Growth Director - Sports & Entertainment - North America

Requirements

Lead commercial growth activity for Purple's Sports & Entertainment vertical across North America
Own a senior sales quota focused on strategic venue opportunities and partner-led growth
Build and maintain executive-level relationships with venue operators, sports franchises, ownership groups, technology leaders, and entertainment organisations
Develop go-to-market strategies focused on stadiums, arenas, sports venues, live entertainment environments, and large public gathering spaces
Position Purple's solutions across guest WiFi, identity-driven onboarding, analytics, engagement, operational insight, and intelligent venue connectivity
Work closely with partners, MSPs, networking providers, and venue technology ecosystems to drive new opportunities and accelerate commercial growth
Closely manage complex enterprise sales cycles involving multiple stakeholders, procurement structures, technical validation processes, and large-scale deployments
Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Marketing, Customer Success, and Sales leadership to ensure strong vertical alignment and repeatable commercial success
Represent Purple at industry events, sports and entertainment conferences, networking forums, and partner engagements
Contribute to thought leadership around fan engagement, connected venues, intelligent infrastructure, and digital experience transformation

Who You Are

A senior enterprise sales professional with 10-15 years' experience working within or selling into the sports and entertainment industry
Experienced in connectivity, networking, WiFi, digital infrastructure, SaaS, venue technology, or adjacent technology sectors
Comfortable managing complex, high-value, multi-stakeholder enterprise sales cycles
Experienced working with partner-led go-to-market models and large ecosystem relationships
Strong understanding of the operational and commercial dynamics of sports and entertainment venues
An excellent communicator with strong executive presence and relationship-building capability
Commercially driven, highly autonomous, and motivated by building long-term strategic growth
Passionate about technology's role in improving venue experience, operational efficiency, and fan engagement