Business Development and Partnerships Director
New
Remote-first work structure across the United StatesFull-TimeDirector
SalaryUp to 145,000 USD per year total compensation
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Job Details
- Experience
- 8+ years
- Required Skills
- Business DevelopmentNegotiationStakeholder management
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in business development, partnerships, or media operations, ideally within digital media, advertising, or sports organizations.
- Experience working with sports leagues, rights holders, or large-scale media partnerships.
- Strong track record of structuring and closing complex, revenue-generating commercial agreements.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills, with confidence engaging executive-level partners.
- Ability to think strategically and creatively to identify new partnership and revenue opportunities.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced, distributed environment.
- Bachelor’s degree required; MBA is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development, negotiation, and execution of long-term strategic partnerships that generate revenue and expand the organization’s commercial footprint.
- Support the growth and management of league and rights-holder partnerships, ensuring successful activation and ongoing performance optimization.
- Partner with senior leadership to define business development strategy and identify new growth opportunities across media, sports, and advertising ecosystems.
- Act as a key liaison between internal sales teams and external strategic partners, ensuring alignment and collaboration across overlapping commercial initiatives.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with legal, finance, product, marketing, editorial, and design teams to ensure seamless execution of partnership agreements.
- Develop structured project plans and manage end-to-end execution of partnership initiatives to ensure delivery against strategic objectives.
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