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Orchestra

Vice President, Sports Business

New York, NY · On-site

ABOUT THE SPORTS BUSINESS TEAM Orchestra's Sports Business practice is a fast-growing, integrated ... Drive business development by contributing to new business opportunities, leading RFP responses and ...

BerlinRosen

Vice President, Sports Business

New York, NY · On-site

ABOUT THE SPORTS BUSINESS TEAM Orchestra's Sports Business practice is a fast-growing, integrated ... Drive business development by contributing to new business opportunities, leading RFP responses and ...

Orchestra

Vice President, Sports Business

New York, NY · Hybrid

ABOUT THE SPORTS BUSINESS TEAM Orchestra's Sports Business practice is a fast-growing, integrated ... Drive business development by contributing to new business opportunities, leading RFP responses and ...

Playbook

Business Development Associate

Hoboken, NJ

$48K - $66K/yr

We have an amazing list of customers and partners including professional sports teams, fortune 500 ... You will have extensive exposure to sales, business development, program operations, and marketing ...

Super Soccer Stars

Sports Management Intern

West Hempstead, NY · On-site

$15.75 - $21.25/hr

What You'll Work On Business Development * Research prospective schools, sports clubs, camps, community organizations, and business partners. * Support outreach initiatives that help expand Soccer ...

Super Soccer Stars

Sports Management Intern

West Hempstead, NY · On-site

$15.75 - $21.25/hr

You'll gain hands-on experience in coaching oeprations, business development, marketing, partnerships, operations, and strategic planning while learning how a successful youth sports organization ...

DAZN

Manager, Strategy & Business Development

Manhattan, NY · On-site

$140K - $170K/yr

Manager, Strategy & Business Development Department: RS-492 - COO - Commercial & Corporate Strategy ... S. sports portfolio, with a particular focus on our expansion into the regional sports space. You ...

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How much do contract sports business development jobs pay per year?

As of Jul 30, 2026, the average yearly pay for contract sports business development in the United States is $85,602.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $61,000.00 and $100,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Contract Sports Business Development vs Contract Sports Marketing?

AspectContract Sports Business DevelopmentContract Sports Marketing
Primary FocusBuilding partnerships, securing sponsorships, expanding business opportunitiesPromoting teams, events, or brands through advertising and campaigns
Required SkillsNegotiation, networking, sales, industry knowledgeCreativity, branding, communication, campaign management
Work EnvironmentClient meetings, negotiations, strategic planningAdvertising campaigns, social media, promotional events

Contract Sports Business Development focuses on creating partnerships and expanding revenue streams, while Contract Sports Marketing emphasizes promoting teams or brands through advertising efforts. Both roles require industry knowledge but differ in their core activities and skill sets.

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Infographic showing various Contract Sports Business Development job openings in the United States as of July 2026, with employment types broken down into 84% Full Time, 13% Part Time, and 3% Contract. Highlights an 90% Physical, 3% Hybrid, and 7% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $85,602 per year, or $41.2 per hour.

Sports Business Development Lead

Polymarket

New York, NY • On-site

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement, PTO

Posted 9 days ago

Job description

About Polymarket
Polymarket is the world's largest prediction market platform. We enable individuals to express views on real-world events by trading on outcomes across politics, economics, sports, culture, and current affairs. Built as a peer-to-peer marketplace with no centralized "house," Polymarket aggregates diverse opinions into transparent, market-based probabilities that reflect collective expectations about the future.
We're growing fast, both in terms of volume ($21B traded in 2025) and adoption as an alternative news source. Our ambition is to become a ubiquitous beacon of truth in global media and we need your help adding fuel to the fire.
About the Role
Sports is one of the highest-frequency, highest-engagement verticals on Polymarket. Fans, bettors, and data nerds already use our markets to express opinions on outcomes that matter to them. The opportunity now is to scale that through the right partners: third-party apps, data providers, and distribution channels that can put Polymarket in front of sports audiences we haven't reached yet.
This is a senior individual contributor role on the BD team. You'll own the sports channel end to end, from sourcing new ISV and IB partners to negotiating terms to managing the relationships once they're live. There's no hand-holding here. You'll be expected to move quickly, make good judgment calls independently, and build a repeatable motion that the team can grow from.
The right person for this role already knows the sports ecosystem well enough to get a meeting without a cold email. If you've spent years building relationships with sports gambling, sports fantasy, and DFS Pick'em partners and have closed deals that actually moved volume, this is the role for you.
What You'll Do
  • Source and qualify new sports partners across ISVs, IBs, and third-party app ecosystems, prioritizing deals that can drive meaningful distribution or downstream trading volume.
  • Own the full deal cycle from first conversation to signed agreement, managing commercial terms, legal review, and internal stakeholder alignment along the way.
  • Negotiate partnership contracts directly, knowing when to push, when to compromise, and when to walk away.
  • Manage active sports channel relationships post-close, including governance, performance reporting, and ongoing partner health.
  • Build outreach frameworks and partnership playbooks that document what works so future hires can replicate the motion without starting from scratch.
  • Work closely with product and operations to ensure partners have what they need to integrate and perform.
  • Represent Polymarket at relevant sports industry events and in the rooms where the right relationships get made.
What We're Looking For
  • Proven BD or partnerships experience in the sports industry, specifically working with leagues, teams, sports data providers, or media partners.
  • Track record of managing the full deal cycle independently, from sourcing through close, without needing a manager in every negotiation.
  • An existing warm network in the sports tech or data ecosystem. You can get a meeting with a decision-maker at a data provider or sports app without cold outreach.
  • Experience closing deals with ISVs, IBs, or similar third-party distribution partners where you can point to measurable downstream results.
  • Comfort owning channel governance and reporting once deals are live, not just handing off to account management.
  • Strong commercial instincts. You understand deal economics, can draft term sheets, and know how to get to yes without giving away the store.
  • Based in or willing to work from our NYC office.
  • (Plus) You've built a BD function or partnership playbook from scratch and have something to show for it.

Benefits
  • Competitive salary & equity
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Full Health, Vision, & Dental coverage
  • 401k match
  • Hardware setup: new MacBook Pro, big display, & accessories

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