Partnership Manager (all genders)

Köln, Berlin

Full-time

Permanent employee

Hey!

Imagine amateur football finally had the platform it deserves.
Every weekend, millions of people write their own personal football stories – on pitches, in clubs and on the sidelines. We believe this passion deserves a digital home too.
That's exactly what we're building every single day.

tl;dr

We’re growing fast and are looking for someone to help us deliver increasingly bespoke brand partnerships and support our next phase of growth.

Main information

Start: from August 2026
Location: Cologne or Berlin
Workload: Full-time
Team: Brand Partnership

Is this a match?

The most important basics – so we both know if it could work.

Location: You’ll be based at our office in Cologne (Belgisches Viertel) or Berlin (Mitte) and should be on site at least twice a week.
Experience: You have 2–5 years’ experience in key account management and feel confident in your role.
Languages are no problem: you speak German and English fluently.
You know football: You’re no stranger to amateur football – you’ve played yourself in the past, are a club member or a fan with a real feel for what happens on and off the pitch.
Start-up spirit: You prefer to play an active part in shaping things rather than just going through the motions – even if that sometimes means tackling things without a ready-made roadmap.

What you'll do - your playing field

This is how you move our mission forward every day.

You will manage brand partnerships on an operational level – from the kick-off through to implementation and evaluation.
No two projects are the same: you will develop bespoke concepts and solutions for our partners.
You will manage your own portfolio of partner accounts, working closely with our Senior Partnership Manager.
You will build strong relationships with our contacts on the partner side and develop these over the long term.
You’ll analyse KPIs, produce reports and identify specific opportunities for optimisation in ongoing partnerships.
You’ll work closely with the Creative, Marketing and Platform Management teams to successfully bring projects to fruition.
You will identify up-selling and cross-selling opportunities and develop new marketing strategies for the Prematch ecosystem.
You will play an active role in shaping our processes within the Partnership Team and test new ideas and approaches based on data.

What you bring to the team

We're not looking for a perfect CV. But you should recognise yourself in these points.

Project management: Proven ability to manage projects independently – on time, on brief, on budget
Creativity and flexibility: You know that no two briefs are the same – and that’s exactly what you love
Confidence in working with KPIs and reports: You understand what the figures mean and can communicate them clearly
Attention to detail and high standards: You work with precision and want the best for the community and for our partners
Solution-oriented: You come up with options, not problems
Impact: You’re focused on making a real impact – not just ticking boxes
Tools: Office 365, Keynote, Pitch, Google Sheets, Trello, Asana, Confluence, HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive
Initial experience in dealing with external stakeholders and customers

Good to know
We want you to know what this role really looks like from day one.

This is a hands-on role: you’ll spend around 30% of your time on operational tasks, with the rest devoted to project management, developing creative solutions, building relationships, analysing data and expanding our partnerships.
You’ll be given plenty of creative freedom and take on responsibility from an early stage. If you enjoy developing solutions, making decisions and presenting results convincingly, this is the perfect role for you.

Bonus

Not a must – but this'll definitely earn you extra points.

Experience in the fields of media, brand marketing or sponsorship
Experience in using AI tools

The Prematch Setup

We want you to love joining us - and still love being part of the team a long time from now.

Employee participation (VSOP) - directly benefit from the company’s success.
Modern tech setup - We provide the tools and devices you need to be productive.
AI-powered work - We use AI tools to work smarter and more efficiently, and provide you with the tools you need to make the most of AI in your day-to-day work.
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.
Remote work - depending on your distance to the office, you work 1–3 days a week onsite and the rest flexibly remote - whatever suits you best. Tech & Product roles sometimes offer 100% remote.
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!
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 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.

Still here? Sounds like a pretty good match.

If you've made it this far, we hope we've managed to show you one thing: how we work, what we believe in and why this role at PREMATCH is something special.
Maybe this is exactly the moment you've been waiting for: a team that thinks big, a vision that actually moves things and the chance to help reshape amateur football digitally – together with us.

Now it's your turn.

Click on ‘Apply now’ – it’ll only take 2 minutes.
All we need is your CV. You can tell us the rest in our simple, short application form.
Don’t meet all the requirements? If you think you’re still a good fit – just apply