Partnership Team Lead
Betway Africa is seeking a Partnership Team Lead to drive business growth and innovation within the online gaming sector. The role focuses on developing and maintaining strategic relationships with partners such as telecommunications companies and retailers to expand the customer base for Betway and Jackpot City.
The successful candidate will be responsible for managing commercial agreements, overseeing marketing strategies, and ensuring partner satisfaction. This position involves cross-departmental collaboration, budget management, and providing leadership to the partnerships team to achieve overall business objectives.
- Assist in developing business growth with potential partners, including but not limited to Telcos, retailers and other entities.
- Continually reviewing the commercial agreements with all Partners for optimal delivery.
- Growing and maintaining strong relationships with new and existing partners through regular communication and face to face meetings.
- Monthly reporting back to team and line manager on overall partnership performance.
- Developing and implementing marketing strategies and campaigns to grow the Betway/Jackpot City customer base.
- Align with the partners strategic objectives to drive profitability for both Betway/Jackpot City and the partner.
- Collaborate and work with other divisions to execute on the strategic plans.
- Budget management and maintaining overall strategic objectives.
- Analysis of campaigns, reporting on ROI and developing strategies to improve it.
- Always ensuring partner satisfaction and working closely with partners to unpack deeper collaboration.
- Coordination of back-end fulfilment with other departments, including Fraud Operations and Creative.
- Keep aligned on Country and Product developments.
- Continuous engagement with the Betway and Jackpot City in-country teams.
- Drive innovation through new and existing channels/partners.
- Networking and attendance at local/international conferences, if opportunity becomes available.
- Provide continuous guidance and support to the direct partnerships team.
- Will be required to travel for new business opportunities.
- Complete any other reasonable duties in order to achieve business objectives.
- Credit and criminal record check (required)
- Qualification verification check (required)
Betway Africa is the African arm of Betway, the sports-betting and online-casino brand owned by Super Group (SGHC), a holding company listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Operating since 2006, it delivers sports betting and casino products - including the Jackpot City, Lucky Nugget and Ruby Fortune brands - across markets such as South Africa, Ghana, Nigeria, Zambia, Tanzania, Malawi and Mozambique. The division employs more than 1,000 people, with offices in Johannesburg and Cape Town. It covers functions spanning marketing, technology, finance and customer care for Betway's African operations.