Director, Partnership Sales; RAJ Sports

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** LEGENDS GLOBAL
** Legends Global is the premier partner to the world's greatest live events, venues, and brands. We deliver a fully integrated solution of premium services that keeps our partners front and center through our white-label approach.

Our network of 450 venues worldwide, hosting 20,000 events and entertaining 165 million guests each year, is powered by our depth of expertise and level of execution across every component feasibility & consulting, owner’s representation, sales, partnerships, hospitality, merchandise, venue management, and content & booking of world-class live events and venues.

The Legends Global culture is one of respect, ambitious thinking, collaboration, and bold action. We are committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone can be authentic, make an impact, and grow their career.

Winning is an everyday thing at Legends Global. We have the best team members who understand every win is earned when we come together as one unified team. Sounds like a winning formula for you.
** Join us!
**** RAJ SPORTS
** RAJ Sports, led by Alex Bhathal and Lisa Bhathal Merage, focuses on investment opportunities in sports and sports-related properties, drawing on the Bhathal family’s multi-generational experience and relationships in the industry. The firm seeks to leverage the power of sports to affect broader social and economic change through a variety of business and philanthropic strategies. Its deep experience in professional sports operations and large-scale real estate developments that create thriving community centers, positions the firm to deliver valuable assets that will support further growth for the players, staff, and fans.

In 2013, the Bhathal family became investors in the Sacramento Kings (NBA); subsequently building the platform to include the Sacramento River Cats (MiLB), Stockton Kings (NBA G-League) and several sports anchored real estate developments. The 2024 acquisitions of Portland Thorns (NWSL) and the WNBA Portland expansion team represents a milestone for the city of Portland and places it at the epicenter of growth for women’s sports.
** THE ROLE
** The Director, Partnership Sales will conceptualize, develop, and secure key corporate sponsor ships with companies wishing to maximize their relationship in Women’s Sports across both the Portland Thorns and WNBA Portland (RAJ Sports Portland). The Director of Partnerships will be primarily responsible for driving new business development as a key member of the partnerships team. The Director will be responsible for individually driving six- and seven- figure, multi-year partnerships.

This position will report to the Project Leader.
** ESSENTIAL DUTES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
*** Work with partnership development team to manage key category development and platform ideation for new and existing partners.
* Secure and conduct partnership development meetings with potential clients by leveraging relationships as well as cold outreach.
* Aim to understand the marketing and business objectives of prospective clients and their agencies to determine how a partnership with RAJ Sports (Portland) and Legends can help them achieve their goals.
* Develop relationships and work directly with key colleagues to create a collaborative business development process and the opportunity for integrated partnerships. Work with business development team to design high-level vision decks and interactive practice pitch meetings.
* Present Raj Sports (Portland) to potential local/national/international sponsorship partners and develop an integrated, solution-driven approach to creating sponsorship packages.
* Create, package, and sell solution-based naming rights and sponsorship packages to meet and exceed all revenue goals.
* Manage a pipeline of new business prospects for the entire Partnership sales team.
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