Want to learn sales by actually doing deals? Here's your chance.

You'll build Denmark's first national student hackathon by convincing companies and organizations to invest in RoyalHacks. You'll negotiate real partnerships and close real deals as you identify and reach out to companies who would be perfect for our event. By April, you'll have funded a 120-person event from scratch.

Think of this as your low-stakes business development bootcamp. Send cold emails that actually convert. Jump on calls with CTOs and hiring managers. Learn what works (and what crashes and burns) in real time. Get comfortable with rejection. Master the follow-up. Build relationships that outlast the event. Gain experience and knowledge to help you move forward in your career.

We're recruiting both team members and a team lead. The team lead coordinates the sponsorship strategy, coaches team members, and owns the overall pipeline—while still doing hands-on partnership work. If you want to develop leadership skills alongside sales skills, let us know in your application.

What You'll Actually Do

Own corporate relationships from first contact to event day. Your job is to make companies want to partner with RoyalHacks.

• Craft personalized pitches for your target companies (you pick your focus: tech startups, consulting firms, enterprise companies, design studios, foundations)

• Send 10–15 outreach emails per week—test different approaches, see what converts

• Jump on calls with sponsors to pitch RoyalHacks and negotiate partnership terms

• Create custom sponsorship packages that match what companies actually want

• Manage your pipeline: track conversations, plan follow-ups, close deals

It takes about 50 outreach emails to lock down one partnership. This is a volume game. You'll get ghosted, you'll get rejected, you'll refine your pitch 15 times. That's how you learn.

Why This is Exciting

You're building from zero. No established sponsor relationships, no template that works every time. You'll experiment with different messaging, test various approaches, and see what actually converts. Every deal you close directly enables the event to happen.

You'll get direct access to decision-makers by emailing and calling founders, CTOs, VPs, and talent acquisition leads—people who hire for the exact roles you might want. Some will say no. Some will become genuine connections. All of it builds your network.

Fast feedback loops. Send an email Monday, see if they open it Tuesday, adjust your approach Wednesday. This isn't academic—you know immediately when your pitch worked.

Real autonomy with real support. You pick your target companies, craft your own pitch angles, and test your hypotheses. You'll get frameworks and feedback from your team, but you own your strategy.

Team Culture

RoyalHacks is a volunteer organization with 18 motivated organizers who are using RoyalHacks as a learning platform to get where they want to be in their careers. We're community-oriented and supportive. It's important to us that we know what your goals are and what motivates you, so we can help you move forward by giving you responsibility in areas where you want to grow.

We invest in our organizers—and that's resulted in a warm, supportive team culture.

Why this team is worth leading (if you're interested in the team lead role):

• Small, motivated team (2–3 people) who are proactive and eager to learn

• High autonomy—you're enabling others, not micromanaging

• Supportive environment where admitting "I don't know" is normal

• You still get to do deals yourself while developing leadership skills

  
  

Team Structure

Team Members: Own 8–12 sponsor relationships each. Focus on outreach, pitch refinement, and closing your deals. Participate in weekly syncs to share learnings and workshop approaches together.

Team Lead: Everything above, plus coordinate overall sponsorship strategy, run weekly team meetings, and track the full pipeline across all team members. As team lead, you're also part of the board, so you'll work directly with other team leads on cross-team decisions. You'll also collaborate with Hannibal (Event Lead) on high-value partnership opportunities and strategy.

The team lead role is about enabling the team to succeed—sharing resources, unblocking problems, and creating space for everyone to experiment and learn. If you've never led a team before but want to try, this is a low-stakes place to develop that skill.

Commitment

• Time: 4–6 hours/week, January through April. Heavier during initial outreach (February), lighter as deals close. (Team lead: +1–2 hours/week for coordination)

• Location: Mostly remote (emails, calls) + in-person social meetings in Copenhagen

• Learning curve: Your first 10 emails will be rough. By email 50, you'll be smooth. That's the point.

• Rejection: You'll hear "no" far more than "yes"—but you'll get comfortable with it fast.

  
  

What We Provide

• Sponsor database with warm and cold leads

• Email templates to customize (not copy verbatim)

• Sponsorship package frameworks

• Partnership tracking system (Notion database)

• Weekly sync meetings where we share wins, fails, and next moves

• Direct support from Hannibal (Event Lead), who's built partnerships with universities across Denmark

• A team by your side who wants to see you (and each other) succeed

  
  

Who Should Apply

This is for you if:

• You're curious about sales or business development but have no experience

• You want to test entrepreneurial skills in a low-stakes environment

• You're comfortable with rejection and iteration

• You want to build real relationships, not just send template emails

• You're organized enough to manage multiple ongoing conversations

• (For team lead: You're interested in developing leadership skills while still doing hands-on work)

No prior experience required. Motivation is all that matters.

What is RoyalHacks?

RoyalHacks is a national student organization building Denmark's first national student hackathon.

The event is a weekend in Copenhagen in Spring 2026, uniting students across tech-related programs—IT, design, business, engineering, cybersecurity, and more—for 24 hours of intense innovation and prototyping.

Our model follows the proven formula used by major universities in North America, including Stanford and Berkeley, adapted to Denmark's educational system. Denmark produces highly skilled students through specialized study programs, but students rarely collaborate across disciplines until they enter the workforce.

Our mission is to build a stronger, multidisciplinary student tech community in Denmark by letting students demonstrate and witness the strengths of different skillsets in practice—by building a functional prototype in under 24 hours.

How to Apply

Send a short message via TheHub:

1. Why you want to learn partnership development

2. Your availability January–April 2026

3. Team lead or team member? (Either is fine—just let us know your interest)

4. Optional: Resume

Communications in English. International students strongly encouraged.