Senior Director of Sports Partnerships
Senior Director of Sports Partnerships
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21-06-2025
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Job Description
Stand Together is a philanthropic community that helps Americas boldest changemakers tackle the root causes of our countrysbiggest problems from education to the economy broken communities and toxic division among dozens of other pressing issues. We provide our partners with access to resources including funding thought leadership a network of peers and a playbook for applying proven principles to transform lives and society.
Creating deeper engagement in these important social issues beyond the transactional the day-to-day duties of this position will include partnership building managing and execution communication updates strategic planning and partner-facing meetings.
*We welcome remote candidates located in major sports markets or this role may be based at our Arlington VA headquarters.*
How You Will Contribute
- Develop and Execute Strategies: Create long-term impactful partnership strategies that align with STMSEs vision ensuring mutual benefit and measurable outcomes.
- Lead Partnership Execution: Drive the success of partnerships by uniting internal and external stakeholders around shared goals and objectives.
- Streamline and Optimize Processes: Enhance partnership strategies by refining processes and adapting objectives to STMSEs evolving priorities.
- Identify Gaps and Deliver Solutions: Collaborate with internal teams to address challenges and deliver innovative partnership solutions.
- Ensure Clear Communication: Maintain consistent timely updates to keep internal teams and external partners aligned on progress.
- Craft Partnership Frameworks: Develop deal structures frameworks and statements of work in collaboration with STMSE leaders.
- Spot and Act on Opportunities: Monitor industry trends to identify growth opportunities that expand STMSEs reach and impact.
- Provide Expertise: Act as a go-to resource for industry insights and partnership opportunities within the broader Stand Together network.
- Collaborate Across Teams: Work seamlessly across Stand Togethers diverse capabilities from communications to issue-focused initiatives.
What You Will Bring
- 12 years of experience managing partnerships in the sports industry or working closely with athletes. Background in a major professional sports league with an understanding of what those leagues value is a strong plus.
- Growth-oriented mindset. Demonstrates humility and openness with a commitment to applying industry knowledge within the context of our management philosophy to drive transformative results.
- Established network. Strong relationships with athletes teams leagues and affiliated organizations within the sports ecosystem.
- A proven track record of working effectively across multiple entities and stakeholders.
- Strong strategic thinking where you can quickly connect the dots between people priorities and ability to operationalize strategy in the real world with real-time flexibility and application of learning.
- Passion for social impact. A deep understanding of the intersection between major US sports leagues and social change work.
- Proven ability to navigate complexity prioritize effectively and thrive in a fast-paced matrixed organization.
- The ability to drive for clarity with a bias toward action guided by purpose and strategy rather than impulse.
- Clear and effective communicator. Skilled in delivering concise timely communication (written and spoken) and translating complex ideas into actional insights.
- Industry expertise. Strong knowledge of industry norms standards and operations across professional sports leagues.
- Enthusiasm to contribute to Stand Togethers vision and principled approach to solving problems.
- A commitment to stewarding our culture which champions values including transformation and innovation entrepreneurialism humility and respect.
- A willingness to travel as needed sometimes on short notice depending on your location and the needs of the business.
What We Offer
- Competitive benefits:Enjoy a 6% 401(k) match with immediate vesting flexible time off comprehensive health and dental plans plus wellness and mental health support through Peloton and Talkspace.
- A meaningful career:Join a passionate community of over 1300 employees dedicated to improving lives and driving innovative solutionsto complex social challenges.
- Commitment to growth:Thrive in a non-hierarchical environment that empowers employees to discover develop and apply their unique talents.
- Competitive compensation:Our approach rewards the value you create through competitive salaries and bonus opportunities allowing you to share in the success you help drive.
Our Values:Working at Stand Together is different from many other organizations. Our culture is deeply rooted in Principle Based Management (PBM) a framework guided by the principles that drive human progress such as dignity openness and bottom-up empowerment. PBM empowers our employees to be entrepreneurial to innovate and to continually drive transformation.
We believe diversity fuels creativity broadens knowledge and helps drive success and that is why were proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and strive to treat all employees and applicants with honesty dignity respect and sensitivity.
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