Sports Events Manager

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Balzan
In-Office
Mid level
Digital Media • Events • Information Technology • Software
The Role
The Sports Manager will lead the planning, coordination, and execution of major sporting events. Responsibilities include stakeholder management, on-site operations, budget management, and ensuring compliance with safety regulations. This role involves hands-on leadership and collaboration with internal teams and external partners.
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Who We Are

Founded in 2014, SiGMA Group is recognized as the world’s leading authority in iGaming. Today, we host eight 
international summits spanning Europe, North America, South America, Asia, and Africa - attracting over 
80,000 industry delegates and 1,200+ exhibitors each year. With a team of over 300 creative and commercial 
professionals across 7 offices, we continue to expand our global footprint. As SiGMA scales further, we are 
adding sporting events and experiences to our world-class summits.

What You Will Do
Event Planning & Coordination

• Plan, coordinate, and execute major sporting events, including large-scale football matches in

São Paulo, Rome, and Malta, ensuring sponsorships and branding are fully integrated.

• Organize friendlies and exhibition games, such as industry executives versus the Malta National

Team, and develop timelines, run-of-show documents, and logistics plans.

• Secure venues and permits, negotiate agreements to rent stadiums, and coordinate travel, accommodation, and hospitality for players, officials, and VIPs.

Stakeholder Management

• Align sports activities with summit schedules and build strong relationships with associations,

clubs, and sponsors.

• Work and collab with gaming companies that sponsor sporting clubs and have athlete or former athlete endorsements.

• Reach out to tier-one football players and clubs to negotiate agreements for exhibition matches.

• Collaborate with internal teams and manage external vendors, referees, and security providers.

On-Site Event Management
• Oversee all matchday operations, including team arrivals, warm-ups, media zones, accreditation, and guest experience, while leading staff and volunteers and troubleshooting challenges.

Budgeting & Reporting
• Prepare and manage event budgets with full accountability for spend. Track expenses, contracts, and 
invoices.
• Deliver post-event reports including KPIs, ROI analysis, and improvement recommendations.
Marketing & Promotion Support
• Partner with the marketing team to promote events across SiGMA channels and partner platforms.
• Support branded materials, sponsorship activation, and media coverage.
• Assist with press engagement and photo/video content.

Additional Sporting Activities
• Plan other sports-related activations (charity tournaments, celebrity matches, wellness activities, 
team-building events).
• Ensure all activities enhance the broader SiGMA summit experience.

Compliance & Risk Management
• Ensure all events comply with safety, insurance, and regulatory requirements.
• Develop contingency plans for weather, injuries, or venue issues, and coordinate medical and first aid 
support.

What You Won’t Be Doing
• Endless meetings, heavy bureaucracy, or producing theoretical reports.
• Managing large teams - you’ll drive results through hands-on leadership.
• Detached strategy work. This is a delivery-focused, high-impact role.

What We’re Looking For
• Proven experience in sports event management, ideally with football and large-scale events.
• Strong network in sports associations, clubs, or federations is a plus.
• Communication & negotiation skills. Ability to manage budgets and logistics under pressure.
• Strong problem-solving ability and readiness to work in multicultural environments.

What We Offer
• A visible, impactful role in a global events company with the opportunity to deliver high-profile sports 
events across multiple international locations.
• A competitive package with global travel opportunities to our offices in Malta, Cyprus, Serbia, Manila, 
India, Brazil, and Armenia.
• Free access to courses through iGaming Academy & learning opportunitie

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The Company
HQ: Rome, Latium
349 Employees
Year Founded: 2011

What We Do

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
ROME, ITALY | 03-06 NOVEMBER
https://sigma.world/europe/

COLOMBO, SRI LANKA | 30-02 DECEMBER
https://sigma.world/south-asia/

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The SiGMA World Tour 2026 is heading to Dubai, Valletta, São Paulo, Manila, Cape Town, Mexico City, Rome and Bangkok.

𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠?
The SiGMA World Tour in each city will also feature SiGMA AIBC, maxing out on business opportunities. Let’s talk business! We know ‘who’s who’ and we just have what it takes to get you there.

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