CHIEF COMMERCIAL OFFICER

Basketball New Zealand Ltd.; Auckland; On-site; NZD 250,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Senior executive leadership role

Professional development

Job summary

Basketball New Zealand (BBNZ) is seeking a Chief Commercial Officer to lead the organisation's commercial strategy and growth. Reporting to the CEO, you will maximise the value of commercial assets, brand, digital platforms and partnerships while driving long-term revenue growth.

You will provide executive leadership across partnerships, marketing, fan engagement, digital innovation and commercial performance, building a high-performing team and shaping data-driven growth strategies.

Qualifications

• Significant senior leadership experience across commercial, marketing, partnerships or revenue functions.
• Experience within a National Sporting Organisation or professional sports environment is highly regarded.
• Strong commercial acumen and financial literacy.

Responsibilities

• Set and lead the organisation wide commercial strategy.
• Drive sustainable revenue growth across partnerships, events, digital and new opportunities.
• Lead innovation and identify growth opportunities for the business.
• Provide executive oversight of brand, marketing and fan engagement.
• Develop BBNZ's digital and data capability to support commercial decisions.

Skills

Senior leadership

Commercial leadership

Marketing

Partnerships

Revenue growth

Education

MBA or related qualification

Job description

A rare and exciting opportunity to help lead one of Aotearoa’s top sporting organisations has arisen at Basketball New Zealand (BBNZ).

About Us:

Basketball has experienced strong growth in Aotearoa over the last decade with more people playing, watching, and becoming fans than ever before.

Basketball is New Zealand's fastest growing major sport, with more people playing, watching and following the game than ever before. From community basketball to international competition, the sport continues to experience significant growth in participation, fan engagement, commercial investment and profile

As BBNZ continues to evolve, we are investing in our leadership capability to ensure we maximise the opportunities ahead for our athletes, members, fans, partners and stakeholders.

The Role:

Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer and serving as a key member of the Executive Leadership Team, the Chief Commercial Officer will lead Basketball New Zealand's commercial strategy and growth agenda.

This role is responsible for maximising the value of BBNZ's commercial assets, brand, digital platforms and strategic relationships while driving sustainable, long term revenue growth. The CCO will provide enterprise wide leadership across commercial partnerships, marketing, fan engagement, digital innovation and commercial performance.

Key responsibilities include:

• Setting and leading the organisation wide commercial strategy.
• Driving sustainable revenue growth across partnerships, events, digital and new commercial opportunities.
• Leading innovation and identifying new growth opportunities for the business.
• Providing executive oversight of brand, marketing and fan engagement.
• Developing BBNZ's digital and data capability to support commercial decision making and growth.
• Managing senior stakeholder relationships across the basketball ecosystem and commercial sector.
• Building and leading a high performing commercial leadership team

What BBNZ offers:

• An exciting, dynamic, purpose driven and challenging work environment
• The opportunity to influence the future direction of one of NZ's leading sporting organisations.
• A senior executive leadership position with significant impact and visibility.
• Professional development and exposure to the sport and recreation sector
• Flexible working arrangements
• The opportunity to make an impact with the fastest growing major sport in NZ

Desired Skills and Experience:

You will bring proven executive level commercial leadership experience and a track record of delivering sustainable business growth. Experience within a National Sporting Organisation, professional sports organisation, or similarly complex stakeholder environment will be highly regarded.

Ideally, you will have:

• Significant senior leadership experience across commercial, marketing, partnerships or revenue functions.
• Demonstrated success developing and delivering commercial strategies that achieve measurable growth.
• Experience managing executive level relationships with major partners, funders, boards and strategic stakeholders.
• Strong commercial acumen and financial literacy.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and developing high-performance cultures.
• Strong understanding of brand, marketing, fan engagement, digital and data led growth strategies.
• Exceptional communication, negotiation and influencing skills.
• A collaborative, innovative and future focused leadership style.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in business, commerce, marketing, sport management or a related field. An MBA or equivalent would be advantageous
• Flexibility to travel and to work extended hours at times
• Previous commercial leadership experience within a National Sporting Organisation (NSO) or high performance sport environment would be advantageous, particularly experience balancing commercial growth with participation, member, community and performance priorities.

Do you have what it takes to help lead BBNZ’s next phase of transformation?

This is a full-time, permanent employment opportunity based ideally in Auckland or Wellington.

The deadline for applications is 5pm Monday, 12th October 2026.