PowerUp Sports, a Beacon Software company, is Canada‘s most comprehensive soccer league management platform empowering hundreds of clubs and many thousands of players, coaches and parents every year. We are growing our Partnership & Sales Team in order to empower more sports clubs across North America so more organizations can easily manage their registration, scheduling, payments, referees and volunteers, communications and facility management through PowerUp.
The Strategic Partnerships Manager will be responsible for building and managing relationships with amateur sports organizations across Canada and the US, leveraging solution-selling, traditional and digital prospecting tactics.
The primary areas of responsibility include prospecting, expert knowledge of features and products to create a personalized solution for each partner organization, and developing relationships with buying decision makers within target organizations.
About the roleThe Strategic Partnerships Manager will ensure recommended solutions meet our customer’s needs and will recommend approaches and alternatives that fit their environment. S/He will work closely with customers to manage deployment and ensure that our solutions are successfully adopted.
The ideal candidate will have relevant consultative sales experience, a proven track record of meeting and exceeding goals and revenue targets. Prior experience in amateur sports, entertainment and working with community organizations is a big plus!
What you'll doBe an owner!
Owns all facets of the sales and Partnerships process for our target demographic of community sports clubs, provincial governing bodies and any other partners who can benefit from PowerUp
Get sh*t done through cold calling, emailing, social media, virtual and face-to-face appointments, and networking
Assumes ownership of the pipeline and exerts influence over the demand generation sourcing process
Be a builder!
Develop strong prospect/client relationships to ensure the renewal and growth of the business year-over-year
Master our CRM system as a tool to help guide your daily behaviours and measure the progression of your sales funnel
Grow into a team leader who will help us scale and significantly grow our business by being an exemplary leader in our organization!
You are hungry for success!
Exceed targets for prospecting and acquiring new customers, as well as managing customer accounts
Capable of successfully concluding customer negotiations involving various stakeholders
Help us grow PowerUp to at least 10x of what it is today by being our Partnerships and growth lead
Be comfortable with a generous variable compensation component of your overall comp, based on results!
Undergraduate degree or equivalent work experience required
3+ years of B2B and/or Strategic sales experience
Experience in identifying, developing, negotiating, and closing opportunities across a wide spectrum of customer engagement levels
Experience in positioning and selling innovative solutions to new and existing customers and market segments
Strong ownership and bias for action
A self-starter with a professional demeanour and presence
Ability to prioritize and demonstrate relentless discipline in achieving goals
Proven ability to influence others and display strong leadership skills
Innovate with and on behalf of customers, starting with our customers and working backwards
Prior experience in amateur sports, entertainment and working with community organizations is a big plus!
Expert use of GSuite, CRMs (e.g. HubSpot) and other systems
Skills Required
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent work experience
- 3+ years of B2B and/or strategic sales experience
- Experience identifying, developing, negotiating, and closing opportunities across varied customer engagement levels
- Experience positioning and selling innovative solutions to new and existing customers and market segments
- Strong ownership and bias for action
- Self-starter with professional demeanor and presence
- Ability to prioritize and demonstrate discipline in achieving goals
- Ability to influence others and demonstrate strong leadership skills
- Experience in amateur sports, entertainment, or community organizations
- Expert use of Google Workspace, CRMs such as HubSpot, and other systems
What We Do
PowerUp Sports provides Canadian youth, amateur, and community sports organizations with an all-in-one online platform for club administration. Its services include online registration, websites, team and roster management, scheduling, standings, referee and volunteer coordination, and ongoing support. Primarily serving soccer clubs, it also supports sports such as hockey, baseball, volleyball, skating, and basketball, helping clubs, coaches, players, parents, and administrators manage participation and day-to-day operations.
