1440Sports is one of the fastest-growing specialist B2B sports marketing agencies, helping some of the world's leading technology brands build meaningful relationships with senior enterprise executives through world-class motorsport experiences.
Working across Formula 1, Formula E, Goodwood Festival of Speed and other premium motorsport properties, we design executive programmes that combine exceptional hospitality with high-value business conversations.
Our events regularly feature executive roundtable discussions, fireside chats, leadership panels, technology briefings from race engineers, pit lane and garage tours, VIP hospitality and exclusive networking experiences that bring together some of the world's most influential business leaders.
As we continue to grow, we're looking for ambitious, commercially driven individuals to join our Executive Engagement team.
A fantastic opportunity for a junior sales executive to join our team focused on selling some of the biggest opportunities in golf and motorsport. You will play a pivotal role in building our commercial pipeline.
The Opportunity
This is ultimately a sales role.
Your primary responsibility will be to identify, engage and recruit senior executives from enterprise organisations to attend our exclusive executive programmes.
You'll spend much of your day speaking with C-level executives, senior technology leaders and business decision-makers, introducing them to our invitation-only experiences and securing their attendance.
Working closely with our Commercial, Client Services and Go-to-Market teams, you'll help ensure every programme attracts the highest quality executive audience whilst building long-term relationships that support future commercial opportunities.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to start a career in enterprise sales, executive engagement and international motorsport.
Core ResponsibilitiesExecutive Delegate Acquisition
- Recruit high-quality executive audiences for Formula 1, Formula E, Goodwood Festival of Speed and other premium motorsport experiences through outbound activities such as cold calling, LinkedIn outreach, emails, networking, etc…
- Introduce prospective attendees to 1440Sports' executive programmes and clearly communicate the value of attending.
- Build relationships with senior business leaders across a range of industries.
- Manage prospects through the invitation process from initial contact through to confirmed attendance.
- Conduct follow-up activity via telephone, email and LinkedIn.
Executive Pipeline Development
- Build and maintain a strong pipeline of senior executive prospects.
- Research and identify target organisations aligned with client objectives.
- Generate high-quality lead lists and account plans.
- Take a strategic approach to nurturing relationships over time.
- Continuously identify opportunities to improve executive engagement.
CRM & Data Management
- Maintain accurate prospect records within Salesforce.
- Record all outreach, conversations and engagement activity.
- Ensure CRM data is consistently maintained to the highest standard.
- Support reporting on pipeline performance and conversion metrics.
Event Participation
- Attend selected motorsport events and executive programmes.
- Host guests professionally throughout race weekends.
- Build lasting relationships with executives attending our programmes.
- Represent 1440Sports to the highest professional standards.
Commercial Performance
- Achieve monthly and annual KPIs.
- Maintain consistently high outbound activity levels.
- Meet invitation and attendance targets.
- Contribute ideas that improve acquisition performance and executive engagement.
Skills & Experience
We're looking for someone who enjoys speaking with people, thrives in a target-driven environment and is motivated by building relationships with senior decision-makers.
You'll ideally have:
- Previous experience in outbound B2B sales, business development, lead generation, recruitment or delegate acquisition.
- Confidence making high volumes of outbound cold calls.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong written communication with exceptional attention to detail.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills.
- The confidence to engage with senior executives.
- A resilient and positive attitude.
- Strong commercial awareness.
- The ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
- Experience using Salesforce or other CRM platforms would be advantageous but is not essential.
Personal Attributes
We're looking for someone who:
- Is honest, professional and enjoys working with people.
- Brings energy and enthusiasm every day.
- Enjoys being part of a small, ambitious team.
- Is highly organised and detail-oriented.
- Takes pride in producing high-quality work.
- Is resilient and comfortable working towards challenging targets.
- Is naturally curious and eager to learn.
- Wants to build a successful career within a fast-growing business.
What You'll Receive
- Competitive basic salary plus commission.
- The opportunity to attend Formula 1, Formula E, Goodwood Festival of Speed and other world-class motorsport events.
- Ongoing sales coaching and professional development.
- Exposure to senior executives from some of the world's largest organisations.
- Career progression within a rapidly growing international business.
- A collaborative, entrepreneurial and ambitious team culture.
Why Join 1440Sports?
This is an opportunity to join one of the most exciting specialist sports marketing agencies in motorsport.
You'll play a key role in connecting some of the world's leading enterprise organisations with unforgettable executive experiences, whilst building valuable commercial relationships and developing your career within a fast-growing business.
If you're ambitious, commercially driven and excited by the opportunity to engage with senior business leaders through the world of motorsport, we'd love to hear from you.
Important Application Information
Attention to detail is extremely important at 1440Sports.
Applications containing spelling or grammatical errors will not be considered. Please ensure your CV and application are professionally presented before submitting.
Please note: Experience in retail sales (including clothing, footwear or other in-store sales roles) will not be considered equivalent to B2B sales experience for this position. We are particularly interested in candidates with experience in outbound sales, business development, recruitment, lead generation or delegate acquisition.
**ADDITIONALLY: There are over 2BN+ motorsport fans globally. Your passion for motorsport, while appreciated, is of zero impact on the recruiting process. Your passion for sales, executive engagement, and commercial expertise will have the greatest impact.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £30,000.00-£35,000.00 per year
Ability to commute/relocate:
- London SW6 5AA: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- Are you located within 40 minutes commute time of SW6?
- Are you willing to be in the office 3 x days per week?
- Are you willing to make cold calls?
Experience:
- Cold calling: 1 year (required)
Language:
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
