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Senior Manager, Athlete
DULCEDO Management
Toronto, KSA
Full Time
Manager
Hybrid
3 weeks ago
Athlete ManagementBrand StrategyPartnership DevelopmentRelationship ManagementSponsorshipProject Management
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About the Role
Dulcedo Management seeks a Senior Athlete Manager to lead athlete relationships, brand strategy, and commercial growth for its Sports branch. The role involves managing high-profile athletes, driving partnership opportunities, and mentoring junior team members.
Key Skills for This Role
Athlete ManagementBrand StrategyPartnership DevelopmentRelationship ManagementSponsorshipProject Management
Responsibilities
- Build and own strong day to day relationships with key athletes on the roster
- Help shape athlete brand positioning and commercial strategy across sponsorships, media opportunities, digital presence, and long term partnerships
- Identify, develop, and drive new partnership opportunities aligned with each athlete’s image, goals, and market potential
- Mentor and guide junior team members with the execution of athlete collaborations, campaigns, PR opportunities, and sponsorship activations
- Work closely with internal agents and leadership to support athlete strategy, partnership direction, and broader branch priorities
- Manage the moving pieces behind high level athlete representation, including partnership obligations, timelines, deliverables, calendars, and relationship follow through
- Travel as needed to support athlete priorities, key partnerships, events, appearances, and important moments
- Attend shoot days, events, and other athlete facing moments when needed to ensure strong execution
- Contribute to the broader strategic direction of the sports branch by identifying whitespace, new opportunities, and ways to continue elevating the roster
- Stay deeply connected to the sports, media, brand, and creator landscape to ensure our athletes are positioned where they should be
Requirements
- 6 9 years of experience in athlete management, creator partnerships, sports partnerships, sponsorships, talent management, sports marketing, or a closely related field
- Strong experience managing or supporting high profile athlete, creator, or public figure relationships
- Proven ability to identify and grow brand partnership opportunities
- Strong instincts around athlete branding, commercial positioning, and relationship management
- Deep understanding of the sports, partnership, and digital visibility landscape
- Highly organized and detail oriented, commercially minded and naturally strategic
- Mature communicator who can build trust with athletes, internal stakeholders, and external partners
- Existing relationships or credibility within the sports, media, brand, or creator ecosystem are a strong asset
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About Dulcedo
- Dulcedo is a full service talent management agency specializing in representation of creators, influencers, athletes, models, and entertainment talent across North America and internationally.
- Dulcedo is the largest multidisciplinary talent management group in Canada, managing 500+ models, hundreds of Olympic and professional athletes, and a growing roster of digital creators.
The Opportunity
- The Sports branch is looking for a Senior Athlete Manager to sit at the heart of athlete relationships, brand strategy, and commercial growth.
- This is a high impact opportunity for someone who understands athletes as brands, businesses, and long term growth stories.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Build and own strong day to day relationships with key athletes on the roster.
- Help shape athlete brand positioning and commercial strategy across sponsorships, media opportunities, digital presence, and long term partnerships.
- Identify, develop, and drive new partnership opportunities aligned with each athlete’s image, goals, and market potential.
- Mentor and guide junior team members with the execution of athlete collaborations, campaigns, PR opportunities, and sponsorship activations.
- Work closely with internal agents and leadership to support athlete strategy, partnership direction, and broader branch priorities.
- Manage the moving pieces behind high level athlete representation, including partnership obligations, timelines, deliverables, calendars, and relationship follow through.
- Travel as needed to support athlete priorities, key partnerships, events, appearances, and important moments.
- Attend shoot days, events, and other athlete facing moments when needed to ensure strong execution.
- Contribute to the broader strategic direction of the sports branch by identifying whitespace, new opportunities, and ways to continue elevating the roster.
- Stay deeply connected to the sports, media, brand, and creator landscape to ensure our athletes are positioned where they should be.
Who We’re Looking For
- 6 9 years of experience in athlete management, creator partnerships, sports partnerships, sponsorships, talent management, sports marketing, or a closely related field.
- Strong experience managing or supporting high profile athlete, creator, or public figure relationships.
- Proven ability to identify and grow brand partnership opportunities with both strategic thinking and strong execution.
- Strong instincts around athlete branding, commercial positioning, and relationship management.
- Deep understanding of the sports, partnership, and digital visibility landscape.
- Experience working in environments where relationships move quickly, expectations are high, and polish matters.
- Someone who is highly organized and detail oriented, but also commercially minded and naturally strategic.
- A mature communicator who can build trust with athletes, internal stakeholders, and external partners alike.
- Existing relationships or credibility within the sports, media, brand, or creator ecosystem are a strong asset.
Soft Skills & Dulcedo DNA
- Initiative, curiosity, and genuine drive to make things happen.
- Positive attitude, collaborative spirit, and ability to uplift those around you.
- Thrives on new challenges, stays calm under pressure, and loves the pace of a dynamic environment.
- True self starter passionate, gritty, and goal oriented.
- Driven, creative, and structured, balancing discipline, fun, and performance.
Life at Dulcedo!
- Unlimited Paid PTO.
- 12 Monthly Personal Days.
- Flexible Work Environment with minimal office attendance.
- Montreal & Toronto Offices with snacks, great vibes, and pet friendly spaces.
- Remote Work options for travellers, expats, and digital nomads.
- Freestyle Fridays wrap up at 2:00 PM ET every Friday.
- Comprehensive Insurance: Dental, vision, and medical coverage.
- Room to Grow with real internal mobility.
- The Best of Both Worlds: startup spirit backed by 15+ years of experience.
Why Dulcedo Sports
- Our Sports team offers athletes a high level of service, strategy, and care with a white glove mindset.
- We believe premium talent deserves premium representation and are looking for people who want to help build thoughtfully and raise the bar.
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