to-market, while feeding market needs back into product development. Strong network in sports and English fluency are highly valued.

Qualifications

• Experienced (ideally at least 5 years) in B2B sales, partnerships, or business development.
• Connected in the sports world (amateur and professional clubs, academies, agencies, or sports business).
• Relationship-first and comfortable with longer sales cycles.
• Fluent in English, other languages are considered a plus.
• Entrepreneurial: you’re energized by building.

Responsibilities

• Expand and build relationships with organisations across the sports industry
• Lead discovery conversations and close deals
• Work directly with the founders on offers, positioning and go-to-market
• Bring what you hear from the market back into the product

Skills

B2B sales

Partnerships

Business development

Sales cycle management

Job description

Performance Lab equips athletes with neuroscience-based tools and legal literacy to navigate the demands of their careers, make informed decisions, protect their interests, and thrive throughout their careers and beyond.

Our flagship program, The Athlete Playbook, is a structured, multi-module educational program available through an annual white-label license. Designed for sports clubs, academies, athlete management agencies, and consulting firms, it enables organizations to deliver practical, career-long athlete support under their own brand.

Why It Matters

The sports industry is growing fast, athletes are taking on commercial responsibilities earlier than ever, and there’s growing recognition that athletes need more support beyond training and competition.

The Role

You’ll be one of our first commercial hires. You’ll help sell our flagship program: The Athlete Playbook, whichis a structured, multi-module educational program. Designed for sports clubs, academies, athlete management agencies, and consulting firms, it enables organizations to deliver practical, career-long athlete support under their own brand.

What you’ll do

• Expand and build relationships with organisations across the sports industry
• Lead discovery conversations and close deals
• Work directly with the founders on offers, positioning and go-to-market
• Bring what you hear from the market back into the product

Who you are

• Experienced (ideally at least 5 years) in B2B sales, partnerships, or business development
• Connected in the sports world (amateur and professional clubs, academies, agencies, or sports business)
• Relationship-first and comfortable with longer sales cycles
• Fluent in English, other languages are considered a plus
• Entrepreneurial: you’re energized by building

What we offer

• Commission-based compensation
• Remote and flexible working conditions
• Early-team influence, with a path to a salaried role as we grow