Strategic Partnerships Development Manager, Global Sports and Live

About the role

The Partnerships Development team at Google seeks to explore new opportunities with partners, helping them grow using Google's newest product offerings. As a Manager, Global Sports and Live, you will lead a team that works with partners across sports properties and live events.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support sports content partners (partner activation events, best practices for programming, quarterly business reviews, etc.)
• Evaluate, scout, and structure partnerships with sports properties and live media events across YouTube products, including advertising-supported video on demand (AVOD), subscription video on demand (SVOD), transactional video on demand (TVOD), Pay-Per-View (PPV), FAST and Pay TV services.
• Manage and develop a high performing team, while supporting a culture that encourages creative thinking and risk taking.
• Communicate and collaborate effectively with a broad range of constituents, particularly in product, finance, marketing, and legal, as well as with external partners.
• Understand industry trends and market insights to adjust to changing circumstances and create and nurture industry relationships, while representing YouTube.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 15 years of experience in the sports or media industry as an executive at a sports property, sports/media agency, sports/media distributor or media company.
• Experience working with C-level executives and cross-functionally across all levels of management.
• Experience with data-based agreement structuring/negotiation and content partner management.
• Experience managing and developing a team.

Preferred qualifications

• MBA or JD degree.
• Experience evaluating and licensing content across the full sports and live event spectrum, including live rights, highlights and library content across linear television, broadcast stations, direct-to-consumer offerings, and ad-supported/subscription platforms.
• Ability to grasp complex technical and product concepts.
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced, collaborative, and ambiguous start-up like environments where thoughtfulness, an entrepreneurial mindset, persistent execution, and relationships drive success.
• Ability to travel as needed.