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Lead Strategic Partner Manager

FeverUp Open · verified Sep 29, 2026
Cape Town Johannesburg Senior Channel & Partnerships

At a glance

Senior Channel & Partnerships role at FeverUp. Cape Town.

Pay not stated

RoleChannel & Partnerships
SenioritySenior
LocationCape Town
PostedSep 14, 2026 · 2w ago
Also hiring inJohannesburg
Role brief

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What you'll do

  • Own each major event from signed commercial agreement through final closeout, coordinating every stakeholder involved
  • Track other teams’ deliverables so project requirements arrive on time and in the required format
  • Bring Fever usability and workflow needs to headquarters, then prioritize solutions with product and engineering
  • Build thorough question-and-answer material for user support and document everything required for each project
  • Attend launches or other key event dates on site when the event calls for it

What you bring

  • A degree and at least six years in project management or consulting
  • Experience combining project coordination with operational delivery in ambiguous, fast-moving settings
  • Fluent English plus strong analytical, relationship-management, communication, and organizational skills
  • A record of coordinating departments and building positive working relationships while delivering against deadlines

Who this fits

You’ll suit this role if you are an entrepreneurial project operator who can manage parallel workstreams, stay precise under pressure, and solve problems proactively. It is a senior position based in Cape Town, with on-site attendance potentially required for launches or other important event dates. Event-sector experience is useful but not required, and the role asks you to work collaboratively across departments while handling hands-on tasks.

From the employer

Hey there!
We’re Fever, the world’s leading tech platform for culture and live entertainment.

Our mission? To democratize access to culture and entertainment. With our proprietary cutting-edge technology and data-driven approach, we’re revolutionizing the way people engage with live entertainment.

Every month, our platform inspires over 300 million people in +55 countries (and counting) to discover unforgettable experiences while also empowering event creators with our data and technology, helping them scale, innovate, and enhance their events to reach new audiences.

Our results? We’ve teamed up with major industry leaders like Netflix, F.C. Barcelona, and Primavera Sound, presented international award-winning experiences, and are backed by several leading global investors! Impressive, right?

To achieve our mission, we are looking for bar-raisers with a hands-on mindset who are eager to help shape the future of entertainment!

Ready to be part of the experience?

Now, let’s discuss this role and what you will do to help achieve Fever’s mission.

About The Role:

  • You will be responsible for the entire life cycle management of big events since the sales and legal team has signed the commercial contract till the events final closing.
  • You will be the main point of contact between all the stakeholders, from the event organizer to all the internal teams involved.
  • Although being overall owner of the whole process you will work as part of a team, you will be in charge of making things happen in time and form by managing other departments tasks.
  • Communicate product needs (Fever usability) and process needs to HQ, work with product/engineering to deliver on them. in order to have a consolidated list of all the requirements and prioritize them with the product team.
  • Create and maintained exhaustive Q&A in order to have an answer to potential user incidences managed by our user support team.
  • Make sure that all the requirements needed to achieve the project goals have all the necessary documentation
  • Depending on the event, your presence on site might be required during the launch or other important dates

About You:

You are degree qualified, with a project management background. You thrive in a fast-paced environment and pride yourself on your flexible, detail-oriented, analytical and organized mindset.

In order to be successful in this role, you will be expected to be an entrepreneurial individual. The role requires a mix of project management and operational experience. You will have to be very comfortable coordinating other departments to ensure the delivery of requirements on time, also delivering results in an ambiguous environment, being exceptionally detail-oriented while looking around corners.

  • 6+ years in a project management role or consulting background. This is not a position for an events background, but having event experience is a plus.
  • Fluent English, other languages are a plus!
  • Huge appetite for learning and the ability to pick up new skills quickly. You will also have strong analytical, relationship management, and organizational skills.
  • You'll be solution-focused, identifying problem areas and then creating plans to find resolutions.
  • You'll have strong communication skills and a proven track record of building positive working relationships.
  • Highly organized and efficient
  • Curious and keen to push boundaries and try new concepts
  • Able to communicate with events partners, brands, agencies, and talent on efforts
  • Ability to think strategically when faced with an events partnership brief or with our proprietary data on what events work
  • Able to handle large amounts of work and parallel work-streams
  • Collaborative and willing to get hands dirty and work on all required events tasks
  • Knowledge of promotional tools such as Facebook and Instagram is a plus
  • Strong academic background is a plus

Why You’ll Love It Here

  • Attractive compensation package, including stock options to reward your contributions and growth.
  • Opportunity to make a real impact in a high-growth global category leader.
  • Professional and personal growth from day one with real responsibility.
  • 40% discount on all Fever events and experiences + free Candlelight voucher.
  • Dynamic international team: a young, talented group creating a great work environment.

Thank you for considering joining Fever. We cannot wait to learn more about you!

If you want to learn more about us: Fever's Blog | Tech.Eu |TechCrunch

Fever is committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workspace where everyone's background and ideas count. Our main goal is to find the best possible talent regardless of place of birth, racial or ethnic origin, gender, gender identity, religion, opinion, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, marital status, age or caring responsibilities. We encourage everyone to apply!

If you require any kind of accommodation during the selection process please contact our Talent team so we can help you by providing a welcoming and seamless journey.

If you want to know more about how Fever processes your personal data, click here Fever - Candidate Privacy Notice

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