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About the Role

The Vice President, Enterprise Partnership leads the strategy and management of the MLS enterprise’s longest standing and largest non-media partner - adidas. You will serve to maximize the impact of the partnership across the enterprise, partnering with multiple functions to deliver against brand and revenue goals and create a culture of high performance, collaboration, and strong relationship management.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a strong relationship with adidas, ensuring partnership satisfaction and success.
• Define and evolve operating best practices to support adidas and MLS strategies.
• Engage enterprise-level support from League and Club Executive Leadership and Department Heads to achieve partnership goals.
• Provide oversight for the management and execution of all components of the adidas agreement, including consumer product development, League and Club contractual assets, rights, and benefits.
• Oversee promotion, distribution, and amplification of brand affiliation and marketing programs.
• Execute activations at League and adidas events.
• Deepen affiliation with youth programs and pro player pathway.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen the relationship by presenting solutions that increase fan engagement and grow retail sales.
• Effectively engage key internal stakeholders for risk mitigation and issue resolution, communicating updates and challenges.
• Serve as a trusted advisor and centralized point of contact for partnership program and relationship management.
• Author presentations, recaps, and other materials for executive and stakeholder communication.
• Establish goals and metrics to measure annual partnership success in partnership with the Business Intelligence team.
• Support EVP, Chief Revenue Officer with special projects as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree required; MBA preferred.
• 12+ years of experience in strategy and general management, partnership marketing, consumer products and/or project management.
• Ability to travel and to work non-traditional hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Skills

• Creative strategist with the ability to identify and commercialize big picture opportunities.
• Proven experience managing and motivating cross-functional teams.
• Superior organization and project management skills.
• Experience in presenting to senior management teams.
• Commitment to quality work product and organizational ethics, integrity and compliance.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast paced, team environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively communicate, both written and verbally.
• Demonstrated decision making and problem-solving skills.
• Detail-oriented with the ability to multi-task and meet deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Experience in the sports marketing, licensing, and/or retail industries.
• Knowledge of the sport of soccer.

Location

• New York, NY

Work Type

• Hybrid

Experience Level

• 12+ years

Education Level

• Bachelor's Degree
• MBA preferred

Salary/Compensations

• $200,000 – $250,000

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• $500 wellness reimbursement
• Generous Holiday and PTO schedule
• On-the-job training, feedback, and ongoing educational opportunities

About the Company

• Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.

Equal Opportunity

• Major League Soccer is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
• Major League Soccer is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the application and hiring process, as well as during employment.