Sales and Partnerships Manager
Swiss Startup Association
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Winterthur • 🇨🇭 Switzerland
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JuniorMid-Level
About the role
- Acquire new sponsors and partners
- Manage and expand existing partnerships
- Develop attractive sponsorship packages and partner strategies
- Reporting and pipeline management (HubSpot)
- Collaborate with executive management, events and marketing teams
- Lead a small team of volunteers
Requirements
- At least 2–3 years of experience in sales, partner or sponsorship management (ideally with large-scale events, nationally-reaching events, or startups/innovation)
- Passion for networking, innovation and entrepreneurship
- Confident, personable presence and enthusiasm for sales
- Excellent German and English skills (Swiss German required)
- Strong organizational skills and sense of responsibility
- Experience with CRM systems (HubSpot a plus)
- Service- and customer-oriented mindset
Benefits
- A central role in one of Switzerland’s most exciting event projects
- Significant creative freedom and direct influence on the development of Startup Nights
- Work with a motivated, professional team
- Fair, performance-based compensation
- Flexible working hours and a modern way of working
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
sales managementpartner managementsponsorship managementreportingpipeline managementCRM systems
Soft skills
networkinginnovationentrepreneurshippersonable presenceenthusiasm for salesorganizational skillssense of responsibilitycustomer-oriented mindset