Category Lead, Sports

Who we are

Openhouse is building a new-age learning ecosystem for children, bringing high-quality

learning experiences across academics, sports and extracurriculars closer to where children live.

Backed by leading investors including Accel, Matrix Partners and GSV, Openhouse has grown to

12 learning centres across Bangalore, reaching 10,000+ children through our centres and

programs. We are now taking this experience beyond our centres and into the communities

where families live.

Over the last three months, we have already gone live in 12+ apartments, bringing Openhouse's

learning experiences directly into residential communities. This is just the beginning. Our

ambition is to build a significant At Apartment and At Home presence across Bangalore, making

high-quality learning accessible without children having to travel across the city.

Why sports

Sports will be one of the strongest pillars of this expansion.

Apartments already have something that makes sports uniquely powerful — children, facilities and

communities in one place. Whether it is a badminton court, football ground, swimming pool,

skating area or multipurpose space, there is an opportunity to turn existing community

infrastructure into a vibrant sporting ecosystem for children.

But great sports programs need more than just a facility. They need great coaches, strong

academies, consistent operations and, importantly, opportunities for children to compete and

progress.

That's where openhouse comes in.

We want to build a sports network where a child can discover a sport, find a great coach, train

consistently, participate in competitions and progress — all within or close to their own

community.

about the role Preschool & Extracurriculars

We are looking for a Sports Category Manager who can build this ecosystem from the ground up.

This is not a conventional vendor-management or operations role. You will be responsible for

building the supply side of Openhouse Sports — creating relationships with individual coaches

and academies, identifying and onboarding great talent, and building a network that allows us to

launch sports programs rapidly across apartments.

There will be three key ways in which we build our sports network:

1. Build the supply ourselves

Where an apartment has a sports facility but no coach, identify the requirement, find the right

coach and deploy them.

2. Partner with individual coaches

Identify talented coaches who are currently teaching independently but may be looking for a

better professional opportunity. Give them access to multiple apartments and take away the

operational workload, allowing them to focus on what they do best — coaching children.

3. Partner with established academies

Work with existing cricket, football, badminton, swimming, skating, karate and other sports

academies to bring their best coaches into Openhouse communities. In return, help these

academies expand their footprint across Bangalore without disrupting their existing coach-

student ecosystem.

Alongside this, you will help build an Openhouse sports competition ecosystem — inter-

apartment tournaments, leagues and events that give children opportunities to compete, create

stronger community engagement and make sports a long-term habit.

what you will own Preschool & Extracurriculars

• Build a strong network of individual coaches across major sports.
• Identify and establish partnerships with leading sports academies across Bangalore.
• Build a ready-to-deploy pool of coaches for new apartment launches.
• Own coach identification, evaluation and onboarding.
• Work with existing apartment coaches and explore opportunities to bring them into the

Openhouse ecosystem.

• Map apartment facilities and requirements to the right coaches/academies.
• Build and manage long-term relationships with coaches and academy partners.
• Work with the broader Openhouse team to launch sports programs across apartments.
• Track coach quality, parent feedback, attendance and retention.
• Build a calendar of tournaments, leagues and inter-apartment competitions.
• Develop relationships with sports communities, clubs, tournament organisers and other

relevant ecosystem players.

• Work with the marketing team to leverage competitions and sporting events for community

engagement and brand visibility.

who we're looking for

• 3–5+ years of experience in sports management, sports operations, academy management,

coaching networks or a similar role.

• Strong understanding of the Bangalore sports ecosystem.
• Existing relationships with coaches, academies, clubs, sporting organisations or tournament

organisers will be a significant advantage.

• Ideally, someone with a strong sports background who understands coaching, coaches and

the sporting ecosystem.

• Exposure to multiple sports — cricket, football, badminton, swimming, skating, karate, tennis,

squash etc.

• Strong relationship-building and negotiation skills.
• Someone who is comfortable getting out of the office, meeting coaches and academy owners

and building relationships on the ground.

• Strong execution orientation and an entrepreneurial mindset.
• Experience organising tournaments, leagues, competitions or sports events is highly desirable.

Bangalore-based with a strong local network.

Success Metrics

• Your success will not simply be measured by the number of coaches onboarded.
• We want you to build the foundation of a scalable Openhouse Sports ecosystem:

Great coaches → Great programs → More apartments → More children playing → More

competitions → Stronger retention.

• Over the first 6–12 months, you should help us build a strong coach and academy network

across Bangalore, enable rapid sports launches across apartments and establish competitions

as a core part of the Openhouse sports experience.

• Ultimately, the ambition is simple: Make openhouse the most trusted sports partner for

children and families living in communities across Bangalore.

the practical bits

• Location: Bangalore
• Experience: 3-5+ years
• Function: Category Lead, Sports
• Reporting to: Head of Business & Revenue