Manager Business Development & Brand Partnerships

As the leading platform for non-professional football in Europe, we bring professional experiences — from news and data to gamification — directly to a community of over 190 million footballers and fans.

We are Prematch, founded in 2021 in Cologne — a dynamic startup with a smart and ambitious team. Our marketing and business teams are based in Cologne, Berlin, and London, while our tech and product teams work remotely across Europe.

We’re backed by strong partners such as adidas, Krombacher, NIVEA MEN, and Techniker Krankenkasse — with a couple of exciting collaborations still in the pipeline. Successful investors like Ralf Reichert (CEO of ESL) and Verena Pausder are supporting us on our journey.

• Work Environment & Team: You enjoy working in a small team and startup environment – a motivating setting where you can have a direct impact.

• Location & Presence: You see yourself in our great office in the Belgian Quarter (Cologne) or Berlin Mitte – not just remote, but on-site with direct team interaction.

• Office & Remote: A modern office in Cologne (Belgian Quarter) or Berlin (Mitte) – with the flexible option to work remotely 2–3 days per week.

• Start & Scope: Available immediately, flexible – full-time.

• Responsibilities: Sales – you actively shape the sales process and take responsibility for customer success.

• Team & Collaboration: You work in a small, ambitious team that supports your ideas and lets you shine.

• Support & Tools: Our concept team provides strong presentations and creative concepts that make you a true “closer” in client meetings.

• Clients & Brands: You get the chance to work with some of Germany’s biggest brands – including adidas, NIVEA MEN, Krombacher, OBI, and Techniker Krankenkasse.

• Work Culture: Flat hierarchies, fast decision-making, and a transparent application process.

• Growth & Responsibility: The opportunity to actively contribute to the growth of a leading startup and take on responsibility.

• Learning & Network: Access to mentors and networking events.

• Sales & Brand Partnerships: You drive revenue growth by winning brand partnerships that directly contribute to increasing sales.
• You identify relevant brands, directly approach decision-makers, guide them through the entire sales process, and independently close deals. Prematch is growing fast — we are not looking for administrators, but for people who take full ownership of their pipeline and consistently turn it into measurable revenue.

• Full-Cycle Sales Ownership: You own the entire sales process from first outreach (cold acquisition) to contract signing.
• Outbound & Pipeline Building: You actively generate new leads, develop your own outreach strategies, and build a strong, sustainable sales pipeline.
• Pitch & Closing: You confidently present Prematch to brands and agencies and lead negotiations through to closing.
• Maintaining Deal Momentum: You actively manage decision-making processes, negotiate terms, and consistently drive deals across the finish line.
• Collaboration with the Concept Team: You translate brand needs into clear briefs while staying firmly focused on your sales role.
• CRM & Forecasting: You work in a structured way within our CRM, keep your pipeline clean, and maintain a clear overview of your forecast at all times.
• Sales Development & Scaling: You contribute ideas on how to scale outreach, processes, and closing rates as we grow.

• Hunter Mindset: You proactively approach new contacts, open doors independently, and enjoy driving deals all the way to closing.
• Closing Focus: You measure success by revenue, closed deals, and clear KPIs. Activity without results is not success to you.
• Strong Understanding of Sports Marketing Relevance: You understand how brands think, can put yourself in the shoes of marketing decision-makers, and have a genuine interest in advertising and partnership models within the sports ecosystem.
• High Ownership & Accountability: You work in a self-driven manner, set ambitious goals, and push topics forward without waiting for detailed instructions.
• Resilience: Rejection is part of the process for you. You stay focused, extract learnings, and keep moving forward.
• Startup Fit: Fast pace, ambiguity, and responsibility motivate you more than rigid structures.
• Languages Are No Barrier: You are fluent in both German and English.

• Be part of it from the start – Shape how Prematch grows and transforms amateur football.
  
  
• Competitive salary that you can be proud of.
  
  
• Employee participation (VSOP) — directly benefit from the company’s success.
  
  
• Three cool offices in Cologne, Berlin, and London — true startup vibes to work and grow together. Want to visit another office? We support that too!
  
  
• Homeoffice — depending on your distance to the office, you work 1–3 days a week onsite and the rest flexibly remote (working from home at the start and end of the week is quite popular) — whatever suits you best. Tech & Product roles sometimes offer 100% remote.
  
  
• Remote, even from afar — Whether it’s a week of sunshine abroad or a few days with family — we allow flexible work from outside your usual location.
  
  
• Team spirit — whether in the office or at home, we use cool tools and a virtual office to keep the team tightly connected.
  
  
• Modern IT equipment — We provide the tools and devices you need to be productive.
  
  
• 27 vacation days per year — For your rest and to recharge. Plus special arrangements if you’re a parent, so you can better balance family and relaxation.
  
  
• Team events at our locations — Whether after work in Cologne, Berlin, or London: we regularly bring teams together to connect and grow stronger.
  
  
• Offsites with the whole team — Four days out of the daily grind with the entire team: trips, brainstorming, onsite collaboration, and real team spirit.