Partnership Sales Director - Willowbrook, IL (HQ)

JOB SUMMARY:  The nation’s #1 golf club fitter is looking for a dynamic, results-driven Partnership Sales Director to lead the growth and optimization of our nationwide network of PGA professionals and golf industry partners. This is a hunter/killer sales role — we’re looking for an extrovert who thrives on building new relationships, closing high-impact deals, and driving measurable revenue through a performance-based model.

The ideal candidate brings deep familiarity with the golf world, strong relationships in the PGA ecosystem, and the ability to speak confidently with PGA professionals, club general managers, and other decision-makers at country clubs and golf academies. This role will own the full lifecycle of our partner acquisition strategy, from initial outreach through activation, training, and performance tracking.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Drive new partner acquisition efforts with a focus on PGA professionals, country club GMs, golf academies, ranges, and other golf associated partners.
• Cold call, prospect, pitch, and close strategic partnership opportunities.
• Act as the face of Club Champion to the golf industry to evangelize the program.
• Develop referral pipelines that lead to quantifiable fittings and club sales.
• Develop partnerships around new stores to help drive first year revenue.
• Help identify potential non-traditional fitting locations
• Nurture existing relationships to drive excitement, referrals and year-over-year transaction improvement.
• Establish strong, long-term relationships with partners; ensure alignment of incentives and brand values.
• Provide ‘white glove’ customer service including outstanding follow-up communications on questions and service needs.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Product, and Sales Ops teams to optimize onboarding and engagement through the Partner Portal and other tools.
• Support partners in promoting Club Champion services to their clients through education, sales tools, and marketing assets.
• Serve as the senior point of contact for all things PGA Partnership-related.
• Track and report on KPIs including partner sales, new partner acquisition, referral bookings, and overall partner program performance for year-over-year improvement and to budget.
• Track and report on partnership KPIs for new stores.
• Work cross-functionally with Finance, Marketing and Fitter Sales to streamline partner communications and incentive structures.
• Represent Club Champion professionally at events, trainings, and presentations across the country.
• Other job duties as assigned.

COMPENSATION

The salary for this role is $125,000 to $175,000 annually. An employee’s particular pay position within this range will be based on several factors including, but limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs.

This job is also eligible for Performance Bonus pay. We offer comprehensive package of benefits including; paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k), and life insurance to eligible employees. You can apply for this role through our careers page (or through Paycom directly if you are a current employee).

Club Champion, an equal opportunity employer, is committed to equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. We recruit, hire, train, promote, pay, and administer all personnel actions without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), sex stereotyping (including assumptions about a person’s appearance or behavior, gender roles, gender expression, or gender identity), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, ancestry, medical condition, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, genetic informat