Head of Golf Clients, APAC

Who We Are:

WME is the worlds preeminent talent agency. With over 125 years of experience WME enables artists athletes and brands to grow their businesses leverage the full potential of their intellectual property and bring projects to life that define the cultural landscape. WMEs expertise spans books comedy digital media fashion film food licensing music sports television theater and more. Headquartered in Beverly Hills WMEs office locations include Australia Chicago China London Miami Nashville and New York. WME is part of WME Group a global network of businesses that represent the worlds leading talent intellectual property and brands. For more information please visit .

The Role and What Youll Do:

This new role sits in our WME golf team which was previously IMG Golf who have managed more Major winners on any Tour than any other agency. IMG Golfs legacy is well-known having been founded on a handshake between Mark McCormack and Arnold Palmer. The position is ideal for an APAC based individual.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee all WME Golfs interests throughout Asia Australia and New Zealand serving as the face of the group in the APAC region

• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients tours governing bodies brands equipment companies and other key stakeholders

• Manage 3-person golf leadership team in the APAC region

• Identify evaluate and recruit promising golf talent to the agency working in collaboration with the global team.

• Assists in client service partnership management general relationship development and project coordination.

• Develop manage and nurture new business partnerships to accomplish revenue goals.

• Ability to handle client agreements travel and additional responsibilities of client services.

• Act as a representative for a client when negotiating a new contract contract extensions or endorsement signings.

• Work closely with existing agents to explore and capitalize on client marketing opportunities.

• Able to work across various lines of businesses and agents to present opportunities to our existing client roster.

• Supporting key golf executives as needed as the key account back up and day-to-day on a variety of client services can include administrative and financial book-keeping.

• Originate direct develop and implement marketing schemes methods and strategies through the use of our existing client roster.

• Works on strategies programs and insights for long-term client projects.

You Have These:

• 10 years of experience in golf industry (agencies governing bodies or other related work)

• Fluency in English is required; fluency in Japanese Mandarin or Korean is a plus

• Strong global and regional relationships with senior level executives across brands agencies and golf-specific organizations (Federations Tours governing bodies Universities)

• Proven experience leading and negotiating marketing sponsorship or endorsement agreements

• Must have strategic agility organizational ability and successful track record for building effective relationships

• Broad knowledge of marketing sales principles and practices in sports and entertainment

• Effective communicator who has proven selling and relationship skills with internal and external constituents at all levels including understanding of building client-facing marketing materials

How we work:

WME Group is at the center of sports media entertainment and fashion and is a largely relationship-based business. To foster an environment of collaboration develop our future talent and build on relationships across leadership peers and teams we work from the office 4 days per week. We see immeasurable value internally and throughout the core of the businesses we support.

Dont meet every requirement We are dedicated to building a diverse inclusive authentic workplace so if youre excited about this role but your past experience doesnt align perfectly with every qualification in the job description we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.