About the Role

Your playground

• Identify, recruit, and manage external partnerships with athletes, content creators, and third parties within the Trail Running & Mountain Sports markets.

• Plan and execute event activations aligned with the Trail Running and Mountain Sports calendar to effectively showcase COROS products to relevant audiences.

• Develop creative briefs and oversee their execution to maximize the impact and potential of existing partnerships.

• Build strong, meaningful bonds with Trail Running & Mountain Sports communities and develop creative concepts with measurable outcomes.

• Collaborate closely with the regional team and cross-functional departments (including sports marketing, event management, brand marketing, retail sales, and operations) to ensure product partnerships are fully leveraged and campaigns reach the right target groups.

• Stay up to date on industry trends, consumer behavior, and emerging technologies in Trail Running, Mountain Sports, and the broader sports industry.

• Track performance against defined KPIs, providing ongoing reports and insights to inform strategy.

• Manage the regional growth of Trail Running & Mountain Sports including effective budget spend.

• Act as leave cover for our DEAT social media operations.

What you bring to the starting line

• Experience: 3 years+ of experience in sports marketing; experience in the sports wearable industry is a plus.

• Market Knowledge: In-depth understanding of the Trail Running and/or Mountain Sports markets, including athlete management, events, product technologies, trends, and target audiences.

• Roster & Campaign Management: Proven track record of managing athletes, content creators, and events, and of delivering successful marketing campaigns with measurable impact, including hands-on experience managing athlete and creator rosters.

• Account Management: Strong skills in lead generation, negotiation, relationship building, payment handling, and deliverables tracking.

• Collaboration & Organization: Excellent team collaboration and communication skills combined with solid project management abilities; highly organized, detail-oriented, and proactive in day-to-day operations.

• Mindset: Self-motivated and resourceful, with strong problem-solving and troubleshooting capabilities.

• Language: Fluency in both German and English (spoken and written).

• Travel: Willingness to travel for key sport events, including occasional weekend availability

• Mobility: Valid driver's license.

The Setup

• Reporting Line: Country Manager Germany & Austria, with a dotted-line reporting structure to the global Trail Running and Mountain Sports marketing leads.

• Location: Based in the South of Germany or Austria.

• Working Mode: Depending on your location: remote, partially on-site or with regular trips to the regional COROS office in Linz, Austria.

• Job Type: Permanent Maternity Leave Cover, Full-time, 40 hours / week

Package & Benefits

• Work in a dynamic and highly motivated team in an international setting.

• Space for ideas and independent work.

• Flat hierarchy with short decision-making processes.

• Opportunity to join a company in a very dynamic period, with diverse opportunities for personal growth.

• 25 days of paid vacation plus standard local holidays.

• Compensation: The base salary for this position starts at EUR 50.000,- annually, depending on experience, with the possibility to earn a performance-based bonus on top.