Business Development & Sponsorships Manager

Role Overview

We’re hiring a Business Development & Sponsorships Manager to drive the growth and visibility of TOPOSOPHY’s event portfolio as we expand across Greece & Cyprus, the UK, and Ireland. This role is about more than sales, you’ll be at the heart of building long-term commercial partnerships, shaping tailored sponsorship models, and ensuring that brands, destinations, and cultural partners see real value in working with us.

What You Will Do

Develop tailored sponsorship packages per event, lead outreach, pitch meetings, negotiations, and closings with sponsors and partners, draft, negotiate, and finalise sponsorship agreements, manage sponsor onboarding, brand approvals, and deliverables, oversee smooth delivery of activation elements, act as lead contact for sponsors, public partners, and trade organisations, collect and analyse impact metrics, media value, audience data, and KPIs.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The right candidate will combine business acumen with cultural curiosity — someone who understands both the commercial drivers of sponsorship and the creative value of experiences. You’ll be central to ensuring our city event platform remains financially sustainable, strategically positioned, and internationally relevant.

Requirements

• Strong track record in sales, sponsorship, and business development
• Ability to translate event assets into brand value
• Confident in relationship-building with C-level executives, brands, and tourism boards
• Experience in budget oversight and assessing cost-benefit for deals
• Familiarity with experiential marketing and event activations
• Comfortable working cross-functionally with event, content, design, and production teams
• High attention to detail — able to track clauses, deliverables, and deadlines
• Proficiency with CRM tools, pitch decks, activation schedules, and Monday.com

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Private health insurance
• Performance-based bonus scheme linked to sponsorship targets and event delivery
• Work on the country’s most high-profile events with leading brands
• Career growth and responsibility in a high-impact team
• Hybrid model with office/home flexibility
• Equipment + professional development allowance