Manager, Club Relations

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary central office liaison to local club leadership and soccer operations staff, building strong day-to-day working relationships across the HSH portfolio.
• Maintain and manage relationships with MLS club leadership and soccer operations counterparts, ensuring alignment on shared priorities, compliance requirements, and collaborative opportunities.
• Lead club onboarding and integration processes for new HSH markets, ensuring each club is fully equipped with the resources, systems, and support needed to operate at the HSH standard.
• Facilitate best-practice sharing across the club portfolio, identifying what is working in individual markets and scaling successful approaches organization-wide.
• Coordinate with league partners on scheduling, compliance, operational requirements, and other matters that impact club performance and organizational standing.
• Drive implementation of HSH operational playbooks, ensuring local club teams understand, adopt, and execute enterprise frameworks consistently across markets.
• Serve as a feedback loop between club operators and the central office, surfacing needs, challenges, and opportunities that inform HSH's ongoing operational development.
• Build scalable processes and resources that support club operations and position HSH for continued portfolio growth.

Requirements

• 5+ years of progressive experience in sports operations, league administration, club management, or a related field.
• Strong relationship management skills with the ability to build trust and credibility across a diverse range of stakeholders, including club operators, league officials, and senior executives.
• Experience supporting organizational onboarding, integration, or change management efforts in a sports or multi-unit environment.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement operational frameworks, playbooks, or best-practice programs across multiple teams or locations.
• Highly organized, proactive, and comfortable managing multiple priorities and relationships simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Familiarity with MLS, MLS NEXT Pro, or the broader American soccer landscape strongly preferred.
• Experience in a multi-club organization, league office, or sports holding company environment strongly preferred.

Qualifications

You Have These:

• A passion for soccer and the game's growth in the United States.

Skills

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Benefits

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Pay

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Schedule

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