Head of Football Strategy

Wrexham AFC; Wales; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Cash Plan

EAP

Enhanced holidays and long service

Enhanced pension

Death in service

Sick leave

Health and wellbeing time off

Volunteering day

Salary sacrifice benefits and retail

Job summary

Wrexham AFC seeks a Head of Football Strategy to provide operational leadership across First Team departments and translate football strategy into actionable plans. You will align departments, drive governance, and ensure data quality and budget discipline while collaborating with the Sporting Director and executive teams.

The role emphasizes planning, stakeholder engagement, and continuous improvement within a professional football environment, with remote work flexibility and strong

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and governance skills required.
• Experience translating strategy into actionable plans.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational leadership across First Team departments.
• Translate football strategy into actionable plans and drive execution.
• Coordinate planning and delivery of football infrastructure projects.
• Support budgeting, governance and cross‑department collaboration.
• Develop staffing strategy and organizational design.

Skills

Communication

Data analysis

Governance

Stakeholder management

Strategic planning

Welsh language

Education

Undergraduate degree in sport-related / business / management or performance

Tools

Microsoft Office

Apple software

Job description

Join Wrexham AFCbecause history doesn't write itself.

The Role

The Head of Football Strategy will provide operational leadership across First Team departments, ensuring agreed priorities are clearly communicated, tracked and delivered. Working closely with the Sporting Director, the postholder will translate football strategy into actionable plans, align Heads of Department around key workstreams, and drive consistent execution across the football performance environment. The role requires excellent communication, planning and follow-through, with a strong focus on governance, data quality, budget discipline and cross-department collaboration.

Main Responsibilities:

• Support delivery of the Club’s medium- and long-term football strategy, ensuring departmental activity is aligned to agreed objectives.
• Lead strategic projects across football departments to improve organisational performance, accountability and operational effectiveness.
• Review and improve football department processes, structures and working rhythms to support efficient decision‑making and execution.
• Research and apply relevant industry best practice to support innovation, continuous improvement and competitive advantage.
• Coordinate planning and delivery of football infrastructure projects, including training ground development, in collaboration with Heads of Department and relevant stakeholders.
• Support Heads of Department with planning, management and governance of football budgets, including monitoring expenditure against agreed plans.
• Contribute to long‑term staffing strategy across football departments, including organisational design, succession planning and staff development.

About you:

• Highly organised, flexible and adaptable, with the ability to manage changing priorities and meet demanding deadlines in a professional manner.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex information and present clear, evidence-based recommendations to management teams and, when required, the executive team.
• Sound understanding of data insights and their role in supporting effective decision-making and process development.
• Curious, respectful and improvement-focused, with the confidence to challenge existing strategies and processes constructively.
• Comprehensive understanding of professional football environments, elite performance cultures and multidisciplinary team working.
• Self‑motivated and disciplined, comfortable working independently or remotely while maintaining positive and consistent communication with departmental heads and C suite when necessary.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and Apple software, with the ability to adapt to emerging technologies and a commitment to continuous professional development.
• Ability to design, implement and evaluate strategic plans, presentations, assessments and review processes within a professional football club environment.
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Experience and Qualifications required:

• Undergraduate degree in a sport-related, business, management or performance discipline. A postgraduate qualification in strategy, leadership, business or sports management is desirable.

Club Values

• Rydyn Ni'n Gymuned Ddewr / We’re a Fearless Community.
• Rydyn Ni'n Sefyll Gyda'n Gilydd / We Stand Together.
• Rydyn Ni'n Deulu I'r Carn / We’re Teulu Through and Through.
• Meddwl Positif, Ysbryd Positif / Positive Mind. Positive Spirit.

Why Work for Us

If you are looking for an organisation committed to building a strong, inclusive, high performing workplace where every individual is valued, supported and empowered to grow with fantastic benefits which include:

• Health Cash Plan
• EAP
• Enhanced holidays and long service days
• Enhanced pension
• Death in service
• Enhancedsick leave
• Health and wellbeing time off
• Volunteering day
• Salary sacrifice benefits and retail discounts