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About the Role
Join DAZN as VP, Partner Account Management to drive growth in a leading sports media company. You will manage relationships with U.S. regional sports partners, acting as their primary point of contact and ensuring DAZN operates as a best-in-class partner. This high-visibility role requires building external trust and driving internal alignment, ideal for a natural relationship builder with commercial acumen and a passion for sports media.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a primary point of contact for DAZN’s U.S. regional sports rightsholder partners, managing day-to-day relationships and communications
- Build and maintain strong, trust-based relationships with rightsholder representatives at all levels
- Lead regular partner check-ins and business reviews, presenting performance data, flagging issues proactively, and identifying opportunities to strengthen the partnership
- Own the delivery of partner-facing reporting, working with finance and data teams to compile accurate, timely, and meaningful performance updates
- Serve as the internal advocate for rightsholder needs—coordinating across strategy, product, marketing, and legal to ensure DAZN is meeting its contractual and commercial commitments
- Track and manage partner obligations, deliverables, and key contract milestones, escalating where needed to keep all parties aligned
- Develop a deep understanding of each partner’s business, priorities, and concerns, and use that knowledge to inform DAZN’s broader commercial and product strategy
- Support the strategy and business development team on deal renewals, amendments, and new partner onboarding as needed
- Monitor the U.S. regional sports landscape and keep internal stakeholders informed of relevant developments across the rightsholder community
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in partner management, account management, business development, or a related commercial role, ideally within sports media, OTT, or broadcasting
- A track record of owning and growing complex, senior-level external relationships in a commercial environment
- Strong understanding of the U.S. sports media landscape
- Comfort with performance data and reporting—able to interpret metrics, identify trends, and communicate findings clearly to external partners
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to represent DAZN credibly and confidently in external settings
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple partner relationships and internal workstreams simultaneously
- A collaborative, low-ego approach to working across functions—able to build alignment internally without formal authority
- Proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel; comfort with data tools and reporting platforms a plus
- An interest in and passion for sports and the broader media and streaming industry
Skills
- Partner management
- Account management
- Business development
- Commercial strategy
- Relationship building
- Communication skills
- Organizational skills
- Data analysis
- Performance reporting
- PowerPoint
- Excel
Location
- US - New York
Work Type
- Permanent
- Full Time
Experience Level
- 7+ years
Salary/Compensations
- $200,000 - $220,000
Benefits
- Access to DAZN
- Up to 15 days of paid time off
- Health benefits (including dental & eye care)
- Sick time package
- Parental leave offering
- Voluntary benefits (such as basic life term, personal accident and short and long-term disability covering)
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Family friendly community
- Learning and development resources
About the Company
- DAZN is one of the most ambitious sports media companies in the world.