Elite Performance Psychologist for World-Class Athletes

Red Bull; Salzburg; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Red Bull is seeking a mental performance professional to integrate elite cognitive and affective assessment strategies within its athlete development program. The role emphasizes designing and implementing multi-dimensional mental assessments, profiling individual strengths and areas for improvement, and translating results into tailored actions to enhance performance under pressure.

You will work closely with coaching staff, sport science experts, physiotherapists and external partners to

Responsibilities

• Analyze key cognitive and affective action-regulation processes.
• Apply mental profiling methods to identify strengths and areas for improvement.
• Translate performance and behaviour control outcomes into specific action scenarios to enhance performance under pressure.
• Coordinate mental performance support with existing support structures.
• Collaborate with coaching staff, sport science experts, and physiotherapists to integrate mental performance strategies into training and competition.
• Foster relationships with external partners in technology and research to strengthen knowledge transfer and practical application of insights.
• Continuously explore, experiment, and align mental performance approaches across a global high-performance ecosystem.

Job description

Red Bull is seeking a mental performance professional to integrate elite cognitive and affective assessment strategies within its athlete development program. The role emphasizes designing and implementing multi-dimensional mental assessments, profiling individual strengths and areas for improvement, and translating results into tailored actions to enhance performance under pressure.

You will work closely with coaching staff, sport science experts, physiotherapists and external partners to