Sponsorships Specialist

Location: Melbourne, Australia; full-time onsite at the Melbourne office

Company

hirify.global is a high-growth technology company creating and operating brands including Stake, KICK, and hirify.global Games.

What you will do

• Own and manage sponsorship strategies and partnership portfolios across assigned regulated markets.
• Identify, evaluate, negotiate, and manage sponsorship opportunities using commercial, brand, and compliance criteria.
• Build senior-level relationships with rights holders, agencies, and other external partners.
• Develop market-specific sponsorship plans supporting market entry, growth, and retention.
• Coordinate with Country Managers, local Marketing Managers, Marketing, Product, Content, VIP, Legal, and Compliance teams.
• Monitor performance, manage budgets, evaluate ROI, oversee activations, and improve sponsorship governance frameworks.

Requirements

• Experience managing sponsorships, partnerships, or brand marketing initiatives in regulated or multi-market environments.
• Experience evaluating, negotiating, optimising, and managing sponsorship portfolios.
• Strong understanding of advertising standards, compliance frameworks, approval processes, and regulated-market requirements.
• Experience developing market-specific sponsorship strategies aligned with commercial and brand objectives.
• Ability to manage strategic relationships with rights holders, agencies, and senior external stakeholders.
• Strong commercial, analytical, communication, budget management, and ROI evaluation skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time work from a modern Melbourne office with collaborative, in-person working.
• On-the-job learning opportunities and role progression; the company reports that one in three employees level up their roles each year.
• Market-synced pay, performance-based bonus recognition of up to 20%, and a referral bonus.
• 18 weeks of paid parental leave for primary carers and 12 weeks of paid transition support on return.
• Employee Assistance Program, catered breakfast, free coffee, juices and smoothies, massages, and company events.
• Office amenities include gaming consoles, pool tables, table tennis, and an F1 simulator.