About the Role
Urban Sports Club is seeking an experienced and commercially driven Director, B2B2C Growth Partnerships to establish and scale a strategic growth channel across Europe. This role involves defining the commercial strategy and operating model for the B2B2C business, integrating the membership offering into partner ecosystems, and owning the end-to-end commercial lifecycle from opportunity identification to partnership growth.
Responsibilities
- Define and execute the long-term European B2B2C strategy and commercial roadmap to drive sustainable business growth.
- Build and scale strategic partnerships with leading European brands across sectors like banking, insurance, retail, travel, telecom, and digital platforms.
- Own overall commercial performance, partnership revenue, profitability, and contributions to New Paying Members (NPM).
- Lead complex commercial negotiations, design scalable business models, and foster long-term executive-level partner relationships.
- Drive the complete partner lifecycle, overseeing onboarding, activation, retention, renewals, and account expansion.
- Partner cross-functionally with Product, Growth, CRM, Brand, Finance, Legal, and Operations to deliver seamless, scalable partner experiences.
- Recruit, coach, and develop a high-performing partnerships team, cultivating a culture of ownership, innovation, and commercial excellence.
Requirements
- 7+ years of leadership experience in strategic partnerships, enterprise sales, commercial strategy, or business development.
- Proven track record of sourcing, negotiating, and closing complex, high-value deals with C-level executives and senior decision-makers.
- Strong commercial acumen and experience owning revenue targets, deal structuring, pricing strategy, and partnership economics.
- Successfully scaled partnership businesses, digital ecosystems, marketplaces, or embedded distribution channels.
- Strategic, data-driven thinker with a hands-on mindset who can convert analytical insights into new growth opportunities.
- Exceptional cross-functional leadership and stakeholder management, with a history of building and coaching high-performing teams.
- Fluent in English and possess native or near-native German language skills.
Location
- Europe
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Remote
Experience Level
- Director
- 7+ years leadership experience
Benefits
- Free Urban Sports Club L Pro Membership + Friends and Family Discount
- Flexible Work Model (Hybrid)
- Extended Remote Work Options (up to 120 days remotely within the EU, UK, and Switzerland, including 30 days outside the EU)
- Desk-swap option at other European offices
- 30 days of paid vacation annually
- Two additional days for volunteering
- Flexible working hours
- Complimentary access to mental health provider Open Up
- Annual budget of €1,000 for professional growth
- Regular internal training sessions
- Weekly German and English language classes
- Engaging Team Culture (regular team and company events, wellness initiatives)
About the Company
- Urban Sports Club is among the leading platforms for sports and wellness in Europe, dedicated to inspiring people to live active, healthy lives.
- With just one membership, Urban Sports Club offers access to thousands of fitness and wellness experiences across the continent.
- Urban Sports Club is now a proud part of Wellhub, creating a global wellbeing ecosystem.
- Together, Wellhub and Urban Sports Club connect 39,000 corporate clients and 97,000 wellness partners across 18 countries.
Equal Opportunity
- Urban Sports Club is committed to providing a friendly, safe, and welcoming environment for everyone who applies for a position or already works with us, regardless of their sports preferences, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, or religion (or lack thereof).
