Head of Women’s football

The Rise of Women’s Football; Karlsruhe; Presencial; EUR 120.000 - 170.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

KSC in Karlsruhe seeks a Head of Women’s Football to lead the holistic sporting and commercial development of the women’s game, coordinating with sports management and club divisions to shape strategy and structure across licensing, youth and professional tiers.

The role drives squad planning, player development and contract management while ensuring economic discipline and strong collaboration with internal departments and external partners.

Formación

• Multiple years of management experience in performance‑oriented football.
• Strong understanding of sporting strategy, squad planning and talent development.
• Proven knowledge of licensing structures in German football.
• Commercial expertise in budget planning, cost control and reporting.

Responsabilidades

• Overall responsibility for the sporting and commercial development and management of women’s football
• Development and implementation of the overall strategy in coordination with the sports management and the relevant club divisions
• Representing women’s football to internal and external stakeholders, associations, partners and networks
• Strategic responsibility for squad planning, player development as well as contract and transfer management for the sustainable sporting development of women’s football
• Leadership and further development of employees, trainees and structures with ensuring performance-oriented permeability between junior, perspective and professional areas
• Responsibility for the economic management of women’s football as well as compliance with relevant association and authority requirements
• Coordination of cross-divisional cooperation, including sponsorship support and interface management with internal departments and external partners

Conocimientos

Leadership

Strategic planning

Budget and finance

Talent development

Stakeholder management

Descripción del empleo

Job Description

The Head of Women’s Football (m/f/d) is responsible for the holistic sporting and commercial development of women’s football at KSC.

In close coordination with the sporting management and the financial managers, the position shapes the sporting orientation, squad, financial and personnel planning, the further development of professional structures as well as the interlinking of the licensing area, youth and interfaces as a whole.

The role is located at the level of a department management and makes a significant contribution to positioning women’s football in a sustainable, performance-oriented and economically responsible way.

These Tasks Await You

• Overall responsibility for the sporting and commercial development and management of women’s football
• Development and implementation of the overall strategy in coordination with the sports management and the relevant club divisions
• Representing women’s football to internal and external stakeholders, associations, partners and networks
• Strategic responsibility for squad planning, player development as well as contract and transfer management for the sustainable sporting development of women’s football
• Leadership and further development of employees, trainees and structures with ensuring performance-oriented permeability between junior, perspective and professional areas
• Responsibility for the economic management of women’s football as well as compliance with relevant association and authority requirements
• Coordination of cross-divisional cooperation, including sponsorship support and interface management with internal departments and external partners

What You Bring to the Table

• Several years of management and professional experience in performance-oriented football as well as a deep understanding of sporting strategy, squad planning and talent development
• Sound knowledge of association, competition and licensing structures in German football
• Strong commercial expertise in budget planning, controlling, cost control, reporting as well as annual and multi-year planning
• Experience in contract, compensation and personnel planning as well as understanding of economic and organizational relationships in professional sports
• Knowledge of marketing, sponsorship and revenue models as well as confident cooperation with internal and external stakeholders
• Strategic, analytical and entrepreneurial mindset paired with strong communication skills, negotiation skills and identification with women’s football

Tagged as: Germany, Leadership & Management, women's football