Sponsorship Sales Manager

About the role

Chambers and Partners is expanding its commercial events team and seeks an experienced Sponsorship Sales Manager to drive new business sponsorship deals across its global portfolio of legal events. You will be responsible for identifying, pitching, and closing sponsorships with law firms, legal tech providers, and other service vendors.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and execute sponsorship sales strategies to meet revenue targets for assigned legal industry events.
• Identify and build relationships with prospective sponsors, including law firms, legal technology providers, and service vendors.
• Manage the full sales cycle from prospecting and proposal development to negotiation and closing.
• Maintain and grow existing client relationships across global events.
• Conduct market research to stay abreast of legal industry trends and uncover new sponsorship opportunities.
• Collaborate with marketing, content, research, and event operations teams to ensure sponsor deliverables are met.
• Maintain accurate CRM records, prepare sales reports, and provide regular revenue forecasts.

Required profile

• Proven B2B event sponsorship or media sales experience, preferably within legal, professional services, or events.
• Track record of meeting or exceeding revenue targets.
• Strong pipeline management and ability to qualify new business opportunities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to create compelling proposals and negotiate at senior levels.
• Self‑motivated, proactive, and capable of working independently or as part of a team.
• Business proficiency in Spanish, Portuguese or Mandarin is a plus.

Required skills

What we offer

• Competitive base salary plus uncapped commission.
• Opportunity to work on high‑impact, industry‑leading legal events.
• International travel to attend global events.
• Supportive and collaborative team culture.
• Career growth opportunities within an expanding organisation.